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Leadership Preparatory Charter School

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Leadership Preparatory Charter School ranks 574 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Leadership Preparatory Charter School serves 462 students in grades K-8 in Memphis, TN, operating within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that ranks near the bottom of Tennessee. Despite that context, Leadership Prep ranks in the 44th percentile of Tennessee schools for 2025-2026 — a far stronger position than any of its nearby traditional public school neighbors. The closest schools like Willow Oaks Elementary School and Parkway Village Elementary School rank in the 21st percentile, while South Park Elementary School and Sherwood Elementary School sit in the single digits.

Academically, Leadership Prep outperforms every nearby school in math, ELA, and science. For example, 43% of students are proficient in math, compared to 30.2% at Parkway Village and just 9.1% at South Park. Science proficiency is 52%, well ahead of Sherwood's 20.5% and Sharpe Elementary School's 14.8%. The school's strongest results come in middle school, with 8th graders scoring far above state averages in math, science, and social studies. However, early literacy is a concern: only 25% of 3rd graders are proficient in ELA, below the already low district average. On a positive note, the school shows exceptional results for high-need subgroups — African American, low-income, and English learner students all perform in the top quarter statewide.

One challenge is chronic absenteeism, which rose to 34.3% in 2024-2025, well above the state rate. This is striking because the school still produces strong academics despite the attendance issues, suggesting even greater potential if attendance improves. Leadership Prep also spends more per pupil than most nearby schools at $17,160, with a student-teacher ratio around 15:1. Its consistent K-8 model and strong middle school results suggest that students who stay through the grades tend to develop well. For parents weighing options in the area, Leadership Prep stands out as a charter school delivering notably stronger outcomes than the traditional public schools within a few miles.

462

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,160

Per pupil spending ?

4190 Elliston Road
Memphis, TN 38111

(901) 512-4495

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.0%

Hispanic:

27.5%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2021 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2021

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

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 18% Tennessee)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

Elementary school

574^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 35 pts since 2021

From bottom 9% (2021) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

147^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 54 pts since 2023

From bottom 22% (2023) to top 25% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	44.3	574 of 1019	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	498 of 1009	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	413 of 1018	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	734 of 1020	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	845 of 1000	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	895 of 983	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	105 of 498	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	86 of 498	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	70 of 498	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	213 of 500	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	313 of 483	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	308 of 411	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	17 of 211	91.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	412 of 986	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	359 of 990	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	709 of 989	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	795 of 975	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	822 of 945	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	322 of 458	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	195 of 424	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	191 of 415	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	192 of 823	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	157 of 843	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	64 of 853	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	44.2	472 of 865	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	616 of 858	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	651 of 823	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	558 of 984	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	469 of 991	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	676 of 987	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	836 of 980	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	905 of 941	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	147 of 594	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	219 of 583	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	211 of 587	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.2	465 of 594	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	25 of 328	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	44 of 312	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	45 of 318	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	40.2	167 of 316	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	201 of 299	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	198 of 546	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	280 of 554	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	439 of 560	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	391 of 552	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	133 of 302	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	144 of 286	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	127 of 285	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	142 of 285	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	34 of 478	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	78.7	52 of 490	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	27 of 510	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	29.4	376 of 514	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	332 of 495	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	233 of 550	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	142 of 560	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	25.9	421 of 557	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	505 of 540	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+41 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies59%+8 vs state

Science52%+5 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

English Language Arts35%-5 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
Leadership Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4190 Elliston Road	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 512-4495	437	29	15.0		10 (2.3%)	320 (73.2%)	97 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	44.3	574^th of 1019 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.9	498^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.6%	76	39.6	32.7	43.2	45.6	29.5	63.2	43.0	25.0	30.9	45.9	36.8	29.5	43.9	35.2	35.4	43.6	35.1	59.6	61.4	70.2	52.0	45.6	54.5	75.4	58.9	$17,160	$1,478	$15,316
Willow Oaks Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4417 Willow Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2196	607	38	15.8	92.3%	20 (3.3%)	219 (36.1%)	355 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	24.7	808^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.7%		23.7	806^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.1%	2	20.9	34.9	25.6				27.6	25.6	39.3	31.4				32.5	24.2	40.4	31.4				32.5					$14,473	$1,531	$11,987
South Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Getwell Road	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5024	494	36	13.7	94.6%	17 (3.4%)	189 (38.3%)	279 (56.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	8.6	951^st of 1019 public elementary schools	6.7%		8.4	960^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.9%	9	7.1	5.5	15.5				9.1	19.6	13.9	17.2				16.7	30.4	23.3	19.0				24.1					$16,043	$1,885	$12,969
Campus School Kimball	Public	K-5	3749 Kimball Avenue	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	University Schools - Memphis	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 678-5510																			(n/a)	50.0	70.0	31.8				50.0	61.1	70.0	50.0				60.0	44.4	70.0	50.0				55.0
Getwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2795 Getwell Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0267	551	30	18.3	95.1%	14 (2.5%)	419 (76.0%)	114 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10.3	932^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	8.5%		9.7	945^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.3%	13	9.3	22.7	15.9				16.7	24.1	20.0	17.7				20.4	27.8	20.0	20.6				22.4					$14,949	$1,974	$11,734
Parkway Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Claudette Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0870	828	56	14.7		13 (1.6%)	359 (43.4%)	451 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	24.7	809^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.6%		23.9	803^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	20.4%	6	20.2	52.3	19.7				30.2	22.1	34.6	15.0				23.4	27.9	47.7	31.0				35.3					$14,796	$1,644	$12,024
Empower Memphis Career and College Prep School	Public, Charter	K-2	4775 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 877-4296																			(n/a)
Memphis Merit Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4075 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 617-3690	355	20	17.7		0 (0.0%)	338 (95.2%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9.8	942^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.8	965^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.4%	23	10.5	12.3	16.4	8.0	13.2		12.1	27.6	17.5	20.0	8.0	18.4		18.6	22.4	28.1	20.4	26.0	31.6		25.3	8.0	15.8		11.4	$14,046	$1,385	$12,294
Sherwood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 Robinhood Lane	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4864	548	33	16.6	93.0%	10 (1.8%)	350 (63.9%)	175 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	9.9	938^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.9%		5.5	992^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	1.7%	54	14.9	12.9	8.5				12.1	17.6	29.4	21.1				23.2	23.5	16.5	22.5				20.5					$15,304	$1,937	$11,963
Sharpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3431 Sharpe Rd	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5020	304	22	13.8	96.5%	2 (0.7%)	113 (37.2%)	185 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.5	982^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.8	926^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.2%	56	14.6	23.4	10.9				16.3	14.3	12.8	15.2				14.1	14.3	17.0	13.0				14.8					$17,225	$1,666	$14,112

Frequently Asked Questions about Leadership Preparatory Charter School

What district is Leadership Preparatory Charter School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Leadership Preparatory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Leadership Preparatory Charter School.

Is Leadership Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Leadership Preparatory Charter School ranks 574^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Leadership Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Leadership Preparatory Charter School are 68% African American, 27% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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