Summary:
ZIP code 38106 is home to just one middle school, Veritas College Preparatory School, serving grades 6–8 with 137 students in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. Veritas Veritas College Preparatory School is the only middle school option in this area, so this summary focuses entirely on its performance and characteristics.
Veritas ranks very low compared to other middle schools: it is 137th out of 141 middle schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and 565th out of 594 schools statewide, placing it in the bottom 5% of Tennessee. Academic proficiency is critically low across all subjects—math (10.2%), English language arts (11.6%), science (10.1%), and social studies (19.4%)—leaving large gaps compared to state averages of 43.0%, 40.6%, 46.9%, and 51.4%, respectively. The school spends $19,447 per student, which is high relative to its outcomes, and it has received 0 stars in state ratings for three consecutive years. While there were modest year-over-year improvements in math (+2.7 points), ELA (+2.6), and social studies (+3.0), science declined by 1.8 points. Chronic absenteeism is 21.6%, better than the district average of 30.2% but above the state’s 18.3%.
For parents, the key takeaway is that Veritas is facing serious academic challenges, with proficiency rates around 10–19% in core subjects, far below both district and state levels. The only relative bright spot is 6th-grade social studies, where 29.8% of students are proficient, slightly above the district’s 27.4% for that grade. The school’s high spending combined with low test scores raises questions about how resources are being used, and the lack of reported free/reduced lunch data and student-teacher ratio limits a fuller understanding of the school community. While chronic absenteeism is better than the district average, it remains a concern. Overall, Veritas is a school in need of significant support, and parents considering this area should be aware of its low performance and limited comparative options.
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