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Believe Memphis Academy Charter School

Q: Is Believe Memphis Academy Charter School a good school?

Believe Memphis Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Believe Memphis Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Believe Memphis Academy Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Believe Memphis Academy Charter School?

Students at Believe Memphis Academy Charter School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Believe Memphis Academy Charter School is a K-8 charter school in Memphis, TN, serving 467 students within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. The school ranks in the 1st percentile statewide (1,009th out of 1,019 Tennessee schools) with zero stars for 2025-2026, a sharp decline from its 20th percentile ranking in 2018-2019. Academically, only 7.8% of students are proficient in both math and English language arts, compared to 22.1% and 24.6% for the district and 43% and 40.6% statewide. Science proficiency sits at 13.2%, and social studies is the strongest subject at 23.9%, though still well below the state average of 51.4%.

The most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism: 69.5% of Believe students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, compared to 30.2% for the district and 18.3% statewide. Every nearby school has a lower rate, including Alcy Elementary School at 43.0%, Memphis College Preparatory School at 46.4%, and Rozelle Elementary School at a relatively low 25.2%. This means nearly 7 out of 10 students are missing significant amounts of school, which likely suppresses academic outcomes across all subjects. In math, Believe's 7.8% proficiency is lower than most neighbors—only Cummings Elementary/Middle School (5.6%) is below it—and in ELA, only Hamilton School (5.4%) trails Believe's 7.8%.

Spending does not explain these results: Believe spent $14,634 per student in 2024-2025, yet Memphis Delta Preparatory School spent roughly half that amount and still outperformed Believe in math, ELA, and science. However, there are bright spots. Social studies proficiency has grown from 9.2% in 2022-2023 to 23.9%, and 7th-grade social studies (38.2%) exceeds the district average of 32.2%. Fifth-grade math (14.6%) and science (16.7%) are relative strengths. The data suggests improvement is possible—nearby schools with similar student populations post much stronger results—but the most immediate priority must be improving attendance and strengthening early-grade literacy and math instruction.

467

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,634

Per pupil spending ?

2230 Corry Road
Memphis, TN 38106

(901) 881-7970

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.8%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (70% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

1,009^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 20% (2019) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

560^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	1009 of 1019	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	957 of 1009	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	951 of 1018	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	989 of 1020	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	993 of 1000	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	786 of 985	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	477 of 498	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	430 of 498	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	409 of 498	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	464 of 500	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	482 of 483	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	201 of 404	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	919 of 986	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	904 of 990	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	932 of 989	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	959 of 975	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	752 of 926	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	807 of 823	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	773 of 843	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	767 of 853	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	812 of 865	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	852 of 858	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	407 of 821	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	930 of 984	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	918 of 991	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	961 of 987	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	666 of 916	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	560 of 594	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	543 of 583	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	559 of 587	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	563 of 594	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	538 of 569	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	291 of 328	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	264 of 312	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	275 of 318	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	279 of 316	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	262 of 299	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	492 of 546	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	528 of 554	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	515 of 560	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	524 of 552	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	445 of 478	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	441 of 490	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	468 of 510	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	469 of 514	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	455 of 495	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	533 of 550	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	525 of 560	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	554 of 557	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	510 of 540	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	488 of 529	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies24%-28 vs state

Science13%-34 vs state

Mathematics8%-35 vs state

English Language Arts8%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 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
Believe Memphis Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2230 Corry Road	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 881-7970	387	29	13.3		1 (0.3%)	368 (95.1%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	4.8	1009^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.0%		8.6	957^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.2%	52	11.6	5.9	14.6	< 5%	< 5%	9.9	7.8	6.5	8.3	11.9	6.4	8.6	6.9	7.8	6.7	11.4	16.7	16.5	14.5	11.1	13.2	14.1	38.2	20.8	23.9	$14,634	$1,378	$12,890
Memphis College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-5	1500 Dunn Avenue	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 620-6475	239	14	17.7	95.8%	1 (0.4%)	226 (94.6%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6.2	984^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.3	1001^st of 1009 public elementary schools	0.8%	17	18.2	13.0	7.3				12.5	24.2	20.0	12.2				18.5	12.1	10.9	9.8				10.8					$15,486	$1,477	$13,643
Alcy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 E Alcy Rd	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3674	732	45	16.3		6 (0.8%)	652 (89.1%)	64 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	5.2	1003^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	1.6%		4.5	999^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.0%	4	13.9	12.1	7.8				11.4	14.8	15.4	8.8				13.1	14.5	15.4	14.3				14.7					$13,718	$1,621	$11,027
Hamilton School	Public	K-8	1478 Wilson Street	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%)	2.6	1019^th of 1019 public elementary schools	0.0%		3.1	1007^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.2%	12	< 5%	7.3	< 5%	< 5%	6.6	5.2	< 5%	11.3	7.5	5.4	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	5.4	< 5%	9.1	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	5.3	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	5.2	< 5%	$13,150	$1,842	$10,428
Southern Avenue Charter School Of Academic Excellence Creati	Public, Charter	K-5	2221 Democrat Road	Memphis	38132	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 743-7335	330	25	13.4	93.1%	4 (1.2%)	306 (92.7%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19	864^th of 1019 public elementary schools	15.2%		30.3	730^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.7%	134	33.8	19.5	12.8				23.5	15.6	22.0	31.9				22.4	30.8	26.8	31.9				30.1					$29,135	$1,500	$27,270
Circles Of Success Learning Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1299 E. McLemore	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 322-7978	217	11	19.7	74.2%	0 (0.0%)	216 (99.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	774^th of 1019 public elementary schools	24.0%		20.5	836^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.1%	62	27.3	< 5%	48.0				25.0	51.5	36.7	16.0				36.4	30.3	6.7	8.0				15.9					$16,131	$1,501	$14,264
Memphis Delta Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-5	1237 College Street	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%)	6.9	978^th of 1019 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.3	973^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.6%	5	9.8	11.9	15.9				12.7	17.6	9.0	16.4				14.0	23.5	10.4	21.0				17.8					$7,538	$1,901	$5,271
Bethel Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2459 Arlington Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5012	299	20	14.9	95.9%	4 (1.3%)	278 (93.0%)	11 (3.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9.9	940^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.4	972^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.7%	32	17.1	16.7	< 5%				11.6	34.1	16.2	8.3				20.2	19.5	13.9	14.3				16.1					$17,572	$2,303	$14,091
Rozelle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	993 Roland	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4612	227	21	11.0	84.5%	0 (0.0%)	221 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	38.7	649^th of 1019 public elementary schools	36.3%		14.2	896^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.2%	247	25.9	34.5	25.8				28.7	37.0	51.7	41.9				43.7	33.3	51.7	38.7				41.4					$19,287	$1,415	$16,430
Cummings Elementary/Middle School	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	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	257 (96.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	5.6	995^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.4%		8	962^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	4.7%	33	8.3	< 5%	11.1	7.3	< 5%	< 5%	5.6	13.9	< 5%	11.4	13.0	13.2	8.9	10.9	19.4	< 5%	16.7	7.1	7.4	7.0	9.3	8.9	13.0	14.0	11.8	$15,100	$1,238	$12,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Believe Memphis Academy Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Believe Memphis Academy Charter School?

Students at Believe Memphis Academy Charter School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Believe Memphis Academy Charter School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Believe Memphis Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Believe Memphis Academy Charter School.

Is Believe Memphis Academy Charter School a good school?

Believe Memphis Academy Charter School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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