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Memphis School of Excellence

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 11% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Memphis School of Excellence is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Memphis, Tennessee, with 562 students. 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.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($34,419 in 2023-2024) compared to the district ($15,904) and state averages, Memphis School of Excellence consistently underperforms on academic measures. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.8% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. Similarly, only 11.8% were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 23.7% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, with only 1% of female students and 1% of Hispanic students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 42.2% and 38.9% respectively.

When comparing Memphis School of Excellence to nearby schools within the same district, such as Ridgeway High, Kirby High, and Oakhaven High, it performs similarly or worse on most academic metrics. The school's lack of improvement over time, with its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating remaining low (1-2 stars) since 2015-2016, suggests that the school may be struggling to provide equitable educational opportunities for all its students.

575

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,449

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4921 Winchester RD
Memphis, TN 38118

(901) 425-2932

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

African American:

39.3%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

483^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 23% (2018) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

346^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 11% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 42High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	483 of 583	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	498 of 587	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	499 of 594	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	469 of 569	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	507 of 576	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	442 of 574	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	436 of 563	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	200 of 312	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	217 of 318	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	196 of 316	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	167 of 299	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.7	209 of 277	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	136 of 293	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	130 of 284	54.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	55 of 100	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	67 of 73	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	25 of 32	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	452 of 546	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	485 of 554	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	487 of 560	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	466 of 552	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	482 of 538	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	443 of 529	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	219 of 286	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	224 of 285	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	239 of 285	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	217 of 275	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	241 of 261	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	155 of 228	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	133 of 219	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	355 of 490	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	416 of 510	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	397 of 514	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	364 of 495	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	460 of 483	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	309 of 490	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	218 of 481	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	444 of 550	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	463 of 560	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	468 of 557	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	455 of 540	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	477 of 529	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	345 of 523	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	346 of 389	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	308 of 392	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	310 of 384	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	228 of 358	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	273 of 347	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	240 of 342	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	267 of 341	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.1	123 of 273	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.9	267 of 351	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	188 of 233	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	152 of 240	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	125 of 239	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	70 of 222	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	109 of 208	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	51 of 187	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	77 of 199	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	335 of 365	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	291 of 365	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	294 of 366	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	269 of 350	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	294 of 340	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	258 of 337	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	194 of 213	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	133 of 209	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	152 of 202	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	116 of 189	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	105 of 180	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	80 of 153	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.2	19 of 159	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	270 of 324	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.5	125 of 337	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	256 of 330	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	126 of 322	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	172 of 317	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	88 of 302	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	78 of 308	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	304 of 368	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	279 of 366	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	272 of 359	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	185 of 349	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	232 of 332	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	213 of 329	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

High school

African American (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-13 vs state

English II32%-22 vs state

Social Studies26%-22 vs state

Biology I23%-22 vs state

Algebra II22%-13 vs state

Mathematics19%-23 vs state

US History15%-24 vs state

English I14%-25 vs state

English Language Arts12%-27 vs state

Geometry7%-30 vs state

Algebra I5%-24 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 Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)				TNReady Geometry (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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	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 US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th 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
Memphis School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	4921 Winchester RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 425-2932	562	36	15.4		5 (0.9%)	234 (41.6%)	309 (55.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	14.8	346^th of 389 public high schools	11.1%		24.2	308^th of 392 public high schools	21.4%	38	26.7	16.1	13.4	18.8	13.8	15.1	6.2	11.8	5.3		5.1		20.9		21.7	21.3	28.6			23.3	15.8		15.0	14.5	14.5		32.5		32.5	6.6		6.6	36.0	39.5	24.4	33.5	20.0	31.4	28.0	26.5	$14,449	$1,384	$12,699
Wooddale High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5151 Scottsdale	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2440	618	37	16.6		2 (0.3%)	406 (65.7%)	194 (31.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	11.2	362^nd of 389 public high schools	6.9%		6	388^th of 392 public high schools	1.0%	26														7.7			10.6	7.7		9.4		8.3	5.7	11.5	11.3	27.3	23.0	18.2	22.8	16.7	5.0	7.2									$13,655	$1,739	$11,080
Power Center Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5390 Mendenhall Square Mall	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 310-1331	673	37	18.3		1 (0.1%)	437 (64.9%)	217 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	33.8	257^th of 389 public high schools	33.9%		28.9	280^th of 392 public high schools	28.6%	23									15.7		15.7		21.3		21.1			31.9		31.9				18.1	18.1		41.8		41.6	29.9		29.3									$14,510	$1,438	$12,705
Memphis Virtual Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	3237 Knight RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(901) 321-2500	119	4	33.7		3 (2.5%)	105 (88.2%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Sheffield Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	4350 Chuck Ave	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-2340	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sheffield High	Public	9-12	4315 Sheffield Ave	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2370	543	25	21.8		2 (0.4%)	297 (54.7%)	233 (42.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	14.9	344^th of 389 public high schools	11.6%		7.8	377^th of 392 public high schools	3.8%	33									7.3		7.6		26.6		25.0		13.4			10.5				9.5	8.7		22.1		16.8	11.1		7.4									$14,614	$1,999	$11,713
The Excel Center	Public	9-12	2576 Thousand Oaks BLVD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 726-3100	413	11	39.3		17 (4.1%)	320 (77.5%)	62 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)								(n/a)																																									$6,362	$827	$5,169
Overton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1770 Lanier Ln	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2136	1,491	79	18.8		30 (2.0%)	736 (49.4%)	666 (44.7%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.3%)	11.1	364^th of 389 public high schools	6.4%		19.1	329^th of 392 public high schools	16.1%	35										8.3		38.5	8.7		9.6		17.1	10.9	23.1	17.2		9.2	8.5	11.1	10.2		29.9		27.2	7.2		8.9									$13,516	$1,495	$11,409
Kirby High	Public	9-12	4080 Kirby Pkwy	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1960	697	43	16.0		6 (0.9%)	541 (77.6%)	127 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	9	374^th of 389 public high schools	3.9%		8.8	375^th of 392 public high schools	4.3%	1												5.6	9.2		8.5		12.9			12.2				11.6	11.4		22.6		21.6	6.4		5.4									$15,021	$1,692	$12,391
Oakhaven High	Public	9-12	3125 Ladbrook Rd	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2300	373	25	14.7		2 (0.5%)	313 (83.9%)	52 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	24	307^th of 389 public high schools	21.1%		30.3	272^nd of 392 public high schools	30.6%	35									8.2		8.0		16.7		16.1		27.9			27.7				9.4	9.3		42.0		41.5	24.4		23.3									$16,161	$1,534	$13,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Memphis School of Excellence

What is the racial makeup of Memphis School of Excellence?

Students at Memphis School of Excellence are 58% Hispanic, 39% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Memphis School of Excellence in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Memphis School of Excellence a good school?

Memphis School of Excellence ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Tennessee high schools.

How many students attend Memphis School of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Memphis School of Excellence.

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