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Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast is a public charter middle school serving 315 students in grades 6-8 in Memphis, Tennessee, which is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district.

The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast's math proficiency rate was just 16%, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18% to 29.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby middle schools like West Collierville Middle School and Houston Middle School, which are in higher-performing districts, Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast performs significantly worse on these key metrics.

The school's low performance and high chronic absenteeism rates suggest that there may be underlying challenges, such as socioeconomic factors, teacher quality, or school climate, that are impacting student outcomes. Despite the relatively high spending per student, ranging from $7,361 to $24,019 over the past few years, the school's performance remains poor, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. Addressing these issues will likely require a multifaceted approach that considers the school's unique context and the underlying factors influencing student success.

323

Students ?

31.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,566

Per pupil spending ?

8146 East Shelby DR
Memphis, TN 38125

(901) 352-6226

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.7%

Hispanic:

15.5%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

451^st of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	25.7	451 of 583	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	488 of 587	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	510 of 594	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	495 of 569	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	543 of 576	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	485 of 574	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	170 of 312	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	210 of 318	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	226 of 316	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	199 of 299	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	238 of 277	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	186 of 293	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	222 of 284	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	421 of 546	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	465 of 554	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	477 of 560	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	482 of 552	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	520 of 538	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	455 of 529	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	139 of 286	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	218 of 285	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	217 of 285	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	233 of 275	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	239 of 261	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	136 of 228	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	168 of 219	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	305 of 490	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	351 of 510	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	414 of 514	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	395 of 495	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	437 of 483	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	385 of 490	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	328 of 481	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	424 of 550	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	458 of 560	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	505 of 557	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	475 of 540	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	496 of 529	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	433 of 523	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-12 vs state

Social Studies34%-15 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

Mathematics16%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-8	8146 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 352-6226	315	10	31.5		1 (0.3%)	261 (82.9%)	50 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	25.7	451^st of 583 public middle schools	22.6%		17.6	488^th of 587 public middle schools	16.9%	37	14.9	14.5	19.5	16.0	22.8	20.2	23.2	21.8			29.7	41.1	30.5	34.5	29.7	44.4	23.2	33.9	$10,566	$1,677	$8,522
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4443 S. Germantown RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 505-0551	56	5	11.2		0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	16	497^th of 583 public middle schools	14.8%		18.8	479^th of 587 public middle schools	18.4%	18	41.4	14.8		29.7	20.7	15.4		17.5			6.9	22.2		14.1	6.9	22.2		15.6	$18,686	$1,228	$17,092
Highland Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5600 Meadowbriar TRL	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0340	586	32	18.1		3 (0.5%)	483 (82.4%)	81 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	16.3	495^th of 583 public middle schools	15.1%		12.9	516^th of 587 public middle schools	12.1%	21	18.0	16.9	19.7	18.2	18.2	24.8	12.3	18.3			19.3	28.4	20.3	22.6	14.8	38.8	13.5	22.0	$14,129	$1,559	$11,635
Kirby Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6670 E Raines RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8169	366	23	16.2		6 (1.6%)	295 (80.6%)	58 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	3.7	581^st of 583 public middle schools	0.3%		4.8	583^rd of 587 public middle schools	0.7%	2	5.3				6.2						12.4	12.7	5.6	10.2	5.3	14.2		8.1	$17,796	$6,712	$11,084
Germantown Middle	Public	6-8	7925 CD Smith Rd	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0950	637	42	15.3		17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	26	449^th of 583 public middle schools	23.0%		21.8	465^th of 587 public middle schools	20.8%	16	18.8	15.6	9.3	14.4	27.7	21.0	20.1	22.7	50.0	50.0	35.6	44.1	30.3	36.4	23.7	38.2	32.1	31.5	$13,516	$1,722	$11,025
Hickory Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	3920 Ridgeway RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-9337	865	44	19.8		5 (0.6%)	651 (75.3%)	183 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	9.6	541^st of 583 public middle schools	7.2%		9.3	554^th of 587 public middle schools	5.6%	13	22.9	8.7		11.0	15.7	12.2	8.0	11.7			22.3	20.9	14.7	19.2	15.1	21.6	10.8	16.1	$13,297	$1,575	$10,887
Ridgeway Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 Quince RD	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1588	557	36	15.4		8 (1.4%)	471 (84.6%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11.9	521^st of 583 public middle schools	10.6%		9.6	550^th of 587 public middle schools	6.3%	29	14.0	12.8	7.4	11.5	20.6	17.2	13.0	17.2			18.7	23.7	21.5	21.0	22.4	18.7	12.0	18.0	$13,552	$1,585	$11,036
Power Center Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5449 Winchester RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-6874	449	21	21.0		1 (0.2%)	288 (64.1%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	27.5	440^th of 583 public middle schools	24.5%		22.6	458^th of 587 public middle schools	22.0%	18	29.7	19.5	40.8	29.9	21.4	18.1	19.6	19.7			32.4	20.9	19.5	24.2	43.4	17.6	41.2	34.0	$14,387	$1,455	$12,565
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Wolf River BLVD	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2366	886	56	15.8		674 (76.1%)	59 (6.7%)	46 (5.2%)	73 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.6%)	93.2	31^st of 583 public middle schools	94.7%		94.1	27^th of 587 public middle schools	95.4%	4	82.6	73.1	44.0	69.3	73.9	67.1	51.3	64.2	91.8	91.8	80.4	70.3	59.2	71.4	68.2	79.4	71.1	72.9	$11,742	$906	$10,521
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast

How many students attend Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast.

What is the racial makeup of Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast?

Students at Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast are 83% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast a good school?

Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast ranks in the bottom 22.6% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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