📍 4921 Winchester RD, Memphis, Shelby County, 38118
Memphis School of Excellence is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Memphis School of Excellence enrolls 526 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 44% Black or African American and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 282 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 229 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.3% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Memphis School of Excellence is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 84.
Memphis School of Excellence 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 526 students, Memphis School of Excellence is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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