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Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

941^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Memphis, Tennessee, part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. With 366 students, the school consistently performs well below district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 13.8% of students proficient or better in math compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 29.5% over the past few years.

When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, Granville T. Woods performs significantly worse across all academic measures, even compared to the lowest-performing district schools. In contrast, schools in the higher-ranked Bartlett district demonstrate significantly stronger academic performance, with proficiency rates often 2-3 times higher than Granville T. Woods. Despite spending significantly more per student ($21,852 in 2023-2024) than the district and state averages, the school has not been able to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes.

The school's struggles to serve its African American and low-socioeconomic status students raise concerns about equity and the ability to provide a high-quality education to all students, regardless of their background. The consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and lack of improvement over time suggest the need for a comprehensive review and overhaul of the school's operations, instructional practices, and resource allocation to drive meaningful improvements.

406

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,278

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3824 Austin Peay HWY
Memphis, TN 38128

(901) 800-1209

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.1%

Hispanic:

6.7%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2018 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Science scores 37 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

941^st of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 10% (2018) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

508^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	941 of 1009	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	985 of 1018	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	961 of 1020	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	946 of 1000	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	947 of 983	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	905 of 985	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	894 of 997	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	398 of 498	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	458 of 498	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	419 of 500	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	408 of 483	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	381 of 411	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	313 of 404	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	331 of 450	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	881 of 986	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	950 of 990	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	906 of 989	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	922 of 975	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	909 of 945	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	800 of 926	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	771 of 843	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	826 of 853	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	827 of 865	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	821 of 858	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	748 of 823	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	765 of 821	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	742 of 877	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	947 of 984	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	952 of 991	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	934 of 987	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	920 of 980	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	859 of 941	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	863 of 916	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	508 of 583	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	541 of 587	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	550 of 594	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	551 of 569	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	514 of 576	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	512 of 574	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	490 of 563	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	218 of 312	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	247 of 318	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	248 of 316	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	219 of 277	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	213 of 293	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	214 of 284	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	486 of 546	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	545 of 554	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	545 of 560	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	535 of 552	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	476 of 538	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	450 of 529	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	387 of 490	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	455 of 510	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	484 of 514	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	471 of 495	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	414 of 483	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	449 of 490	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	391 of 481	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	441 of 550	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	448 of 560	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	478 of 557	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	516 of 540	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	473 of 523	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)30th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies22%-27 vs state

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Mathematics14%-28 vs state

Science9%-37 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 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 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
Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3824 Austin Peay HWY	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 800-1209	366	23	16.0		3 (0.8%)	333 (91.0%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9.9	941^st of 1009 public elementary schools	6.7%		7.5	985^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.2%	44	12.2		12.9	20.7	14.0	17.5	13.8	26.8	5.0	9.7	21.7	21.1	7.0	15.7		7.7		13.3	14.5	5.3	8.7	30.2	32.7	22.4	$15,278	$1,499	$13,412
Brownsville Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5292 Banbury Ave	Memphis	38135	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4300	506	26	19.8		18 (3.6%)	442 (87.4%)	29 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	30.9	722^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	28.4%		34.8	680^th of 1018 public elementary schools	33.2%	42	34.8	32.5	32.1				33.0	43.5	35.0	30.9				36.1	31.9	37.5	22.2				30.4				$14,316	$1,567	$11,905
Journey Coleman K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	3210 Raleigh Millington RD	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 567-6078	0																		(n/a)																									$7,933	$1,763	$5,804
Egypt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 Karen Cv	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4150	501	28	17.7		10 (2.0%)	357 (71.3%)	128 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	14.6	892^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	11.6%		13.3	913^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.3%	21	17.7	28.6	14.5				19.9	19.0	31.7	22.9				24.1	16.7	30.2	23.9				23.1				$13,854	$1,607	$11,120
Bartlett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3932 Billy Maher RD	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2610	644	44	14.5		346 (53.7%)	164 (25.5%)	70 (10.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	80.7	155^th of 1009 public elementary schools	84.6%		78.8	162^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	84.1%	7	61.0	73.8	59.8				65.1	55.0	70.9	51.6				59.5	52.0	68.9	48.9				56.9				$13,585	$1,067	$11,938
Promise Academy Spring Hill	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3796 Frayser Raleigh RD	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 324-4456	387	19	20.9		3 (0.8%)	369 (95.3%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16.1	874^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.4%		16.3	877^th of 1018 public elementary schools	13.9%	3	31.7	20.4	27.3				26.8	18.3	16.3	29.1				21.3	16.7	26.5	21.8				21.3				$15,108	$1,302	$13,805
Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5195 Twin Woods Ave	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4336	433	25	17.3		11 (2.5%)	369 (85.2%)	41 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	6.5	980^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.9%		8.4	978^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.9%	2	10.2		8.5				7.9	18.6		10.2				11.6	13.6	10.9	18.6				14.6				$16,030	$1,614	$12,606
Beacon College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-5	5130 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 853-0965	263	16	16.9		16 (6.1%)	150 (57.0%)	91 (34.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10.4	936^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.2%		16.1	882^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	13.4%	54	10.0	25.5	11.1				15.7	23.3	26.1	18.5				23.3	8.3	19.1	22.2				14.9				$12,596	$1,375	$10,855
Keystone Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4301 Old Allen Rd	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3924	458	27	16.9		9 (2.0%)	413 (90.2%)	23 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	12.2	920^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.8%		18.5	857^th of 1018 public elementary schools	15.8%	63	20.4	21.3	18.4				20.0	15.1	19.1	18.0				17.3	21.6	33.3	20.4				24.8				$15,412	$2,263	$12,070
Rivercrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4825 Rivercrest	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-1373	721	47	15.2		260 (36.1%)	310 (43.0%)	66 (9.2%)	34 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.7%)	69.5	243^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	75.9%		73.6	206^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.8%	37	40.9	54.5	69.6				54.1	39.6	64.3	45.0				49.8	45.5	65.2	62.0				57.5				$14,092	$905	$12,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School

What district is Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School?

Students at Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School are 91% African American, 7% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School a good school?

Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School.

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