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Memphis College Preparatory

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1001^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Memphis College Preparatory is a small public charter elementary school serving 239 students in grades K-5 within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. Despite higher per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, earning 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Memphis College Preparatory faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates that lag far behind district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 12.1% of students were proficient in math compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance is especially low in English Language Arts, with only 9.6% proficient compared to 23.7% for the district and 38.9% for the state. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 46.4% over the past few years, much higher than the district average.

While the nearby Circles of Success Learning Academy and Memphis Delta Preparatory charter schools perform slightly better than Memphis College Preparatory on test scores, they still lag behind district and state averages. The traditional public schools in the area, such as Rozelle Elementary and Bethel Grove Elementary, perform better than the charter schools. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as instructional quality, school culture, and family engagement, will be critical for improving outcomes at Memphis College Preparatory.

227

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,486

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Dunn AVE
Memphis, TN 38106

(901) 620-6475

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.3%

Hispanic:

4.4%

White:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2018 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (10% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 19% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

1,001^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 9% (2018) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

115^th of 120Elementary 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	4.3	1001 of 1009	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	982 of 1018	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	990 of 1020	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	885 of 985	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	912 of 997	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	483 of 498	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	460 of 498	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	461 of 500	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	304 of 404	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	336 of 450	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	978 of 986	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	955 of 990	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	930 of 989	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	844 of 926	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	830 of 843	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	783 of 853	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	809 of 865	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	805 of 823	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	704 of 821	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	760 of 877	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	971 of 984	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	923 of 991	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	944 of 987	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	832 of 916	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

English Language Arts10%-29 vs state

Science8%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)						TNReady English Language Arts (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 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	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 College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-5	1500 Dunn AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 620-6475	239	14	17.7		1 (0.4%)	226 (94.6%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4.3	1001^st of 1009 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.9	982^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	3.5%	19	13.0	13.5	9.1			12.1	13.0	8.3	6.3				9.6	8.7	7.9	9.1				8.5					$15,486	$1,477	$13,643
Believe Memphis Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2230 Corry RD	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 881-7970	387	29	13.3		1 (0.3%)	368 (95.1%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	8.6	957^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.4	951^st of 1018 public elementary schools	6.6%	6		22.2	15.9			6.6		7.4	11.4	12.0		11.8	8.5		11.1	14.0	8.3	17.6	13.4	12.1	26.2	23.5	10.6	20.9	$14,634	$1,378	$12,890
Hamilton School	Public	PK, KG-8	1478 Wilson ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7832	654	37	17.7		3 (0.5%)	586 (89.6%)	52 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	3.1	1007^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.2%		4.5	1011^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	5.8	5.6					11.9	13.0		5.2			5.1	5.8	9.3			11.6		6.3		7.0			$13,150	$1,842	$10,428
Alcy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 E Alcy Rd	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3674	732	45	16.3		6 (0.8%)	652 (89.1%)	64 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	4.5	999^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.0%		6.6	995^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.3%	4	7.4	8.1	11.9			9.0	17.6	14.5	9.0				13.9	9.3	10.5	6.9				9.0					$13,718	$1,621	$11,027
Circles Of Success Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	867 South Parkway East	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 322-7978	217	11	19.7		0 (0.0%)	216 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	836^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.1%		8.9	970^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.7%	134	20.7		38.5			19.8	48.3	8.0	19.2				26.3	20.7	15.4	15.4				17.3					$16,131	$1,501	$14,264
Memphis Delta Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-5	1237 College ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 251-1010	381	32	12.0		0 (0.0%)	371 (97.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7.3	973^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.6	996^th of 1018 public elementary schools	2.2%	23	5.6	11.1				6.2	12.5	12.7	15.0				13.3	11.3	25.4	25.0				20.1					$7,538	$1,901	$5,271
Rozelle Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	993 Roland	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4612	227	21	11.0		0 (0.0%)	221 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	14.2	896^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.2%		19.2	845^th of 1018 public elementary schools	17.0%	51	20.0	18.8	13.8			17.7	22.9	31.3	24.1				26.0	11.4	31.3	24.1				21.9					$19,287	$1,415	$16,430
Bethel Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2459 Arlington Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5012	299	20	14.9		4 (1.3%)	278 (93.0%)	11 (3.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	7.4	972^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.5	946^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.1%	26	9.8		17.2			9.9	12.2	9.7	28.6				16.0	9.8	9.7	14.3				11.0					$17,572	$2,303	$14,091
Cummings Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1037 Cummings St	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7810	267	23	11.5		0 (0.0%)	257 (96.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	8	962^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.3	927^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.9%	35	17.1	7.9	33.3	9.8	8.9	12.2	7.5	17.9	22.2	12.2	13.3		12.6		10.5	13.9	9.8	6.7		7.7	5.0	8.9			$15,100	$1,238	$12,674
Southern Avenue Charter School Of Academic Excellence Creati	Public, Charter	K-5	2221 Democrat RD	Memphis	38132	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 743-7335	330	25	13.4		4 (1.2%)	306 (92.7%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	30.3	730^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.7%		16.5	874^th of 1018 public elementary schools	14.1%	144	40.8	16.0	20.9			26.1	40.8	40.4	27.9				36.8	38.8	22.6	34.9				31.7					$29,135	$1,500	$27,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Memphis College Preparatory

What district is Memphis College Preparatory in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Memphis College Preparatory?

Students at Memphis College Preparatory are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Memphis College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Memphis College Preparatory.

Is Memphis College Preparatory a good school?

Memphis College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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