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Hanley K-8 School

Q: Is Hanley K-8 School a good school?

Hanley K-8 School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hanley K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Hanley K-8 School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hanley K-8 School?

Students at Hanley K-8 School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hanley K-8 School is a small elementary school in Memphis, TN, that serves 358 students in grades PK through 5 as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that ranks among the lowest in Tennessee. Despite its K-8 name, the school currently enrolls no middle school grades. Hanley's academic ranking has fallen sharply over the past three years — from the 4th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 0th percentile in 2025-2026 — making it one of the very lowest-performing schools in Tennessee. Among the neighborhood schools analyzed here, Hanley is a stark outlier: nearby Cherokee Elementary and Idlewild Elementary achieve far stronger results while operating in the same district.

Academic proficiency at Hanley is critically low across every subject. In the most recent school year, just 8.5% of students scored proficient in math, 10.0% in English language arts, and 9.9% in science — less than half the district average in each subject and roughly 30 percentage points below state averages. The 5th grade cohort is especially concerning, with only 5.9% of students proficient in math, ELA, and science alike. Nearby Cherokee Elementary's 5th graders, by contrast, score 31.7% in math and 36.6% in ELA, while Idlewild Elementary's 5th graders score 53.6% and 67.9%. Hanley's performance is also trending downward: math proficiency fell from 12.8% to 8.5% in a single year.

Attendance may be the most pressing issue. More than half of Hanley's students — 52.0% — were chronically absent in the most recent school year, a rate nearly double the district's 30.2% and nearly triple the state's 18.3%. This represents a sharp jump from 40.2% the year before. The contrast with nearby schools is striking: Idlewild Elementary and Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus post chronic absenteeism rates of just 7.5% and 19.9%, showing that consistent attendance is achievable in the same community. Hanley also spends $16,113 per student — more than Idlewild's $14,776 per student — so the dramatic gap in outcomes cannot be explained by funding alone. With attendance falling, scores declining, and statewide rankings at the bottom, Hanley is a school in urgent need of intervention.

358

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,113

Per pupil spending ?

680 Hanley Street
Memphis, TN 38114

(901) 416-0527

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Hispanic:

3.6%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2024 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (9% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

1,014^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2024

From bottom 4% (2024) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^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	3.5	1014 of 1019	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	990 of 1009	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	980 of 1018	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	492 of 498	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	473 of 498	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	445 of 498	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	965 of 986	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	932 of 990	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	814 of 823	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	822 of 843	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	754 of 853	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	944 of 984	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	951 of 991	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2024)1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts10%-31 vs state

Science10%-37 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 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
Hanley K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Hanley Street	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-0527	572	29	19.8		3 (0.5%)	544 (95.1%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3.5	1014^th of 1019 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.7	990^th of 1009 public elementary schools	1.9%	24	9.4	10.5	5.9				8.5	11.8	13.2	5.9				10.0	11.3	13.2	5.9				9.9					$16,113	$1,950	$12,961
Dunbar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2606 Select Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5000	198	16	12.1	94.3%	3 (1.5%)	189 (95.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20	854^th of 1019 public elementary schools	16.2%		9.8	943^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	6.5%	89	27.0	21.4	6.7				18.9	36.1	25.0	13.3				25.5	35.1	46.4	10.0				30.5					$18,705	$1,533	$15,527
Bethel Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2459 Arlington Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5012	299	20	14.9	95.9%	4 (1.3%)	278 (93.0%)	11 (3.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9.9	940^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.4	972^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	3.7%	32	17.1	16.7	< 5%				11.6	34.1	16.2	8.3				20.2	19.5	13.9	14.3				16.1					$17,572	$2,303	$14,091
Peabody Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2086 Young Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4606	324	19	17.0	72.5%	18 (5.6%)	280 (86.4%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	23.8	816^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.9%		21.7	828^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.9%	12	27.5	13.3	13.8				18.4	35.0	37.8	34.5				36.0	35.0	33.3	27.6				32.5					$16,586	$1,502	$14,042
Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2718 Lamar Avenue	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 743-6700	188	17	11.0		4 (2.1%)	121 (64.4%)	62 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7.3	972^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	4.6%		14.4	893^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	11.5%	79	9.5	32.0	15.8	< 5%	< 5%	14.3	13.1	9.5	16.0	5.3	< 5%	17.4	9.5	10.8	9.5	24.0	15.8	< 5%	13.0	14.3	13.8	9.5	47.8	9.5	23.1	$15,751	$1,441	$13,944
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3061 Kimball Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5028	368	25	15.0	96.2%	1 (0.3%)	329 (89.4%)	35 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	45.7	552^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	45.8%		37.5	635^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.1%	83	42.3	42.9	31.7				39.6	40.4	23.2	36.6				32.9	50.0	50.0	58.5				52.3					$16,964	$2,043	$13,386
Idlewild Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1950 Linden Ave	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4566	588	37	15.8	50.0%	240 (40.8%)	240 (40.8%)	36 (6.1%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.9%)	84.9	120^th of 1019 public elementary schools	88.2%		88.5	95^th of 1009 public elementary schools	90.6%	25	50.5	65.5	53.6				56.9	64.4	72.7	67.9				68.5	61.9	75.5	69.0				68.9					$14,776	$1,171	$12,620
Rozelle Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	993 Roland	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4612	227	21	11.0	84.5%	0 (0.0%)	221 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	38.7	649^th of 1019 public elementary schools	36.3%		14.2	896^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.2%	247	25.9	34.5	25.8				28.7	37.0	51.7	41.9				43.7	33.3	51.7	38.7				41.4					$19,287	$1,415	$16,430
Cornerstone Prep Lester Campus School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	320 Carpenter Street	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 416-3640	0											23.8	817^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.8%					(n/a)	45.5	28.6	22.2				31.7	31.8	26.8	22.2				26.9	29.5	37.5	26.7				31.7					$18,220	$2,295	$15,925
Compass Community School Binghampton Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	2540 Hale Avenue	Memphis	38112	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 866-9084	215	14	15.3		9 (4.2%)	53 (24.7%)	146 (67.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	18.8	866^th of 1019 public elementary schools	15.0%		21.7	827^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.0%	39	25.0	19.0	28.0	30.8	8.7	20.0	22.1	30.0	23.8	20.0	15.4	< 5%	20.0	18.6	25.0	42.9	24.0	23.1	8.7	24.0	24.3	26.9	17.4	28.0	24.3	$16,051	$1,339	$14,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Hanley K-8 School

Is Hanley K-8 School a good school?

Hanley K-8 School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hanley K-8 School?

Students at Hanley K-8 School are 95% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hanley K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Hanley K-8 School.

What district is Hanley K-8 School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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