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Grandview Heights Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
579th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools
Better than 1% of Tennessee middle schools
Summary

Grandview Heights Middle School is a public middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 415 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Grandview Heights Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Tennessee, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science that are significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.6% of 6th-grade students were proficient in Mathematics, compared to 19.6% in the district and 41.3% statewide. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 52.3% over the past few years, which are much higher than the district and state averages.

While the school's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are generally higher than the district and state averages, these factors do not seem to be translating into improved academic performance. Nearby schools, such as Craigmont Middle, Raleigh Egypt Middle School, KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle, and Georgian Hills Middle, generally perform better than Grandview Heights Middle School in terms of academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and other key metrics, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be impacting the school's performance.

472
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,212
Per pupil spending ?
96.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2342 Clifton Rd
       Memphis, TN  38127-8259

(901) 416-3940

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools


Feeder schools for Grandview Heights Middle School:

Elementary:    Lucie E. Campbell Elementary
    Springdale Elementary
    Vollentine Elementary
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 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (7% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (63% vs 18% Tennessee)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school7%
District avg24%
Tennessee avg43%
579th of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 15 pts since 2018
From bottom 15% (2018) to bottom 1% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
32nd of 32Middle Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools
135th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20254.2579 of 5830.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.4580 of 5871.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.3564 of 5945.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.3536 of 5695.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.1558 of 5763.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.9562 of 5742.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.7476 of 56315.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202511.4306 of 3121.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.3313 of 3181.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.9285 of 3169.8%★☆☆☆☆
202222.1237 of 29920.7%★☆☆☆☆
202117.5247 of 27710.8%★☆☆☆☆
201915.4278 of 2935.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.9219 of 28422.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20256.4534 of 5462.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.0548 of 5541.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.1532 of 5605.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.0494 of 55210.5%★☆☆☆☆
20218.2514 of 5384.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.4518 of 5292.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202511.8473 of 4903.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.4500 of 5102.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.6487 of 5145.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.8450 of 4959.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.0473 of 4832.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.3470 of 4904.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.5424 of 48111.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
20254.3544 of 5501.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.3550 of 5601.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.2536 of 5573.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.7522 of 5403.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.3526 of 5290.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.8519 of 5230.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201855.861 of 27978.1%★★★★☆
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
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts8%-22 vs state
Science7%-39 vs state
Mathematics6%-36 vs state

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Grandview Heights Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Tennessee middle schools.

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

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


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