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Power Center Academy Elementary School - Southeast

Public, Charter Grades K-5

629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Power Center Academy Elementary School - Southeast is a K-5 school in Memphis-Shelby County Schools serving 423 students at 7051 Malco Way in Memphis, TN. The school has shown a clear upward trajectory over the past several years, climbing from a 1-star rating in the 17th percentile (2020-21) to a 3-star rating in the 56th percentile (2024-25), before settling at the 38th percentile in 2025-26. Chronic absenteeism is a standout strength at just 9.1%, compared to 30.2% for the district and 18.3% statewide, suggesting a strong attendance culture that supports learning.

The school's most impressive academic results include science achievement at 50.2% proficiency, which beats the state average of 46.9% and far exceeds the district's 28.4%. Power Center also delivers exceptional results for English Language Learners, ranking #2 in Tennessee in 2024-25, as well as strong outcomes for African American, Hispanic, and low-income students compared to statewide peers. When compared with nearby schools like Ross Elementary School (18th percentile), Lowrance Elementary/Middle School (12th percentile), and Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School (27th percentile), Power Center outperforms most of its neighbors while spending similar or less money per student.

However, there are areas of concern. Math (35.2%) and ELA (32.6%) proficiency beat district averages but trail state averages (43.0% and 40.6%). ELA weakens by grade level, dropping from 38.5% in 3rd grade to 27.6% in 5th grade. Its closest neighbor, Southwind Elementary School, outperforms Power Center significantly in ELA (57.7% vs 32.6%) and math (46.2% vs 35.2%), though the two schools are nearly tied in science. The 2025-26 dip from the 56th to 38th percentile deserves monitoring, but given its attendance, science instruction, and subgroup results, Power Center remains one of the more promising elementary schools in the district.

423

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,266

Per pupil spending ?

7051 Malco Way
Memphis, TN 38125

(901) 352-6226

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.0%

Hispanic:

13.9%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2021 → 38th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2021

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

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

629^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 21 pts since 2021

From bottom 17% (2021) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	629 of 1019	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	446 of 1009	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	707 of 1018	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	798 of 1020	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	834 of 1000	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	817 of 983	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	151 of 498	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	91 of 498	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.9	173 of 498	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	261 of 500	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	259 of 483	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	193 of 411	53.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	2 of 211	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	449 of 986	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	686 of 990	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	774 of 989	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	759 of 975	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	162 of 458	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.3	64 of 424	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.5	202 of 415	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	165 of 387	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	241 of 823	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	109 of 843	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	454 of 853	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	565 of 865	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	599 of 858	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	667 of 823	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	426 of 984	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.1	687 of 991	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	781 of 987	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	743 of 980	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	773 of 941	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)70th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science50%+3 vs state

Mathematics35%-8 vs state

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
Power Center Academy Elementary School - Southeast	Public, Charter	K-5	7051 Malco Way	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 352-6226	433	18	24.0		7 (1.6%)	367 (84.8%)	57 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41	629^th of 1019 public elementary schools	38.3%		53.2	446^th of 1009 public elementary schools	55.8%	183	25.9	39.5	40.8				35.2	38.5	31.6	27.6				32.6			44.4	61.8	44.7				50.2					$15,266	$1,404	$13,496
Southwind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8155 Meadow Vale Dr	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2805	661	42	15.9	75.4%	24 (3.6%)	517 (78.2%)	85 (12.9%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	64.1	317^th of 1019 public elementary schools	68.9%		59.5	358^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.5%	41	51.6	47.3	39.8				46.2	69.2	66.2	38.6				57.7			58.2	44.6	48.9				51.0					$14,230	$1,511	$11,814
Lowrance Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	7740 Lowrance Road	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2330	914	52	17.5	75.0%	9 (1.0%)	739 (80.9%)	135 (14.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	14.4	896^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.1%		12.6	913^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.5%	17	28.3	30.8	19.4	6.7	9.5	12.5	16.7	31.7	25.6	12.9	20.0	12.4	20.4	19.9	38.1	38.1	21.7	41.0	12.9	16.7	29.5	28.0	25.6	15.6	21.0	46.2	27.4	$14,708	$1,677	$12,158
Highland Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5252 Annandale Rd	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0330	774	48	16.1	78.2%	15 (1.9%)	667 (86.2%)	75 (9.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	33.7	711^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.2%		26.7	774^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.3%	63	37.0	33.8	25.4				32.2	42.0	39.4	41.2				40.8			36.4	29.5	35.5				33.6					$13,663	$1,660	$11,122
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	4443 S. Germantown Road	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 505-0551	174	15	11.6		2 (1.1%)	153 (87.9%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	31.3	742^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	27.2%		36.5	658^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.8%	84	50.0	28.6	32.0				37.5	50.0	19.0	32.0				34.7			26.9	28.6	28.0				27.8					$16,872	$1,555	$14,951
Germanshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3965 South Germantown Road	Germantown	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3733	751	43	17.4	82.5%	18 (2.4%)	603 (80.3%)	109 (14.5%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	37.1	671^st of 1019 public elementary schools	34.2%		29.7	743^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	26.4%	72	26.8	47.5	35.6				36.2	41.1	38.4	37.1				39.0			36.9	42.4	33.3				37.7					$14,657	$1,597	$12,191
Ross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4890 Ross Rd	Memphis	38141	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1990	593	35	16.9	92.1%	4 (0.7%)	502 (84.7%)	77 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	22	832^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	18.4%		25.2	788^th of 1009 public elementary schools	21.9%	44	22.1	17.1	46.3				27.1	37.9	19.6	23.8				27.1			30.1	19.0	37.5				28.1					$15,169	$1,406	$12,746
Oak Forest Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7440 Nonconnah View Cv	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2257	418	28	14.9	78.0%	11 (2.6%)	337 (80.6%)	48 (11.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	56.2	420^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.8%		51.4	470^th of 1009 public elementary schools	53.4%	50	45.8	58.5	47.4				51.2	37.5	44.6	43.9				42.4			52.1	46.2	48.2				48.5					$15,283	$1,702	$12,526
Journey East Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6870 Winchester Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 567-7086	329	19	17.7		6 (1.8%)	267 (81.2%)	54 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.2	706^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.7%		42.4	580^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.5%	126	19.2	26.2	36.4	43.1	36.8		31.9	34.6	31.8	40.9	40.4	39.5		37.0			42.3	36.4	27.3	39.7	50.0		38.8	31.0	44.7		36.5	$7,703	$1,358	$5,979
Forest Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3368 S. Forest Hill Irene Road	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8520	689	50	13.8		525 (76.2%)	51 (7.4%)	41 (6.0%)	33 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.4%)	96.6	36^th of 1019 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.9	33^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	96.7%	3	79.8	79.0	76.6				78.5	83.5	83.2	75.7				80.9			78.0	82.4	72.9				77.9					$14,723	$1,194	$13,053

Frequently Asked Questions about Power Center Academy Elementary School - Southeast

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In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Power Center Academy Elementary School - Southeast.

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Students at Power Center Academy Elementary School - Southeast are 83% African American, 14% Hispanic, 2% White.

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Power Center Academy Elementary School - Southeast ranks 629^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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