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University Middle

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Public Grades 6-8

Summary

University Middle is a public middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 271 students in grades 6-8 with a diverse student population. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district and the state of Tennessee in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels.

University Middle has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 6% of Tennessee middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% for African American students, top 6% for White students, and top 5% for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. University Middle's Gifted and Talented program is also noteworthy, with the school ranking in the top 21% of Tennessee middle schools in this category.

When compared to nearby schools like Veritas College Preparatory and Colonial Middle, University Middle significantly outperforms them in academic proficiency across all subjects and grade levels. The school's success and ability to serve a diverse student population could provide valuable insights for other schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district and the state of Tennessee.

268

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

330 Innovation DR
Memphis, TN 38152

(901) 678-2285

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

African American:

32.5%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2021 → 94th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school71%

District avg22%

Tennessee avg41%

Not ranked this year

University Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	91.8	33 of 587	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	31 of 594	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.9	91 of 569	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	76 of 576	86.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	90.7	22 of 318	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	26 of 316	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	65.8	64 of 299	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	45 of 277	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	86.6	45 of 554	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	59 of 560	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	142 of 552	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	101 of 538	81.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	62.7	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	85.5	25 of 510	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	16 of 514	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	47.0	227 of 495	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	94.3	22 of 560	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	14 of 557	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	56 of 540	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	49 of 529	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	93.0	29 of 504	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	14 of 503	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	68 of 500	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	52 of 496	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2024)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)95th percentile~ school

White (2024)94th percentile~ school

African American (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)73rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2023-2024) ?

Algebra I85%+58 vs state

Social Studies79%+33 vs state

Science73%+29 vs state

English Language Arts70%+32 vs state

Mathematics59%+19 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
University Middle School	Public	6-8	330 Fogelman DR	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0																		(n/a)																			$13,446	$219	$13,068
Sherwood Middle	Public	6-8	3480 Rhodes Ave	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4870	670	46	14.5		4 (0.6%)	468 (69.9%)	185 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	5	576^th of 583 public middle schools	1.2%		4.2	587^th of 587 public middle schools	0.0%	11			7.7								6.2	17.0	8.6	10.6	5.3	20.4	10.7	12.0	$14,013	$1,948	$11,204
Lester Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	320 Carpenter ST	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	219	19	11.5		2 (0.9%)	205 (93.6%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	13.3	512^th of 583 public middle schools	12.2%		20.5	472^nd of 587 public middle schools	19.6%	40	8.7	10.4	15.7	11.2	7.2	7.6	5.9	7.0			11.6	29.9	23.5	21.4	33.3	40.3	5.9	28.3	$18,343	$2,193	$16,150
Maxine Smith STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-4536	397	24	16.8		120 (30.2%)	215 (54.2%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	98.8	4^th of 583 public middle schools	99.3%		98.2	9^th of 587 public middle schools	98.5%	5	78.4	70.2	91.0	78.2	79.1	84.1	74.5	79.3			82.4	84.1	85.4	83.9	79.1	93.1	92.0	87.8	$12,546	$828	$11,351
Treadwell Middle School	Public	6-8	920 N Highland St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6100	662	37	17.7		39 (5.9%)	222 (33.5%)	374 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	9	549^th of 583 public middle schools	5.8%		15.4	504^th of 587 public middle schools	14.1%	45	12.1	13.1	6.0	10.5	11.6	14.6	7.2	11.1			20.5	18.0	12.6	17.2	21.5	21.2	15.0	19.3	$14,256	$1,747	$11,810
Colonial Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1370 Colonial RD	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8980	1,088	56	19.6		31 (2.8%)	584 (53.7%)	423 (38.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	30.2	419^th of 583 public middle schools	28.1%		24.5	450^th of 587 public middle schools	23.3%	31	21.4	20.8	24.8	22.3	36.5	17.6	17.1	23.2	47.8	47.8	37.5	38.0	22.5	32.7	38.1	42.2	35.9	38.8	$13,858	$1,407	$11,661
Kingsbury Middle	Public	6-8	1276 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6040	502	30	16.7		36 (7.2%)	100 (19.9%)	343 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	6.6	563^rd of 583 public middle schools	3.4%		8.8	561^st of 587 public middle schools	4.4%	2	16.3	6.4	9.9	11.1	15.0	5.0	5.6	8.8			19.4	7.9	8.8	12.3	14.4	6.3		8.5	$12,315	$1,935	$10,013
American Way Middle	Public	6-8	3805 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1250	671	41	16.5		2 (0.3%)	416 (62.0%)	234 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	10.4	527^th of 583 public middle schools	9.6%		10.7	537^th of 587 public middle schools	8.5%	10	11.7	12.5	9.6	11.3	16.2	9.7	8.1	11.5			22.9	25.0	19.0	22.3	17.3	23.9	18.5	19.8	$15,004	$2,216	$11,901
White Station Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5465 Mason Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2184	1,091	69	15.8		263 (24.1%)	465 (42.6%)	198 (18.1%)	80 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.7%)	79.4	85^th of 583 public middle schools	85.4%		75.8	101^st of 587 public middle schools	82.8%	16	54.8	48.9	38.9	48.2	56.9	52.3	44.5	51.3			61.8	60.4	49.7	57.8	61.0	56.1	56.9	58.1	$13,651	$1,299	$11,699
Veritas College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	1500 Dunn AVE	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 526-1900	135	11	12.2		0 (0.0%)	125 (92.6%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	6.3	566^th of 583 public middle schools	2.9%		9	558^th of 587 public middle schools	4.9%	8	6.7	6.4	9.5	7.5	13.3	6.4	7.1	9.0			6.7	14.9	14.3	11.9	11.1	21.3	16.7	16.4	$19,447	$1,512	$17,569

Frequently Asked Questions about University Middle

What district is University Middle in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend University Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 268 students attended University Middle.

What is the racial makeup of University Middle?

Students at University Middle are 53% White, 32% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

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