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Soulsville Charter School

Q: Is Soulsville Charter School a good school?

Soulsville Charter School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Soulsville Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Soulsville Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Soulsville Charter School?

Students at Soulsville Charter School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 10% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Soulsville Charter School, located at 1115 College Street in Memphis, TN, is a public charter school serving 651 students in grades 6–12. It operates as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked in the bottom 3% of Tennessee districts. The school's own state ranking places it at the 10th percentile for 2025-2026, and its overall academic profile is weak on most tested subjects. However, Soulsville spends relatively heavily — about $18,101 per student — and reports a roughly 11:1 student-teacher ratio.

The school's most striking strength is graduation. In 2024-2025, 95.1% of Soulsville students graduated on time, well above the district's 84.1% and the state's 90.5%, with a dropout rate of just 4.9% compared to 14.4% districtwide. Those results far surpass nearby traditional high schools like Hamilton High School (75.7%) and Manassas High School (75.2%). Academically, middle-school social studies is a genuine bright spot: proficiency rates of 39.4% in 6th grade, 48.5% in 7th grade, and 34.3% in 8th grade all beat district averages, making it the strongest subject across the school.

However, chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 42.4% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025 — more than double the state rate (18.3%) and far higher than nearby Crosstown High School (18.2%) and Middle College High School (5.3%). Proficiency in most tested subjects falls well below state averages, and high school end-of-course exams — especially US History (9.4%), English I (13.2%), and Integrated Math I (8.7%) — are weak. Recent data also shows declines for economically disadvantaged students. In short, Soulsville is highly effective at getting students to graduation, but reducing absenteeism and strengthening high school academics will be key to ensuring students leave truly prepared.

651

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,101

Per pupil spending ?

72.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1115 College Street
Memphis, TN 38106

(901) 261-6366

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.9%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Hispanic:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

Middle school

477^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

From bottom 23% (2018) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

358^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 42High Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th of 141Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	477 of 594	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	500 of 583	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	531 of 587	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	555 of 594	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	511 of 569	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	547 of 576	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	506 of 574	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	434 of 563	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	192 of 328	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	210 of 312	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	255 of 318	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	267 of 316	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	225 of 299	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	250 of 277	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	208 of 293	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	131 of 284	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	464 of 546	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	511 of 554	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	519 of 560	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	499 of 552	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	490 of 538	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	445 of 529	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	329 of 478	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	379 of 490	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	419 of 510	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	471 of 514	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	423 of 495	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	446 of 483	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	398 of 490	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	335 of 481	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	482 of 550	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	520 of 560	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	528 of 557	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	493 of 540	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	516 of 529	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	497 of 523	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	215 of 349	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	358 of 400	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	322 of 389	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	307 of 392	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	352 of 384	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	323 of 358	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	303 of 347	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	271 of 342	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	278 of 341	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	249 of 273	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	243 of 351	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	185 of 230	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	162 of 233	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	143 of 240	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	196 of 239	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	184 of 222	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	135 of 208	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	84 of 187	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	96 of 199	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	322 of 365	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	302 of 365	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	320 of 366	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	305 of 350	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	293 of 340	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	264 of 337	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	288 of 308	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	249 of 324	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	236 of 337	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	279 of 330	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	282 of 322	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	234 of 317	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	227 of 302	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	177 of 308	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	306 of 368	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	270 of 366	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	353 of 359	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	320 of 349	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	307 of 332	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	272 of 329	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	41.1	79 of 159	50.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

African American (2026)41st percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)38th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2018)50th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies41%-11 vs state

English II31%-27 vs state

Science26%-21 vs state

Biology I21%-29 vs state

Mathematics18%-25 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Integrated Math II14%-18 vs state

English I13%-24 vs state

US History9%-33 vs state

Integrated Math I9%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)						TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2026)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math III (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)				TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 8th Grade	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Soulsville Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1115 College Street	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 261-6366	656	59	11.0	72.2%	1 (0.2%)	633 (96.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	14	358^th of 400 public high schools	10.5%		20	322^nd of 389 public high schools	17.2%	36	9.1	22.8	21.3	17.9	11.1	18.8	15.7	15.3												23.1	< 5%			20.6	8.7	8.7		14.0			13.8			< 5%		< 5%			8.0		9.4		13.2			13.2		31.2			31.2						20.2	27.7	28.7	25.6	39.4	48.5	34.3	40.6	$18,101	$1,463	$15,785
Hollis F. Price Middle College	Public	9-12	807 Walker Ave	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 435-1765	105	10	10.9	59.4%	0 (0.0%)	96 (91.4%)	6 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	22.2	326^th of 400 public high schools	18.5%		35.1	246^th of 389 public high schools	36.8%	80										6.3				6.3		5.6			< 5%	41.2				40.0																			5.9			5.9		42.1			42.1			25.9		28.6									$22,539	$1,300	$20,872
B. T. Washington High School	Public	6-12	715 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7240	454	40	11.3	84.9%	0 (0.0%)	444 (97.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	25.3	309^th of 400 public high schools	22.8%		19.2	328^th of 389 public high schools	15.7%	19	6.9	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	10.3	5.5	< 5%	5.9		5.6				5.4			43.2	40.0	40.4			16.2	< 5%	10.9																			< 5%			< 5%		21.7			20.8		13.3			12.5	10.3	7.3		8.3	7.1	7.3	7.7	7.4	$17,605	$1,757	$14,389
Central High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	306 S Bellevue Blvd	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4500	1,300	79	16.4	54.7%	45 (3.5%)	1,086 (83.5%)	99 (7.6%)	13 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.2%)	30	286^th of 400 public high schools	28.5%		22.1	317^th of 389 public high schools	18.5%	31										18.4				18.0		47.6	23.2	10.0	24.7	51.9	21.8	13.3		29.2															31.8	21.1	29.5		15.7			15.7		38.3			38.0	76.2	34.3	62.2		40.4									$12,857	$1,348	$10,898
Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	1363 E Person Ave	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7838	647	32	20.4	76.1%	1 (0.2%)	592 (91.5%)	34 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	7.8	387^th of 400 public high schools	3.3%		5.2	388^th of 389 public high schools	0.3%	1										5.0				5.6		18.8	7.4	< 5%	8.1		< 5%	12.3		9.4																	< 5%		< 5%			< 5%	9.1	11.9			12.1		< 5%	< 5%		< 5%									$14,949	$2,304	$11,585
Medical District High School	Public	9-12	737 Union Avenue	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-9698	111	10	11.5	45.9%	5 (4.5%)	89 (80.2%)	13 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	54.7	160^th of 400 public high schools	60.0%		65.1	93^rd of 389 public high schools	76.1%	67										20.0				20.0			40.0		50.0	43.5				43.5																			13.0			13.0		86.2			86.2		48.0			50.0									$16,088	$1,046	$14,676
Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High	Public, Charter	6-12	1266 Poplar Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-1580	696	48	14.4	60.3%	1 (0.1%)	633 (90.9%)	47 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	29.1	290^th of 400 public high schools	27.5%		16.1	342^nd of 389 public high schools	12.1%	52	13.5	12.3	20.5	15.5	27.2	18.5	9.0	18.3		16.2				16.1			24.0		25.0		25.6			30.3														31.0	26.3		30.4		26.3			26.3		42.5			42.1		22.7			22.2	23.6	25.0	15.9	21.4	37.1	27.5	31.8	32.3	$17,299	$1,623	$15,310
Compass Community School Midtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	61 N. McLean Boulevard	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 276-1221	356	31	11.6	55.0%	10 (2.8%)	115 (32.3%)	221 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	37.6	250^th of 400 public high schools	37.5%		37.8	229^th of 389 public high schools	41.1%	21										15.8				15.7			26.9		27.5			47.9		47.2															50.0		47.6		15.8			15.5		35.4			33.0		29.2			29.0									$13,992	$1,421	$12,205
Crosstown High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1365 Tower Avenue	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 401-5505	499	36	13.7	41.5%	153 (30.7%)	266 (53.3%)	57 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	55.9	150^th of 400 public high schools	62.5%		54.9	150^th of 389 public high schools	61.4%											11.0				10.9						50.0	46.9			46.5			81.0	21.6			30.4		84.6	36.0		40.9							44.9			44.9		65.6			65.9														$14,982	$1,175	$13,440
Middle College High School	Public	9-12	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4550	333	14	24.5	33.6%	6 (1.8%)	304 (91.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	51	188^th of 400 public high schools	53.0%		75	58^th of 389 public high schools	85.1%	130										23.9				23.6			28.8		32.8	58.8				58.0																			40.0			40.0		68.7			69.6	33.3	26.8			28.2									$15,873	$1,017	$13,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Soulsville Charter School

What district is Soulsville Charter School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Soulsville Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Soulsville Charter School.

Is Soulsville Charter School a good school?

Soulsville Charter School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Tennessee high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Soulsville Charter School?

Students at Soulsville Charter School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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