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Kingsbury Middle

Q: Is Kingsbury Middle a good school?

Kingsbury Middle ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Kingsbury Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Kingsbury Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kingsbury Middle?

Students at Kingsbury Middle are 72% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Kingsbury Middle attend?

Students who attend Kingsbury Middle usually go on to attend Kingsbury High

Public Grades 6-8

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Kingsbury Middle is a public middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 502 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kingsbury Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Tennessee middle schools over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.1% of Kingsbury Middle students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district and 42.2% for the state of Tennessee. Kingsbury Middle's student groups, including female, male, and various racial/ethnic groups, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students, all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective groups statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Sherwood Middle, Memphis Business Academy Middle, and Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, generally outperform Kingsbury Middle across various metrics, including academic performance, student group performance, and chronic absenteeism. Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 5 middle schools in Tennessee and achieving proficiency rates well above the state and district averages.

538

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,315

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1276 N Graham St
Memphis, TN 38122-1511

(901) 416-6040

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Kingsbury Middle usually attend:

High:

Kingsbury High

Feeder schools for Kingsbury Middle:

Elementary:	Kingsbury Elementary
	Wells Station Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.1%

African American:

18.4%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2018 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (10% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2018

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

563^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2018

From bottom 13% (2018) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 32Middle Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

135^th of 139Memphis-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	563 of 583	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	561 of 587	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	580 of 594	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	546 of 569	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	576 of 576	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	537 of 574	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	491 of 563	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	300 of 312	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	304 of 318	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	297 of 316	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	298 of 299	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	282 of 293	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	191 of 284	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	55 of 73	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	524 of 546	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	535 of 554	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	554 of 560	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	518 of 552	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	534 of 538	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	493 of 529	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	278 of 286	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	254 of 285	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	278 of 285	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	266 of 275	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	256 of 261	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	214 of 228	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	176 of 219	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	451 of 490	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	482 of 510	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	490 of 514	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	473 of 495	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	478 of 483	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	439 of 490	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	384 of 481	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	535 of 550	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	519 of 560	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	541 of 557	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	530 of 540	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	524 of 529	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	489 of 523	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	251 of 332	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	244 of 299	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	258 of 279	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	491 of 492	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	467 of 504	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	484 of 503	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	466 of 500	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	470 of 496	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	480 of 484	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	438 of 481	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-34 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 vs state

English Language Arts9%-30 vs state

Social Studies8%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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
Kingsbury Middle	Public	6-8	1276 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6040	502	30	16.7		36 (7.2%)	100 (19.9%)	343 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	6.6	563^rd of 583 public middle schools	3.4%		8.8	561^st of 587 public middle schools	4.4%	2	16.3	6.4	9.9	11.1	15.0	5.0	5.6	8.8			19.4	7.9	8.8	12.3	14.4	6.3		8.5	$12,315	$1,935	$10,013
Treadwell Middle School	Public	6-8	920 N Highland St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6100	662	37	17.7		39 (5.9%)	222 (33.5%)	374 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	9	549^th of 583 public middle schools	5.8%		15.4	504^th of 587 public middle schools	14.1%	45	12.1	13.1	6.0	10.5	11.6	14.6	7.2	11.1			20.5	18.0	12.6	17.2	21.5	21.2	15.0	19.3	$14,256	$1,747	$11,810
Lester Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	320 Carpenter ST	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	219	19	11.5		2 (0.9%)	205 (93.6%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13.3	512^th of 583 public middle schools	12.2%		20.5	472^nd of 587 public middle schools	19.6%	40	8.7	10.4	15.7	11.2	7.2	7.6	5.9	7.0			11.6	29.9	23.5	21.4	33.3	40.3	5.9	28.3	$18,343	$2,193	$16,150
University Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Fogelman DR	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0																		(n/a)																			$13,446	$219	$13,068
White Station Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5465 Mason Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2184	1,091	69	15.8		263 (24.1%)	465 (42.6%)	198 (18.1%)	80 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.7%)	79.4	85^th of 583 public middle schools	85.4%		75.8	101^st of 587 public middle schools	82.8%	16	54.8	48.9	38.9	48.2	56.9	52.3	44.5	51.3			61.8	60.4	49.7	57.8	61.0	56.1	56.9	58.1	$13,651	$1,299	$11,699
Craigmont Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3455 Covington PIKE	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7780	484	32	15.1		9 (1.9%)	381 (78.7%)	68 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	21.2	467^th of 583 public middle schools	19.9%		22.2	461^st of 587 public middle schools	21.5%	6	22.9	19.0	22.9	21.6	24.1	17.7	21.7	21.3	45.5	45.5	27.2	25.5	28.0	26.9	22.8	36.9	22.0	27.0	$15,140	$1,815	$12,345
Maxine Smith STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-4536	397	24	16.8		120 (30.2%)	215 (54.2%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	98.8	4^th of 583 public middle schools	99.3%		98.2	9^th of 587 public middle schools	98.5%	5	78.4	70.2	91.0	78.2	79.1	84.1	74.5	79.3			82.4	84.1	85.4	83.9	79.1	93.1	92.0	87.8	$12,546	$828	$11,351
Grandview Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	2342 Clifton Rd	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3940	415	22	18.8		1 (0.2%)	380 (91.6%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	4.2	579^th of 583 public middle schools	0.7%		5.4	580^th of 587 public middle schools	1.2%	1	5.6						7.6				5.0	6.3	11.5	7.4					$14,212	$1,726	$11,061
Elmore Park Middle School	Public	6-8	6330 Althorne RD	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2642	755	42	18.1		424 (56.2%)	178 (23.6%)	82 (10.9%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.6%)	73.4	123^rd of 583 public middle schools	78.9%		70.7	130^th of 587 public middle schools	77.9%	7	34.6	39.2	54.5	43.5	49.6	41.3	34.3	41.3			56.7	53.1	49.4	53.0	59.2	71.1	62.0	64.0	$12,116	$863	$10,819
Sherwood Middle	Public	6-8	3480 Rhodes Ave	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4870	670	46	14.5		4 (0.6%)	468 (69.9%)	185 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	5	576^th of 583 public middle schools	1.2%		4.2	587^th of 587 public middle schools	0.0%	11			7.7								6.2	17.0	8.6	10.6	5.3	20.4	10.7	12.0	$14,013	$1,948	$11,204

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsbury Middle

Is Kingsbury Middle a good school?

Kingsbury Middle ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kingsbury Middle?

Students at Kingsbury Middle are 72% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kingsbury Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Kingsbury Middle.

What high school do graduates of Kingsbury Middle attend?

Students who attend Kingsbury Middle usually go on to attend Kingsbury High

What district is Kingsbury Middle in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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