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Grandview Heights Middle School

Q: Is Grandview Heights Middle School a good school?

Grandview Heights Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Grandview Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Grandview Heights Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Grandview Heights Middle School?

Students at Grandview Heights Middle School are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Grandview Heights Middle School serves 472 students in grades 6–8 in Memphis, Tennessee, and is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. The school's academic performance is among the lowest in the state, ranking 586th out of 594 middle schools in Tennessee (1st percentile) in 2025-2026. Proficiency rates sit at just 7.7% in English Language Arts, 10.3% in Science, and 9.5% in Social Studies — far below district and state averages. The school has received zero stars in state ratings every year since 2017-2018, with only a single 1-star rating in that first year.

The most striking issue, however, is chronic absenteeism. In 2024-2025, 63.3% of students were chronically absent — more than triple the state average and more than double the district rate of 30.2%. This is the highest rate among all nearby schools, far surpassing Georgian Hills Middle School (5.5%), Raleigh Egypt Middle School (9.4%), and Craigmont Middle School (10.1%). Even Lester Prep (48.1%) and KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle School (42.0%) have meaningfully lower rates. The shift was sudden: absenteeism was just 15.2% in 2022-2023 — below the district average — before skyrocketing to 52.3% and then 63.3% over the next two years.

Grandview Heights spends $14,212 per student, but these resources have not produced measurable academic gains. Just 0.71 miles away, Memphis Business Academy Middle School — serving a similar community — achieves 28.2% math proficiency and 19.2% ELA proficiency, more than triple and double Grandview's rates respectively. Its chronic absenteeism (27.4%) is also less than half of Grandview's. Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School similarly outperforms in every subject. Every student subgroup at Grandview ranks in the bottom 1–2% statewide, meaning the school is struggling to serve all of its students effectively. For parents, the combination of near-zero proficiency, extreme absenteeism, and stagnant rankings despite above-average spending points to deep, school-specific challenges that would require immediate and comprehensive intervention.

472

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,212

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2342 Clifton Rd
Memphis, TN 38127

(901) 416-3940

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Grandview Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School
	Springdale Elementary School
	Vollentine Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.5%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2018 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (63% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

586^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 14 pts since 2018

From bottom 15% (2018) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	3.9	586 of 594	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.2	579 of 583	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	580 of 587	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	564 of 594	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	536 of 569	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	558 of 576	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	562 of 574	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	476 of 563	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	320 of 328	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	306 of 312	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	313 of 318	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	285 of 316	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	237 of 299	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	247 of 277	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	278 of 293	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	219 of 284	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	534 of 546	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	548 of 554	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	532 of 560	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	494 of 552	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	514 of 538	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	518 of 529	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	297 of 302	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	475 of 478	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	473 of 490	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	500 of 510	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	487 of 514	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	450 of 495	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	473 of 483	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	470 of 490	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	424 of 481	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	544 of 550	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	550 of 560	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	536 of 557	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	522 of 540	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	526 of 529	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	519 of 523	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	55.8	61 of 279	78.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)78th percentile+63 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science10%-37 vs state

Social Studies9%-42 vs state

English Language Arts8%-33 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
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	96.4%	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
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	100.0%	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
Georgian Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3925 Denver St	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3740	271	17	15.7	94.6%	1 (0.4%)	259 (95.6%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	16.1	503^rd of 594 public middle schools	15.3%		13.5	510^th of 583 public middle schools	12.5%	7	< 5%	22.7	< 5%	9.1	9.1	12.1	< 5%	8.6			29.9	34.8	5.5	24.7	36.4	27.3	9.1	25.8	$16,438	$1,865	$13,484
Westside Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3389 Dawn Drive	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 445-1723	0											5.4	578^th of 594 public middle schools	2.7%					(n/a)	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	5.3	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%			19.3	9.8	12.4	13.2	17.5	12.2	16.9	15.4	$17,260	$1,747	$15,146
Raleigh Egypt Middle School	Public	6-8	4215 Alice Ann Drive	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6013	488	24	20.4		7 (1.4%)	397 (81.4%)	70 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	4.9	583^rd of 594 public middle schools	1.9%		8.3	554^th of 583 public middle schools	5.0%	29	5.6	9.0	11.0	8.8	8.3	5.7	< 5%	6.0			< 5%	8.2	5.8	6.2	< 5%	23.8	10.4	12.0	$13,731	$1,810	$10,777
KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2110 Howell Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9390	300	24	12.7	79.9%	5 (1.7%)	278 (92.7%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11.3	532^nd of 594 public middle schools	10.4%		16	499^th of 583 public middle schools	14.4%	33	8.6	17.4	22.5	16.4	13.6	12.0	6.7	10.7			21.0	19.8	20.2	20.3	33.3	19.8	15.7	22.6	$12,445	$1,457	$10,621
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	97.8%	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	98.3%	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		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
Craigmont Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3455 Covington PIKE	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7780	484	32	15.1	91.3%	9 (1.9%)	381 (78.7%)	68 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	18.6	487^th of 594 public middle schools	18.0%		21.2	467^th of 583 public middle schools	19.9%	20	18.5	25.9	13.0	19.0	16.6	24.5	13.1	17.8	71.4	71.4	23.2	23.8	23.8	23.6	38.4	41.8	14.3	30.8	$15,140	$1,815	$12,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Grandview Heights Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Grandview Heights Middle School?

Students at Grandview Heights Middle School are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Grandview Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Grandview Heights Middle School.

Is Grandview Heights Middle School a good school?

Grandview Heights Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Grandview Heights Middle School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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