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Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 24% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School is a small public middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving just 75 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which ranks near the bottom of Tennessee districts at the 3rd percentile. The school itself ranks in the 24th percentile statewide (449th out of 594 middle schools), a notably better standing than its district's overall ranking, though it has received a 1-star rating in recent years.

The school's biggest barrier to success is chronic absenteeism. In 2024–2025, 41.4% of students were chronically absent—well above the district rate of 30.2% and more than double the state rate of 18.3%. This is among the highest rates of nearby district schools, though it is an improvement from 52.7% the prior year. On the positive side, the school spends $18,686 per student, far more than nearby Colonial Middle School ($13,858) and Ridgeway Middle School ($13,552), supporting a low student-teacher ratio that creates a more intimate learning environment for its small student body.

Despite its low overall ranking, MBA Hickory Hill outperforms most of its immediate neighbors, including Germantown Middle School, Power Center Academy Middle School, Power Center Academy Middle School - Southeast, Hickory Ridge Middle School, and Highland Oaks Middle School, with only Colonial Middle School ranking higher among same-district peers. The school shows a clear strength in Social Studies, where 37.2% of students are proficient, well above the district rate of 28.7%. African American students at the school ranked in the 49th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, nearly matching the state average and far exceeding the school's overall percentile. However, math (23.1%), ELA (17.9%), and science (23.4%) proficiency all lag well behind state averages, and female students significantly outperform male students. The school also does not report Algebra I proficiency data, which may indicate limited access to advanced coursework for 8th graders.

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,686

Per pupil spending ?

4443 S. Germantown Road
Memphis, TN 38125

(901) 505-0551

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.3%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Pacific Islander:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2021

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

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (25% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

449^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 7% (2021) to bottom 24% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 32Middle 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	27.1	449 of 594	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	497 of 583	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	479 of 587	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	448 of 594	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	515 of 569	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	536 of 576	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	167 of 328	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	249 of 312	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	224 of 318	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	176 of 316	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	207 of 299	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	255 of 277	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	319 of 546	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	321 of 478	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	374 of 490	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	289 of 510	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	351 of 514	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	439 of 483	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	495 of 550	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	480 of 560	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	497 of 557	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	430 of 529	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)49th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies37%-14 vs state

Science23%-24 vs state

Mathematics23%-20 vs state

English Language Arts18%-23 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 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
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4443 S. Germantown Road	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%)	27.1	449^th of 594 public middle schools	24.4%		16	497^th of 583 public middle schools	14.8%	48	28.1	23.1	15.0	23.1	34.4		15.0	17.9			35.5	7.7	25.0	23.4	53.1	26.9	25.0	37.2	$18,686	$1,228	$17,092
Kirby Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6670 E Raines Road	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	587^th of 594 public middle schools	1.2%		3.7	581^st of 583 public middle schools	0.3%	6					5.7	6.6		5.3			8.0	15.7	12.3	12.4	10.3	11.6	5.4	8.9	$17,796	$6,712	$11,084
Power Center Academy Middle School - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-8	7051 Malco Way	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%)	20.3	483^rd of 594 public middle schools	18.7%		25.7	451^st of 583 public middle schools	22.6%	32	8.5	13.7	9.9	10.6	24.0	20.5	15.2	19.8			33.3	32.5	28.5	31.4	27.9	53.4	20.2	33.2	$10,566	$1,677	$8,522
Hickory Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	3920 Ridgeway Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-9337	865	44	19.8	92.7%	5 (0.6%)	651 (75.3%)	183 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	10.4	543^rd of 594 public middle schools	8.6%		9.6	541^st of 583 public middle schools	7.2%	2	11.2	18.6	8.8	12.4	12.6	15.8	9.6	12.4			17.8	29.0	15.7	20.2	21.2	30.7	16.7	22.1	$13,297	$1,575	$10,887
Highland Oaks Middle School	Public	6-8	5600 Meadowbriar Trail	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0340	586	32	18.1	65.4%	3 (0.5%)	483 (82.4%)	81 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	10.3	546^th of 594 public middle schools	8.1%		16.3	495^th of 583 public middle schools	15.1%	51	9.9	16.6	16.2	14.4	14.0	17.9	14.3	15.4			12.7	25.2	21.4	20.1	9.8	20.9	11.9	14.3	$14,129	$1,559	$11,635
Germantown Middle School	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	58.0%	17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	25.5	460^th of 594 public middle schools	22.6%		26	449^th of 583 public middle schools	23.0%	11	18.7	22.8	13.8	18.4	22.0	20.4	19.3	20.6	42.9	42.9	19.8	45.2	38.9	34.3	26.0	31.9	45.3	34.5	$13,516	$1,722	$11,025
Power Center Academy Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	5449 Winchester Road	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-6874	449	21	21.0	74.8%	1 (0.2%)	288 (64.1%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24	469^th of 594 public middle schools	21.0%		27.5	440^th of 583 public middle schools	24.5%	29	28.7	18.8	34.0	27.0	26.6	11.6	9.9	16.0			36.6	17.2	14.2	22.7	53.5	23.4	33.8	36.9	$14,387	$1,455	$12,565
Ridgeway Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 Quince Road	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1588	557	36	15.4	82.6%	8 (1.4%)	471 (84.6%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11	537^th of 594 public middle schools	9.6%		11.9	521^st of 583 public middle schools	10.6%	16	12.9	11.4	6.4	10.4	20.2	16.7	10.5	16.0			16.5	27.6	17.0	20.7	20.1	27.6	21.1	23.1	$13,552	$1,585	$11,036
Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman Street	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 730-4086																			(n/a)	8.3	7.7	5.5	7.1	5.5	7.7		6.1			17.4	19.0	17.8	18.1	36.4	32.2	23.1	30.0
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Wolf River Boulevard	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2366	886	56	15.8	7.8%	674 (76.1%)	59 (6.7%)	46 (5.2%)	73 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.6%)	96.1	16^th of 594 public middle schools	97.3%		93.2	31^st of 583 public middle schools	94.7%	15	70.1	77.3	75.1	74.0	69.5	70.8	61.3	67.2			72.8	78.4	74.8	75.2	66.8	85.6	77.0	76.2	$11,742	$906	$10,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School

How many students attend Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 75 students attended Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School.

Is Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School a good school?

Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School?

Students at Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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