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Memphis Rise Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-12
259th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 400 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 35% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Memphis Rise Academy is a public charter-style school in Memphis, TN, serving 753 students in grades 6 through 12 within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which ranks near the bottom of Tennessee districts. Against that backdrop, the school performs reasonably well: its graduates at an 89.8% rate, essentially matching the state average and outpacing the district by nearly six points. Chronic absenteeism (19.6%) is also far better than the district average of 30.2%, and the school's graduation rate has stayed consistently in the mid-to-high 80s for four straight years.

The school's most distinctive strength is mathematics. In 2025-2026, 57.5% of students scored proficient in all-grades math, more than 2.5 times the district rate of 22.1% and well above the state average of 43.0%. Middle school math is especially strong, with 6th grade at 63.4% and 7th grade at 67.6% proficiency. The flip side is a persistent literacy gap: only 24.9% scored proficient in English Language Arts, essentially flat with the district and far below the 40.6% state average. English II is a bright spot at 60.2% proficiency, but middle school ELA and English I remain challenges. Course acceleration is also notable — advanced students take Algebra I in 8th grade and Geometry in 9th, which explains some unusual grade-level score patterns.

Memphis Rise gets unusually strong results for historically underserved students: its English Language Learners ranked 3rd out of 50 Tennessee schools, and economically disadvantaged students ranked in the 83rd percentile statewide. The school has the highest Algebra I proficiency (41.2%) among nearby MSCS high schools except Raleigh-Egypt High School, and its English II score is stronger than any non-magnet school in the immediate area. Its graduation rate trails only White Station High School and Bartlett High School among nearby schools, and chronic absenteeism is far better than Craigmont High School (59.1%), Kingsbury High School (52.5%), and Raleigh-Egypt (41.4%). Per-pupil spending of $15,446 is higher than all nearby comparison schools, though it has declined from $19,575 in 2022-2023.

753
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,446
Per pupil spending ?
90.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5221 Raleigh Lagrange Road
       Memphis, TN  38122

(901) 379-5750

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.6%
African American:
19.0%
White:
2.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2026
Strengths
Among the top-ranked schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Worth a look
!English I scores 16 pts below the Tennessee average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school45%
District avg26%
Tennessee avg44%
Middle school
215th of 594
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Top 36%▼ down 28 pts since 2017
From top 8% (2017) to top 36% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
259th of 400
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 35%▬ steady since 2021
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SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 42High Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools
137th 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202660.4215 of 59463.8%★★★☆☆
202559.1210 of 58364.0%★★★☆☆
202451.4263 of 58755.2%★★★☆☆
202364.7179 of 59469.9%★★★★☆
202257.6209 of 56963.3%★★★☆☆
202131.4387 of 57632.8%★★☆☆☆
201963.2151 of 57473.7%★★★★☆
201858.7190 of 56366.3%★★★☆☆
201782.028 of 36292.3%★★★★★

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202672.765 of 32880.2%★★★★☆
202576.754 of 31282.7%★★★★☆
202463.884 of 31873.6%★★★★☆
202379.945 of 31685.8%★★★★☆
202272.448 of 29983.9%★★★★☆
202153.790 of 27767.5%★★★☆☆
201967.459 of 29379.9%★★★★☆
201871.551 of 28482.0%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202564.718 of 10082.0%★★★★☆
202475.27 of 7390.4%★★★★★
202372.25 of 4288.1%★★★★★
202262.25 of 3284.4%★★★★☆
201980.92 of 2391.3%★★★★★
201888.82 of 3994.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202556.6213 of 54661.0%★★★☆☆
202448.5272 of 55450.9%★★★☆☆
202364.4170 of 56069.6%★★★☆☆
202256.9200 of 55263.8%★★★☆☆
202128.1388 of 53827.9%★☆☆☆☆
201958.5181 of 52965.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202667.777 of 30274.5%★★★★☆
202564.581 of 28671.7%★★★★☆
202461.095 of 28566.7%★★★☆☆
202370.866 of 28576.8%★★★★☆
202265.563 of 27577.1%★★★★☆
202137.3147 of 26143.7%★★☆☆☆
201970.547 of 22879.4%★★★★☆
201863.261 of 21972.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202679.345 of 47890.6%★★★★★
202579.150 of 49089.8%★★★★☆
202465.7119 of 51076.7%★★★★☆
202385.024 of 51495.3%★★★★★
202268.191 of 49581.6%★★★★☆
202134.5306 of 48336.6%★★☆☆☆
201978.936 of 49092.7%★★★★★
201875.940 of 48191.7%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202559.1198 of 55064.0%★★★☆☆
202453.0231 of 56058.8%★★★☆☆
202362.1176 of 55768.4%★★★☆☆
202259.8181 of 54066.5%★★★☆☆
202133.1342 of 52935.3%★★☆☆☆
201967.6114 of 52378.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202651.0109 of 34968.8%★★★☆☆
202543.5141 of 33257.5%★★★☆☆
202262.838 of 26085.4%★★★★☆
201969.124 of 22289.2%★★★★☆
201859.051 of 27981.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201998.48 of 48498.3%★★★★★
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202636.2259 of 40035.3%★★☆☆☆
202542.1209 of 38946.3%★★☆☆☆
202435.4250 of 39236.2%★★☆☆☆
202327.0291 of 38424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202229.0266 of 35825.7%★☆☆☆☆
202135.8224 of 34735.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202638.6133 of 23042.2%★★☆☆☆
202558.377 of 23367.0%★★★☆☆
202463.954 of 24077.5%★★★★☆
202345.8102 of 23957.3%★★★☆☆
202247.389 of 22259.9%★★★☆☆
202148.380 of 20861.5%★★★☆☆
201961.641 of 18778.1%★★★★☆
201871.921 of 19989.4%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202570.83 of 5094.0%★★★★★
202456.510 of 2965.5%★★★☆☆
202327.517 of 185.6%★☆☆☆☆
202124.54 of 742.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202538.4218 of 36540.3%★★☆☆☆
202433.4252 of 36531.0%★★☆☆☆
202322.8301 of 36617.8%★☆☆☆☆
202226.0274 of 35021.7%★☆☆☆☆
202127.6257 of 34024.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.0217 of 33735.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202642.6125 of 22945.4%★★☆☆☆
202545.898 of 21354.0%★★★☆☆
202441.9113 of 20945.9%★★☆☆☆
202334.2135 of 20233.2%★★☆☆☆
202242.893 of 18950.8%★★★☆☆
202148.075 of 18058.3%★★★☆☆
201946.769 of 15354.9%★★★☆☆
201832.1110 of 15930.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202655.9103 of 30866.6%★★★☆☆
202570.854 of 32483.3%★★★★☆
202459.391 of 33773.0%★★★★☆
202343.5168 of 33049.1%★★☆☆☆
202255.497 of 32269.9%★★★★☆
202156.782 of 31774.1%★★★★☆
201960.178 of 30274.2%★★★★☆
201848.0121 of 30860.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202540.7210 of 36842.9%★★☆☆☆
202437.5218 of 36640.4%★★☆☆☆
202329.2260 of 35927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.9222 of 34936.4%★★☆☆☆
202146.1147 of 33255.7%★★★☆☆
201934.7219 of 32933.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202427.7136 of 18325.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202159.672 of 30676.5%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
White (2019)98th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+27 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+18 vs school
African American (2026)80th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+11 vs school
Special Education (2026)69th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)64th percentile~ school
Female (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+48 vs school
White (2021)76th percentile+41 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+31 vs school
Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school
African American (2026)42nd percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)40th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2024)26th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?
English II60%~ state avg
Social Studies59%+7 vs state
Mathematics57%+14 vs state
Biology I52%~ state avg
Science51%+4 vs state
US History43%~ state avg
Algebra I41%+9 vs state
Algebra II39%~ state avg
Geometry39%-4 vs state
English Language Arts25%-16 vs state
English I21%-16 vs state

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Students at Memphis Rise Academy are 77% Hispanic, 19% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Memphis Rise Academy ranks 259th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Memphis Rise Academy.

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2025–26 TNReady test scoresAug 25, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesApr 2, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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