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Vision Preparatory Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

966^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Vision Preparatory Charter School is an elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee that serves 415 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Despite significant resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.9, Vision Preparatory Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Tennessee elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 11.1% of students proficient in math and 14% proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 22.6% and 23.7% for the district, and 42.2% and 38.9% for the state. Vision Preparatory also struggles with extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 45.3% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby traditional public schools like Ford Road Elementary, Cummings Elementary/Middle, and Riverview Elementary/Middle, Vision Preparatory Charter School stands out as an outlier in terms of poor performance, despite its higher per-student spending. Addressing the root causes of this persistent underperformance should be a top priority for school and district leaders.

421

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,749

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Joubert AVE
Memphis, TN 38109

(901) 775-1018

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.8%

Hispanic:

0.7%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2018 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (15% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

966^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 9% (2018) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^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	7.8	966 of 1009	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	851 of 1018	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	934 of 1020	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	973 of 1000	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	969 of 983	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	876 of 985	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	903 of 997	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	424 of 498	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	295 of 498	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	363 of 500	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	453 of 483	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	405 of 411	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	272 of 404	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	323 of 450	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	950 of 986	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	899 of 990	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	959 of 989	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	951 of 975	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	924 of 945	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	790 of 926	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	774 of 843	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	674 of 853	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	749 of 865	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	822 of 858	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	800 of 823	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	714 of 821	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	792 of 877	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	926 of 984	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	736 of 991	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	811 of 987	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	908 of 980	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	919 of 941	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	837 of 916	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-27 vs state

English Language Arts14%-25 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, September 24, 2017

hidden gold in 38109. This charter school offers so many activities for students. Not even the private nor public schools are able to. They have a track team, football, soccer, etc. They provide academic rigor, teacher support, and know their scholars by name! If you can get in. . . Close Quote

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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 8th 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
Vision Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	260 Joubert AVE	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-1018	415	30	13.9		2 (0.5%)	408 (98.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.8	966^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.3%		18.8	851^st of 1018 public elementary schools	16.4%	115	17.9	8.1	8.1				11.1	10.3	11.9	19.4				14.0	10.3	22.6	24.2				19.2					$15,749	$1,507	$13,134
Riverview Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	241 Majuba Ave	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7340	471	19	24.8		3 (0.6%)	448 (95.1%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	8.4	961^st of 1009 public elementary schools	4.8%		33.7	688^th of 1018 public elementary schools	32.4%	273	15.8	17.6		5.4			5.0	25.6	6.1	26.2	12.0	5.7		10.7	15.4	8.8	14.3	21.7	11.8	6.8	13.4	7.6				$14,346	$1,783	$11,489
A. B. Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	345 East Olive AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7844	544	37	14.7		3 (0.6%)	524 (96.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3.6	1006^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.5	1015^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.3%	9	8.5		5.1					7.2		10.3				7.0		6.3	12.8				6.3					$14,480	$2,226	$11,177
Ida B. Wells Academy Elementary School/Middle School	Public	K-8	995 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3210	98	16	6.1		0 (0.0%)	94 (95.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	15.7	877^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.1%		23.3	809^th of 1018 public elementary schools	20.5%	68				22.2	14.3	28.6	27.6				22.2		21.4	25.0				22.2	35.7	28.6	28.9	18.5	35.7	14.3	21.8	$29,906	$1,375	$27,032
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
Larose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	864 Willoughby ST	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7848	316	17	18.5		0 (0.0%)	307 (97.2%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4.4	1000^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.9%		4.5	1012^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.6%	12	6.8	11.6	12.1				10.0	11.4	13.0	9.1				11.4	6.8	11.1	15.2				10.7					$16,651	$1,606	$13,802
Ford Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3336 Ford Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8150	539	35	15.4		6 (1.1%)	509 (94.4%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	6.9	975^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.9	1007^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.1%	32	13.3	13.8					10.4	19.4	14.9	6.8				14.7	14.1	20.3	12.1				15.4					$14,514	$2,092	$11,482
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vision Preparatory Charter School

Is Vision Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Vision Preparatory Charter School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Vision Preparatory Charter School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Vision Preparatory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Vision Preparatory Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Vision Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Vision Preparatory Charter School are 99% African American.

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