📍 5221 Raleigh Lagrange RD, Memphis, Shelby County, 38134
Memphis Rise Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 766 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 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Memphis Rise Academy enrolls 766 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 561 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 160 | 21% |
| White | 21 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Memphis Rise Academy 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 30, state house district 98.
Memphis Rise Academy 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 766 students, Memphis Rise Academy 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
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