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Treadwell Middle School

Q: Is Treadwell Middle School a good school?

Treadwell Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Treadwell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Treadwell Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Treadwell Middle School?

Students at Treadwell Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 30% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Treadwell Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 6-8

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Treadwell Middle School serves 764 students in grades 6–8 in Memphis, Tennessee, as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked 137th of 141 in Tennessee. Treadwell is among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state: it ranks 569th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools, placing it in the 4th percentile with a 0-star rating. Proficiency rates are dramatically below district and state averages in every subject — just 8.2% of students are proficient in math and 9.4% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 43.0% and 40.6%. Science (17.0%) and social studies (17.4%) also trail far behind. The ranking has slipped from the 17th percentile in 2021-2022 to 4th percentile today.

The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, just over three miles away, serves similar grades in the same district and ranks in the 95th percentile with 5 stars — while spending less per student ($12,546 vs. Treadwell's $14,256). White Station Middle School ranks in the 77th percentile with 42.4% math and 49.3% ELA proficiency. Even Kingsbury Middle School, only 1.19 miles away, produces nearly identical test scores despite far lower chronic absenteeism (10.9% vs. 37.5%) and lower spending ($12,315 vs. $14,256). Treadwell spends more than several schools that outperform it by wide margins, suggesting that extra funding alone will not solve the problem.

Chronic absenteeism is a major warning sign: 37.5% of Treadwell students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, roughly double the state average of 18.3% and up sharply from 16.5% in 2021-2022. But the Kingsbury comparison — nearly identical scores despite better attendance — suggests that improving attendance alone may not lift outcomes. One bright spot: Treadwell's Algebra I proficiency in 2023-2024 was 20.0%, exceeding the district average, showing some advanced courses can succeed here. Still, subgroup data shows steep declines among English learners, special education students, and low-income students, and the school has not risen above the 17th percentile in years. For parents weighing options, Treadwell Middle School demands careful consideration, especially given much stronger outcomes at schools like Maxine Smith STEAM Academy and White Station Middle School.

764

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,256

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

920 N Highland St
Memphis, TN 38122

(901) 416-6100

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Treadwell Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kingsbury High School

Feeder schools for Treadwell Middle School:

Elementary:	Berclair Elementary School
	Grahamwood Elementary School
	Treadwell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.3%

African American:

30.2%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2017 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (13% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg44%

569^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	569 of 594	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	549 of 583	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	504 of 587	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	529 of 594	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	475 of 569	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	503 of 576	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	489 of 574	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	480 of 563	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	352 of 362	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	305 of 328	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	269 of 312	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	229 of 318	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	233 of 316	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	186 of 299	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	235 of 277	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	216 of 293	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	202 of 284	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	96 of 100	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	49 of 73	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	518 of 546	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	479 of 554	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	499 of 560	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	458 of 552	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	466 of 538	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	436 of 529	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	293 of 302	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	275 of 286	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	242 of 285	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	259 of 285	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	223 of 275	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	216 of 261	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	170 of 228	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	140 of 219	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	463 of 478	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	427 of 490	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	366 of 510	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	412 of 514	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	375 of 495	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	407 of 483	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	357 of 490	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	340 of 481	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	522 of 550	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	483 of 560	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	512 of 557	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	448 of 540	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	481 of 529	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	456 of 523	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	297 of 349	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.4	161 of 332	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	164 of 288	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	219 of 260	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	151 of 238	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	205 of 222	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	155 of 279	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	459 of 494	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	325 of 492	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.7	478 of 504	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	497 of 503	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	291 of 500	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	461 of 496	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	385 of 484	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	462 of 481	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)15th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies17%-34 vs state

Science17%-30 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 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 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 6th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Geometry 7th Grade	TNReady Geometry 8th 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
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	49.1%	39 (5.9%)	222 (33.5%)	374 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	7.1	569^th of 594 public middle schools	4.2%		9	549^th of 583 public middle schools	5.8%	20	< 5%	11.8	9.0	8.2	9.0	9.3	9.9	9.4								14.7	20.2	16.4	17.0	15.0	21.0	16.0	17.4	$14,256	$1,747	$11,810
Kingsbury Middle School	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	55.4%	36 (7.2%)	100 (19.9%)	343 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	7.5	566^th of 594 public middle schools	4.7%		6.6	563^rd of 583 public middle schools	3.4%	3	13.4	7.6	7.9	9.5	17.9	7.6	< 5%	9.4								17.2	17.0	16.4	16.9	20.9	16.5	15.8	17.6	$12,315	$1,935	$10,013
Lester Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	320 Carpenter Street	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	219	19	11.5	77.9%	2 (0.9%)	205 (93.6%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13.6	517^th of 594 public middle schools	13.0%		13.3	512^th of 583 public middle schools	12.2%	5	13.6	5.6	15.3	11.9	16.3	16.7	5.2	13.0								21.0	25.9	18.6	21.6	39.5	33.3	13.6	29.9	$18,343	$2,193	$16,150
University Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Fogelman Drive	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools - Memphis	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0			10.6%								94.6	25^th of 594 public middle schools	95.8%					(n/a)	68.8	66.3	50.0	63.6	73.1	65.9	71.4	70.1			≥ 95%	≥ 95%				75.3	78.0	65.3	74.2	67.7	85.6	88.3	80.0	$13,446	$219	$13,068
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	18.9%	120 (30.2%)	215 (54.2%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	94.5	28^th of 594 public middle schools	95.3%		98.8	4^th of 583 public middle schools	99.3%	24	48.4	74.2	59.1	60.7	72.0	80.5	72.5	75.1			93.8	94.4		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	73.9	75.5	80.3	76.4	83.4	82.4	83.1	83.0	$12,546	$828	$11,351
White Station Middle School	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	31.2%	263 (24.1%)	465 (42.6%)	198 (18.1%)	80 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.7%)	72.1	137^th of 594 public middle schools	76.9%		79.4	85^th of 583 public middle schools	85.4%	52	38.9	50.6	36.3	42.4	54.1	50.1	43.7	49.3		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	54.3	55.1	44.9	52.0	61.0	60.6	55.1	58.9	$13,651	$1,299	$11,699
Sherwood Middle School	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	66.9%	4 (0.6%)	468 (69.9%)	185 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	4.2	584^th of 594 public middle schools	1.7%		5	576^th of 583 public middle schools	1.2%	8	< 5%	< 5%	6.1	< 5%	8.8	< 5%	< 5%	5.7								9.1	10.2	14.1	11.1	11.2	15.0	8.0	11.4	$14,013	$1,948	$11,204
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	76.7%	1 (0.2%)	380 (91.6%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	3.9	586^th of 594 public middle schools	1.3%		4.2	579^th of 583 public middle schools	0.7%	7	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	9.2	8.8	< 5%	7.7								9.3	13.0	8.5	10.3	11.1	9.5	7.7	9.5	$14,212	$1,726	$11,061
Bellevue Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	575 S Bellevue Blvd	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4488	606	35	17.4	58.4%	7 (1.2%)	527 (87.0%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.3%)	24	470^th of 594 public middle schools	20.9%		27.3	443^rd of 583 public middle schools	24.0%	27	11.3	16.6	21.7	16.7	26.6	26.2	14.9	22.3								24.9	42.8	27.7	31.9	23.7	47.6	30.8	34.3	$13,738	$1,289	$11,474
Memphis Business Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3306 Overton Crossing	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 357-2708	426	25	17.2	69.2%	5 (1.2%)	349 (81.9%)	67 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	22	475^th of 594 public middle schools	20.0%		17.1	491^st of 583 public middle schools	15.8%	16	26.4	21.4	36.2	28.2	24.0	17.1	16.5	19.2								24.8	21.4	28.3	24.9	38.0	24.8	26.0	29.6	$15,543	$1,536	$13,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Treadwell Middle School

How many students attend Treadwell Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Treadwell Middle School.

Is Treadwell Middle School a good school?

Treadwell Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of Tennessee middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Treadwell Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Treadwell Middle School?

Students at Treadwell Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 30% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Treadwell Middle School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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