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Power Center Academy Middle School

Q: Is Power Center Academy Middle School a good school?

Power Center Academy Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Power Center Academy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Power Center Academy Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Power Center Academy Middle School?

Students at Power Center Academy Middle School are 63% African American, 36% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Power Center Academy Middle School is a public middle school in Memphis, TN, serving 451 students in grades 6–8 as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that ranks near the bottom of Tennessee. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 21st percentile statewide, a modest rebound from recent years but well below its historical peak.

Parents considering Power Center will find several genuine strengths. Most notably, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is just 10.3%—roughly one-third the rate of nearby Sherwood Middle School (45.3%) and Oakhaven Middle School (41.4%), and far better than the district average of 30.2%. Math is another bright spot: 27% of students scored proficient, the highest among all nearby middle schools, including Germantown Middle School (18.4%) and Ridgeway Middle School (10.4%). Eighth-grade math proficiency reached 34%, nearly matching the state average. Social studies is also a relative strength, with 36.9% proficiency and a standout 6th-grade score of 53.5%.

The challenges are concentrated in literacy and upper grades. English language arts proficiency is just 16%, below the district average of 24.6%, and the decline is steep: 26.6% in 6th grade falls to 11.6% in 7th and 9.9% in 8th. Special education outcomes remain a concern, ranking in the 24th percentile statewide. Power Center outperforms struggling neighbors like American Way Middle School and Kirby Middle School in most subjects, but trails Colonial Middle School in ELA, science, and social studies. With strong attendance and improving math, Power Center has momentum—but closing the literacy gap in 7th and 8th grades would make the biggest difference.

451

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,387

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5449 Winchester Road
Memphis, TN 38115

(901) 333-6874

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.0%

Hispanic:

35.7%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2017 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

469^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 49 pts since 2017

From top 30% (2017) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 32Middle 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	24.0	469 of 594	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	440 of 583	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	458 of 587	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	486 of 594	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	519 of 569	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	489 of 576	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	392 of 574	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	254 of 563	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.4	108 of 362	70.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	183 of 328	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	167 of 312	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	172 of 318	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	205 of 316	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	253 of 299	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	190 of 277	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	109 of 293	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	58 of 284	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	47 of 100	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	53 of 73	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	38 of 42	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	420 of 546	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	455 of 554	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	461 of 560	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	486 of 552	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	463 of 538	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	338 of 529	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	222 of 302	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.2	150 of 286	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	187 of 285	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	185 of 285	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	211 of 275	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	210 of 261	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	94 of 228	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	52 of 219	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	309 of 478	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	297 of 490	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	332 of 510	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	360 of 514	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	420 of 495	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	379 of 483	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	168 of 490	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	115 of 481	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	405 of 550	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	426 of 560	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	465 of 557	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	477 of 540	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	448 of 529	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	377 of 523	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	266 of 349	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	305 of 332	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	102 of 222	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	188 of 279	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies37%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-16 vs state

Science23%-24 vs state

English Language Arts16%-25 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 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 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
Power Center Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5449 Winchester Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-6874	449	21	21.0	74.8%	1 (0.2%)	288 (64.1%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24	469^th of 594 public middle schools	21.0%		27.5	440^th of 583 public middle schools	24.5%	29	28.7	18.8	34.0	27.0	26.6	11.6	9.9	16.0			36.6	17.2	14.2	22.7	53.5	23.4	33.8	36.9	$14,387	$1,455	$12,565
Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman Street	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 730-4086																			(n/a)	8.3	7.7	5.5	7.1	5.5	7.7	< 5%	6.1			17.4	19.0	17.8	18.1	36.4	32.2	23.1	30.0
Hickory Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	3920 Ridgeway Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-9337	865	44	19.8	92.7%	5 (0.6%)	651 (75.3%)	183 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	10.4	543^rd of 594 public middle schools	8.6%		9.6	541^st of 583 public middle schools	7.2%	2	11.2	18.6	8.8	12.4	12.6	15.8	9.6	12.4			17.8	29.0	15.7	20.2	21.2	30.7	16.7	22.1	$13,297	$1,575	$10,887
Kirby Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6670 E Raines Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8169	366	23	16.2		6 (1.6%)	295 (80.6%)	58 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	3.7	587^th of 594 public middle schools	1.2%		3.7	581^st of 583 public middle schools	0.3%	6	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	5.7	6.6	< 5%	5.3			8.0	15.7	12.3	12.4	10.3	11.6	5.4	8.9	$17,796	$6,712	$11,084
Ridgeway Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 Quince Road	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1588	557	36	15.4	82.6%	8 (1.4%)	471 (84.6%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11	537^th of 594 public middle schools	9.6%		11.9	521^st of 583 public middle schools	10.6%	16	12.9	11.4	6.4	10.4	20.2	16.7	10.5	16.0			16.5	27.6	17.0	20.7	20.1	27.6	21.1	23.1	$13,552	$1,585	$11,036
Colonial Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1370 Colonial Road	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8980	1,088	56	19.6	79.6%	31 (2.8%)	584 (53.7%)	423 (38.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	29.4	436^th of 594 public middle schools	26.6%		30.2	419^th of 583 public middle schools	28.1%	17	11.0	22.0	22.9	19.0	32.7	27.1	19.7	26.1	64.3	64.3	28.2	38.0	33.4	33.5	36.1	47.4	35.5	39.8	$13,858	$1,407	$11,661
American Way Middle School	Public	6-8	3805 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1250	671	41	16.5	87.0%	2 (0.3%)	416 (62.0%)	234 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	9.1	553^rd of 594 public middle schools	6.9%		10.4	527^th of 583 public middle schools	9.6%	26	5.7	10.8	13.9	10.1	15.6	10.3	5.6	10.5			19.4	12.0	23.5	18.6	21.0	13.0	25.6	20.2	$15,004	$2,216	$11,901
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4443 S. Germantown Road	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 505-0551	56	5	11.2		0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	27.1	449^th of 594 public middle schools	24.4%		16	497^th of 583 public middle schools	14.8%	48	28.1	23.1	15.0	23.1	34.4	< 5%	15.0	17.9			35.5	7.7	25.0	23.4	53.1	26.9	25.0	37.2	$18,686	$1,228	$17,092
Oakhaven Middle School	Public	6-8	3125 Ladbrook Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2380	270	16	17.4	95.8%	2 (0.7%)	213 (78.9%)	47 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	8.2	558^th of 594 public middle schools	6.1%		9.8	536^th of 583 public middle schools	8.1%	22	5.2	< 5%	6.5	5.1	12.5	13.0	< 5%	10.0			14.6	22.8	10.9	16.3	23.7	25.2	19.4	22.9	$12,947	$1,579	$11,001
Germantown Middle School	Public	6-8	7925 CD Smith Rd	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0950	637	42	15.3	58.0%	17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	25.5	460^th of 594 public middle schools	22.6%		26	449^th of 583 public middle schools	23.0%	11	18.7	22.8	13.8	18.4	22.0	20.4	19.3	20.6	42.9	42.9	19.8	45.2	38.9	34.3	26.0	31.9	45.3	34.5	$13,516	$1,722	$11,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Power Center Academy Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Power Center Academy Middle School?

Students at Power Center Academy Middle School are 63% African American, 36% Hispanic.

What district is Power Center Academy Middle School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Power Center Academy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Power Center Academy Middle School.

Is Power Center Academy Middle School a good school?

Power Center Academy Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Tennessee middle schools.

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