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University Middle School

Q: Is University Middle School a good school?

Yes! University Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 25 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend University Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended University Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of University Middle School?

Students at University Middle School are 53% White, 33% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

University Middle School serves 264 students in grades 6–8 on Fogelman Drive in Memphis, TN, and belongs to University Schools - Memphis, a district ranked 4th out of 141 districts statewide. The school itself ranks 25th out of 594 Tennessee middle schools (96th percentile, 5 stars), with 2025-2026 TNReady proficiency rates of 63.6% in math, 70.1% in English language arts, 74.2% in science, and 80.0% in social studies — all 20 to 30 points above state averages.

University is a dramatic academic outlier compared to most schools within a few miles. Nearly all nearby middle schools belong to Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked 137th out of 141. White Station Middle, the strongest traditional option in the area, trails University by roughly 21 percentage points in every subject, while schools like Colonial Middle, Bellevue Middle, and Kingsbury Middle post proficiency rates in the single digits or teens. The closest peer is Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, ranked 28th statewide; the two schools trade leads by subject, with Maxine Smith slightly ahead in ELA, science, and social studies and University ahead in math. University also spends about $13,446 per student — less than nearby charters like Veritas College Preparatory ($19,447) and Lester Prep ($18,343) that produce far lower scores.

With just 264 students, University is far smaller than nearby schools such as White Station (1,127 students) and Colonial (1,034), which may allow for more individual attention. Test results are strong across student subgroups, with African American and White students at University both placing in the top 10% statewide for their respective groups. The school's strongest subject is social studies, where proficiency climbs from 67.7% in 6th grade to 88.3% in 8th grade; math is the relative weakness, dipping from 68.8% in 6th grade to 50.0% in 8th grade, though still well above the state average. Overall, University Middle School is one of the highest-performing middle schools in the Memphis area and the entire state.

264

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,446

Per pupil spending ?

330 Fogelman Drive
Memphis, TN 38152

(901) 678-4200

District: University Schools - Memphis

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

African American:

33.3%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (72% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Tennessee middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

Tennessee avg44%

25^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 4%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 141University Schools - Memphis among Tennessee districts

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)

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

African American (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies80%+29 vs state

Science74%+27 vs state

English Language Arts70%+30 vs state

Mathematics64%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)				TNReady Geometry (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 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 6th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Geometry 7th Grade	TNReady Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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 Drive	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools - Memphis	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0											94.6	25^th of 594 public middle schools	95.8%					(n/a)	68.8	66.3	50.0	63.6	73.1	65.9	71.4	70.1			≥ 95%	≥ 95%				75.3	78.0	65.3	74.2	67.7	85.6	88.3	80.0	$13,446	$219	$13,068
Sherwood Middle School	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	96.8%	4 (0.6%)	468 (69.9%)	185 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	4.2	584^th of 594 public middle schools	1.7%		5	576^th of 583 public middle schools	1.2%	8	< 5%	< 5%	6.1	< 5%	8.8	< 5%	< 5%	5.7								9.1	10.2	14.1	11.1	11.2	15.0	8.0	11.4	$14,013	$1,948	$11,204
Lester Prep	Public, Charter	6-8	320 Carpenter Street	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%)	13.6	517^th of 594 public middle schools	13.0%		13.3	512^th of 583 public middle schools	12.2%	5	13.6	5.6	15.3	11.9	16.3	16.7	5.2	13.0								21.0	25.9	18.6	21.6	39.5	33.3	13.6	29.9	$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	29.4%	120 (30.2%)	215 (54.2%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	94.5	28^th of 594 public middle schools	95.3%		98.8	4^th of 583 public middle schools	99.3%	24	48.4	74.2	59.1	60.7	72.0	80.5	72.5	75.1			93.8	94.4		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	73.9	75.5	80.3	76.4	83.4	82.4	83.1	83.0	$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	97.8%	39 (5.9%)	222 (33.5%)	374 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	7.1	569^th of 594 public middle schools	4.2%		9	549^th of 583 public middle schools	5.8%	20	< 5%	11.8	9.0	8.2	9.0	9.3	9.9	9.4								14.7	20.2	16.4	17.0	15.0	21.0	16.0	17.4	$14,256	$1,747	$11,810
Colonial Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1370 Colonial Road	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8980	1,088	56	19.6	79.6%	31 (2.8%)	584 (53.7%)	423 (38.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.0%)	29.4	436^th of 594 public middle schools	26.6%		30.2	419^th of 583 public middle schools	28.1%	17	11.0	22.0	22.9	19.0	32.7	27.1	19.7	26.1			64.3	64.3				28.2	38.0	33.4	33.5	36.1	47.4	35.5	39.8	$13,858	$1,407	$11,661
Kingsbury Middle School	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	98.3%	36 (7.2%)	100 (19.9%)	343 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	7.5	566^th of 594 public middle schools	4.7%		6.6	563^rd of 583 public middle schools	3.4%	3	13.4	7.6	7.9	9.5	17.9	7.6	< 5%	9.4								17.2	17.0	16.4	16.9	20.9	16.5	15.8	17.6	$12,315	$1,935	$10,013
American Way Middle School	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	87.0%	2 (0.3%)	416 (62.0%)	234 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	9.1	553^rd of 594 public middle schools	6.9%		10.4	527^th of 583 public middle schools	9.6%	26	5.7	10.8	13.9	10.1	15.6	10.3	5.6	10.5								19.4	12.0	23.5	18.6	21.0	13.0	25.6	20.2	$15,004	$2,216	$11,901
White Station Middle School	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	45.7%	263 (24.1%)	465 (42.6%)	198 (18.1%)	80 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.7%)	72.1	137^th of 594 public middle schools	76.9%		79.4	85^th of 583 public middle schools	85.4%	52	38.9	50.6	36.3	42.4	54.1	50.1	43.7	49.3		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	≥ 95%		≥ 95%	≥ 95%	54.3	55.1	44.9	52.0	61.0	60.6	55.1	58.9	$13,651	$1,299	$11,699
Veritas College Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-8	1500 Dunn Avenue	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 526-1900	135	11	12.2	94.8%	0 (0.0%)	125 (92.6%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	7.5	565^th of 594 public middle schools	4.9%		6.3	566^th of 583 public middle schools	2.9%	1	8.5	9.8	12.5	10.2	10.6	12.2	12.2	11.6								12.8	9.8	7.3	10.1	29.8	14.6	12.2	19.4	$19,447	$1,512	$17,569

Frequently Asked Questions about University Middle School

What district is University Middle School in?

University Schools - Memphis

What is the racial makeup of University Middle School?

Students at University Middle School are 53% White, 33% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend University Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended University Middle School.

Is University Middle School a good school?

Yes! University Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 25^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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