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City University School Girls Preparatory

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

City University School Girls Preparatory is a small public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Memphis, Tennessee, within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in the state.

The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of City University School Girls Preparatory has consistently underperformed the district and state averages across all subject areas, with only 14.3% of students proficient or better in Math compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school also faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.1% to 29.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's spending per student has been relatively high, ranging from $13,905 to $18,641 per year.

Nearby schools, such as Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, Sherwood Middle, and American Way Middle, generally outperform City University School Girls Preparatory across all subject areas and grade levels, with much higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. While the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio could be an opportunity, addressing the high chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to improve student performance will be crucial for the school's success.

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,917

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1475 East Shelby DR
Memphis, TN 38116

(901) 775-2219

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.6%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 28th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

461^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 17 pts since 2018

From bottom 4% (2018) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	22.7	461 of 583	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	466 of 587	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	507 of 594	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	410 of 569	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	520 of 576	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	508 of 574	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	541 of 563	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	165 of 312	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	165 of 318	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	201 of 316	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	130 of 299	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.5	225 of 277	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	227 of 293	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	251 of 284	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	440 of 546	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	448 of 554	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	483 of 560	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	421 of 552	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	507 of 538	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	484 of 529	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	328 of 490	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	256 of 510	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	385 of 514	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.3	181 of 495	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.4	429 of 483	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	328 of 490	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.7	453 of 481	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-16 vs state

Social Studies30%-18 vs state

English Language Arts21%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-28 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 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 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
City University School Girls Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	1475 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	100	8	12.0		0 (0.0%)	91 (91.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	22.7	461^st of 583 public middle schools	20.9%		21.6	466^th of 587 public middle schools	20.6%	5	6.9	6.1	36.4	14.3	20.7	24.2	18.2	21.4	28.6	31.3	31.8	30.5	28.6	31.3	31.8	30.5	$15,917	$1,464	$11,983
Havenview Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1481 Hester Rd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3092	754	36	21.1		2 (0.3%)	706 (93.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	9.8	538^th of 583 public middle schools	7.7%		8.9	560^th of 587 public middle schools	4.6%	22		10.0	6.0	6.4	11.8	9.6	7.4	9.5	15.2	26.8	17.7	20.1	7.2	29.2	24.2	20.5	$13,076	$1,638	$10,603
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
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
Chickasaw Middle	Public	6-8	4060 Westmont Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8134	362	15	24.6		1 (0.3%)	353 (97.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4.3	577^th of 583 public middle schools	1.0%					(n/a)		8.6			9.6			5.3	8.0	9.6		7.2		14.3		6.3	$14,330	$2,113	$11,211
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
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
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
Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman ST	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4086	552	28	20.0		7 (1.3%)	311 (56.3%)	226 (40.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8.6	551^st of 583 public middle schools	5.5%		12.2	522^nd of 587 public middle schools	11.1%	29	6.6	7.6	10.6	8.3	11.8	6.3	9.9	9.3	17.0	14.3	12.8	14.7	29.5	20.5	15.7	21.9	$18,848	$6,996	$11,852
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

Frequently Asked Questions about City University School Girls Preparatory

What district is City University School Girls Preparatory in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of City University School Girls Preparatory?

Students at City University School Girls Preparatory are 94% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is City University School Girls Preparatory a good school?

City University School Girls Preparatory ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend City University School Girls Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 94 students attended City University School Girls Preparatory.

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