📍 1370 Colonial RD, Memphis, Shelby County, 38117
Colonial Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 1,000 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Colonial Middle enrolls 1,000 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 559 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 365 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4% |
| White | 26 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Colonial Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 87.
Colonial Middle is one of 222 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The district serves 111,124 students district-wide and employs 6,885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,000 students, Colonial Middle is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large