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Frayser-Corning Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

988^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Frayser-Corning Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Memphis, TN, serving 347 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked 137th out of 141 districts in Tennessee. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 1–3% of all Tennessee elementary schools over the past four years and earned zero stars on SchoolDigger. In 2025–2026, it placed 988th out of 1,019 elementary schools statewide, putting it in the 3rd percentile.

Academically, Frayser-Corning Elementary School trails district and state averages in every subject. In 2025–2026, 16.5% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 24.6% for the district and 40.6% for the state. Science proficiency was just 5.8%, versus 28.4% for the district and 46.9% for the state. Only 6.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in math, compared to 26.3% for the district and 42.6% for the state. Chronic absenteeism is a serious concern: 45.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, down from 53.6% the prior year but still more than double the state rate of 18.3%. Per-pupil spending was $14,843, and the student-teacher ratio was roughly 19–22:1.

Comparisons to nearby schools are striking. Delano Elementary, just over a mile away, sits at the 80th percentile statewide, while Memphis STEM Academy is at the 60th percentile. Frayser-Corning's science proficiency of 5.8% is dramatically below Westside Elementary School (18.1%), Hawkins Mill Elementary School (16.5%), and Whitney Elementary School (17.1%). However, its 3rd grade ELA proficiency of 25.4% beats several nearby schools, including Westside (14.9%), Hawkins Mill (14.6%), and Georgian Hills Elementary School (14.3%). That strength fades by 4th grade, when ELA drops to 7.3%. The school shows early signs of upward movement, improving from the 0th to the 3rd percentile statewide, with subgroup effectiveness for African American and low-socioeconomic-status students rising to the 8th percentile. Chronic absenteeism improved from 53.6% to 45.4%, but remains far above Hawkins Mill (8.3%) and Delano (11.9%).

347

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,843

Per pupil spending ?

1602 Dellwood Avenue
Memphis, TN 38127

(901) 416-3840

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.8%

Hispanic:

1.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2023 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg44%

988^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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SchoolDigger rating ?

104^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	988 of 1019	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.7	1004 of 1009	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1016 of 1018	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1010 of 1020	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	460 of 498	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	496 of 498	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	497 of 498	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	486 of 500	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	981 of 986	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	989 of 990	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	938 of 989	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	761 of 823	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	837 of 843	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	853 of 853	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	972 of 984	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	968 of 987	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)8th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts16%-24 vs state

Mathematics7%-36 vs state

Science6%-41 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
Frayser-Corning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Dellwood Avenue	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3840	358	19	19.0		2 (0.6%)	347 (96.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5.9	988^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.0%		3.7	1004^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.5%	16	6.7							25.4	7.3	12.1				16.5	6.7		9.1				5.8					$14,843	$1,698	$11,979
Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1940 Frayser Boulevard	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3936	649	43	15.0		7 (1.1%)	628 (96.8%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	28.7	769^th of 1019 public elementary schools	24.5%		32.7	704^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.2%	65	24.2	53.3	35.6				38.2	15.2	34.3	17.0				22.6	12.4	52.3	34.9				33.8					$15,674	$1,442	$14,232
Whitney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1219 Whitney Avenue	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3949	359	19	18.8		0 (0.0%)	354 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10.5	931^st of 1019 public elementary schools	8.6%		8.8	955^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.4%	24	21.7		5.7				11.4	19.1	19.0	28.6				21.8	17.4	11.9	22.9				17.1					$14,874	$1,438	$12,238
Delano Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1716 Delano Ave	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3932	315	21	15.0	91.4%	1 (0.3%)	294 (93.3%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	74	204^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.0%		56	408^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.6%	204	55.9	76.2	64.5				66.4	55.9	50.0	58.1				54.2	38.2	66.7	51.6				53.3					$17,607	$1,483	$14,879
Compass Community School Frayser Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3690 Thomas Street	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 358-7431	204	18	11.6		4 (2.0%)	60 (29.4%)	139 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33.6	712^th of 1019 public elementary schools	30.1%		21.6	829^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.8%	117	33.3	40.9	21.4	42.9	27.3	41.2	35.0	23.8	36.4	14.3	42.9	13.6	37.5	28.4	23.8	40.9	14.3	28.6	13.6	35.3	26.5	57.1	45.5	35.3	46.7	$16,033	$1,454	$14,213
Memphis STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2180 Frayser Boulevard	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 708-3001	243	18	13.5		0 (0.0%)	209 (86.0%)	31 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	57.5	405^th of 1019 public elementary schools	60.3%		54.9	419^th of 1009 public elementary schools	58.5%	14	39.0	52.4	54.5				48.3	43.9	57.1	48.5				50.0	47.5	45.2	42.4				45.2					$16,820	$1,492	$14,962
Georgian Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Leweir Street	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-0853	269	18	14.9		1 (0.4%)	255 (94.8%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5	1008^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.1%		10.8	934^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.4%	74	7.1		15.6				8.1	14.3		6.7				7.3	11.9						5.6					$15,328	$2,052	$12,137
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3347 Dawn Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3725	325	22	14.9	98.6%	13 (4.0%)	284 (87.4%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	9.4	945^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.3%		4.8	998^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.1%	53	27.7	8.7	10.7				15.4	14.9	26.1	16.1				18.8	21.3	23.9	10.7				18.1					$16,766	$1,558	$13,766
Libertas School of Memphis	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	3777 Edenburg Drive	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 609-3611	515	21	24.5		62 (12.0%)	413 (80.2%)	26 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	42.8	596^th of 1019 public elementary schools	41.5%		33.4	700^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.6%	104	30.8	29.4	43.1	42.2	40.7		37.2	33.8	36.0	41.2	37.5	22.0		33.9	37.9	33.3	33.3	48.4	33.9		37.8	57.8	54.2		56.1	$18,438	$1,681	$16,757
Lucie E. Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3232 Birchfield Dr	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1000	629	35	18.2	94.0%	11 (1.7%)	572 (90.9%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	12.1	920^th of 1019 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.5	958^th of 1009 public elementary schools	5.1%	38	10.3		6.2				5.3	39.2	6.0	21.5				21.9	19.0		17.2				12.8					$14,879	$2,171	$11,688

Frequently Asked Questions about Frayser-Corning Elementary School

What district is Frayser-Corning Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Frayser-Corning Elementary School?

Students at Frayser-Corning Elementary School are 97% African American, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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Frayser-Corning Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Frayser-Corning Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Frayser-Corning Elementary School.

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