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Aurora Collegiate Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-5

771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Aurora Collegiate Academy is a small K–5 elementary school in Memphis, TN, serving 340 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked near the bottom of Tennessee's 141 districts. The school has earned a 1-star rating for 2025–2026, ranking 771st out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (24th percentile). That ranking doesn't tell the whole story: Aurora has climbed from the 5th percentile in 2020–2021 to the 17th–24th percentile range over the past four years.

In the most recent testing year, Aurora significantly outperformed its district in math and ELA. Math proficiency was 34% versus the district's 22.1%, and ELA was 34.5% versus 24.6%. The school also posted strong single-year gains: ELA jumped 11 points (from 23.4% to 34.5%) and science rose 9 points (from 18.6% to 27.6%), while the district and state saw no comparable jumps. Still, the school trails statewide averages in all three subjects, and science is a real concern. Third graders score close to state averages in math (42%), but by 5th grade science proficiency falls to 19.1% — less than half the state average. Aurora builds a strong early foundation but struggles to sustain achievement into upper elementary.

Compared to nearby schools, Aurora sits in the middle of an uneven corridor. Its math and ELA scores are well above Berclair Elementary, Kingsbury Elementary, and Treadwell Elementary — all ranked in the bottom 20th percentile — but well below higher-performing neighbors like Richland Elementary (91st percentile), White Station Elementary (62nd percentile), and Wells Station Elementary (66th percentile). Science is the one subject where Aurora trails nearly every local peer, including lower-ranked Kingsbury (33.8%) and Berclair (32.9%). Chronic absenteeism, at 22.6%, has improved for three straight years and beats the district's 30.2%, but it remains well above the 7–12% rates at the highest-performing nearby schools. With strong recent momentum in ELA and science, Aurora is moving in the right direction — but closing the science gap and reducing absenteeism will be key.

340

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

43.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

4841 Summer Avenue
Memphis, TN 38122

(901) 249-4615

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.6%

African American:

7.6%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 19 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

771^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 19 pts since 2021

From bottom 5% (2021) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	28.5	771 of 1019	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	838 of 1009	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	813 of 1018	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	831 of 1020	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	928 of 1000	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	934 of 983	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	137 of 211	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	105 of 178	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.9	25 of 164	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	26.6	146 of 165	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	783 of 986	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	764 of 990	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	872 of 989	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	842 of 975	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	875 of 945	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	232 of 458	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	287 of 424	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	266 of 415	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	252 of 387	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	329 of 363	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	318 of 324	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	497 of 823	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	508 of 843	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	512 of 853	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	751 of 865	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	762 of 858	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	788 of 823	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	770 of 984	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	800 of 991	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	729 of 987	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	928 of 980	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	927 of 941	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Science28%-19 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Aurora Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4841 Summer Avenue	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 249-4615	330	24	13.7	43.2%	4 (1.2%)	26 (7.9%)	297 (90.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28.5	771^st of 1019 public elementary schools	24.3%		20.4	838^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.9%	67	42.0	27.7	31.9				34.0	40.0	29.2	34.0				34.5	38.0	25.0	19.1				27.6					$15,688	$1,431	$13,891
Berclair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Perkins Rd	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8800	627	50	12.6	47.2%	92 (14.7%)	135 (21.5%)	368 (58.7%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	23.2	821^st of 1019 public elementary schools	19.4%		16.5	871^st of 1009 public elementary schools	13.7%	50	8.6	34.4	45.6				29.7	15.9	30.5	25.3				24.2	26.3	41.7	29.1				32.9					$15,459	$1,780	$12,690
White Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4840 Chickasaw Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8900	795	46	17.2	34.4%	150 (18.9%)	438 (55.1%)	140 (17.6%)	25 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.0%)	58.6	387^th of 1019 public elementary schools	62.0%		67.7	259^th of 1009 public elementary schools	74.3%	128	46.9	49.5	33.9				42.9	55.8	65.6	39.8				52.8	48.7	53.8	44.1				48.5					$14,754	$1,413	$12,544
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1082 Berclair	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 591-7267	307	21	14.3	44.7%	6 (2.0%)	92 (30.0%)	208 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.3	538^th of 1019 public elementary schools	47.2%		34.9	678^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.8%	140	41.0	47.7	48.9				46.1	28.2	43.2	42.2				38.3	43.6	38.6	44.4				42.2					$17,430	$1,413	$15,651
Richland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 Rich Rd	Memphis	38120	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-2148	911	57	15.9	18.9%	464 (50.9%)	289 (31.7%)	67 (7.4%)	46 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.8%)	89.1	96^th of 1019 public elementary schools	90.6%		91.6	77^th of 1009 public elementary schools	92.4%	19	60.8	68.1	81.1				69.3	68.0	66.0	70.5				68.0	64.2	65.2	73.8				67.4					$14,373	$924	$12,742
Grahamwood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3950 Summer Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5952	887	57	15.5	39.5%	184 (20.7%)	272 (30.7%)	317 (35.7%)	41 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.1%)	45.9	548^th of 1019 public elementary schools	46.2%		55.4	415^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.9%	133	28.7	42.3	43.5				38.6	33.1	47.9	50.0				44.1	29.5	43.7	55.5				43.4					$16,005	$1,679	$13,413
Compass Community School Berclair Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3880 Forrest	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 323-2162	229	21	10.9	44.6%	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	216 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.8	509^th of 1019 public elementary schools	50.0%		37.3	639^th of 1009 public elementary schools	36.7%	130	34.8	55.6	32.0	55.6	57.7	44.0	47.1	34.8	59.3	44.0	48.1	30.8	24.0	40.5	39.1	48.1	16.0	37.0	50.0	32.0	37.3	37.0	50.0	20.0	35.9	$15,442	$1,354	$13,722
Kingsbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4055 Bayliss Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6020	513	40	12.8	48.8%	20 (3.9%)	127 (24.8%)	352 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	21.4	840^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.5	853^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	15.5%	13	12.7	34.7	25.4				24.7	24.2	25.0	31.7				26.9	31.7	36.1	33.3				33.8					$16,156	$1,926	$13,144
Wells Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Wells Station Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2172	633	50	12.6	38.8%	53 (8.4%)	62 (9.8%)	503 (79.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	61.7	351^st of 1019 public elementary schools	65.6%		58.7	370^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.3%	19	38.0	65.0	25.6				42.6	60.6	51.3	47.7				52.7	59.2	67.1	39.5				54.7					$15,732	$1,643	$13,135
Treadwell Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3538 Given Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6130	874	49	17.8	45.6%	25 (2.9%)	298 (34.1%)	531 (60.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	9	947^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.1	984^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.5%	37	11.3	10.9	11.5				11.2	22.4	21.8	15.2				19.8	24.6	24.0	21.1				23.2					$13,887	$1,495	$11,431

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Aurora Collegiate Academy ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Aurora Collegiate Academy?

Students at Aurora Collegiate Academy are 91% Hispanic, 8% African American.

What district is Aurora Collegiate Academy in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Aurora Collegiate Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Aurora Collegiate Academy.

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