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Veritas College Preparatory

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Veritas College Preparatory is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Memphis, Tennessee, which is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. Despite the school's high per-student spending of $24,776, Veritas College Preparatory has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Tennessee middle schools, with a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Veritas College Preparatory significantly underperforms compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 7.5% of students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 36.0% over the past few years. Additionally, Veritas College Preparatory's rankings for student subgroups, such as female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status students, are all in the bottom 50% of Tennessee middle schools.

Interestingly, nearby schools like University Middle, Sherwood Middle, and A. Maceo Walker Middle generally outperform Veritas College Preparatory, despite being part of the same low-performing Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. Additionally, Bellevue Middle (a public magnet school) and Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School significantly outperform Veritas College Preparatory and the district average, suggesting that school choice options may be providing better educational opportunities for students in the Memphis area.

137

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,447

Per pupil spending ?

94.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Dunn AVE
Memphis, TN 38106

(901) 526-1900

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.7%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2018 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (11% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 35 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

566^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	6.3	566 of 583	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	558 of 587	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	530 of 594	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	480 of 569	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	516 of 576	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	481 of 574	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	540 of 563	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	287 of 312	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	268 of 318	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	242 of 316	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	184 of 299	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	231 of 277	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	187 of 293	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	246 of 284	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	527 of 546	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	507 of 554	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	511 of 560	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	449 of 552	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	496 of 538	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	433 of 529	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	461 of 490	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	477 of 510	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	462 of 514	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	405 of 495	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	433 of 483	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	344 of 490	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	425 of 481	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	529 of 550	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	530 of 560	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	477 of 557	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	466 of 540	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	456 of 529	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	442 of 523	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies16%-33 vs state

Science12%-34 vs state

English Language Arts9%-30 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Veritas College Preparatory

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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
Veritas College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	1500 Dunn AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 526-1900	135	11	12.2		0 (0.0%)	125 (92.6%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	6.3	566^th of 583 public middle schools	2.9%		9	558^th of 587 public middle schools	4.9%	8	6.7	6.4	9.5	7.5	13.3	6.4	7.1	9.0			6.7	14.9	14.3	11.9	11.1	21.3	16.7	16.4	$19,447	$1,512	$17,569
Bellevue Middle	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		7 (1.2%)	527 (87.0%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.3%)	27.3	443^rd of 583 public middle schools	24.0%		26.9	433^rd of 587 public middle schools	26.2%	10	12.0	14.5	15.8	14.2	26.5	24.1	22.1	24.1	14.3	14.3	25.1	45.4	36.5	35.9	24.0	40.2	34.1	33.0	$13,738	$1,289	$11,474
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
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
A. Maceo Walker Middle	Public	6-8	1900 East Raines RD	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1030	637	35	18.2		5 (0.8%)	577 (90.6%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	13	515^th of 583 public middle schools	11.7%		10.2	544^th of 587 public middle schools	7.3%	29	7.1	23.9	16.8	15.9	11.5	10.8	10.3	10.9			17.6	8.5	23.4	16.6	23.1	27.3	29.5	26.6	$14,027	$1,955	$11,193
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-8	168 Jefferson AVE	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 474-0955	349	26	13.4		9 (2.6%)	316 (90.5%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	47.8	294^th of 583 public middle schools	49.6%		34.3	385^th of 587 public middle schools	34.4%	91	37.5	23.6	52.5	36.6	30.4	16.0	12.7	20.5			41.1	32.1	49.4	40.1	60.7	56.6	55.0	57.7	$16,860	$1,562	$14,931
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
Oakhaven Middle	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		2 (0.7%)	213 (78.9%)	47 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	9.8	536^th of 583 public middle schools	8.1%		4.7	585^th of 587 public middle schools	0.3%	49	6.2	9.4	20.0	11.7	13.4	5.3		7.6			19.8	20.6	21.3	20.6	19.4	19.8	19.8	19.7	$12,947	$1,579	$11,001
American Way Middle	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		2 (0.3%)	416 (62.0%)	234 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	10.4	527^th of 583 public middle schools	9.6%		10.7	537^th of 587 public middle schools	8.5%	10	11.7	12.5	9.6	11.3	16.2	9.7	8.1	11.5			22.9	25.0	19.0	22.3	17.3	23.9	18.5	19.8	$15,004	$2,216	$11,901
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Veritas College Preparatory

Is Veritas College Preparatory a good school?

Veritas College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Veritas College Preparatory?

Students at Veritas College Preparatory are 93% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Veritas College Preparatory in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Veritas College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Veritas College Preparatory.

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