Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38122

Summary:

The 38122 zip code area of Memphis, Tennessee is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. This diverse educational landscape reveals stark contrasts in academic performance, with some schools significantly outperforming the district and state averages, while others struggle to meet proficiency standards.

At the top of the pack is Grahamwood Elementary, which ranks 215 out of 1,008 Tennessee elementary schools and boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This school consistently outperforms the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district and the state in Math, English Language Arts, and Science proficiency. Another standout is Aurora Collegiate Academy, a charter school that excels in Math and Science, particularly in the upper elementary grades.

In contrast, Kingsbury High School and the two middle schools, Treadwell Middle and Kingsbury Middle, struggle with low proficiency rates, ranking in the bottom 25% of their respective school types in Tennessee. This disparity in academic performance suggests that factors beyond just student demographics, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the wide performance gap.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				TNReady Mathematics (2024)							TNReady English Language Arts (2024)							TNReady Algebra I (2024)		TNReady Algebra II (2024)	TNReady Biology I (2024)				TNReady English I (2024)		TNReady English II (2024)			TNReady Geometry (2024)			TNReady Science (2024)							TNReady Social Studies (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	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
Berclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Perkins Rd	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8800	627	50	12.6		92 (14.7%)	135 (21.5%)	368 (58.7%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	15.5	886^th of 1018 public elementary schools	13.0%		15.9	872^nd of 1020 public elementary schools	14.5%	14	19.5	18.4	20.7				19.5	20.7	19.5	13.8				18.0																34.1	25.3	21.8				27.0					$14,536	$2,794	$10,871
Grahamwood Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3950 Summer Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-5952	887	57	15.5		184 (20.7%)	272 (30.7%)	317 (35.7%)	41 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.1%)	72.4	218^th of 1018 public elementary schools	78.6%		64	304^th of 1020 public elementary schools	70.2%	86	47.6	42.4	57.8				50.2	55.2	59.3	49.1				53.9																60.5	51.7	47.4				53.0					$14,776	$2,477	$11,524
Kingsbury High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1270 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6060	1,327	78	16.9		60 (4.5%)	382 (28.8%)	827 (62.3%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.1%)	14.3	347^th of 392 public high schools	11.5%		14.4	339^th of 384 public high schools	11.7%	8																	14.3	29.3	15.8	13.0	19.0	7.0	5.9	15.4	27.8	26.2	9.2	6.3	7.6												$12,741	$2,637	$9,513
Kingsbury Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	1328 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-6060	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Treadwell Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3538 Given Ave	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6130	874	49	17.8		25 (2.9%)	298 (34.1%)	531 (60.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	5.9	1001^st of 1018 public elementary schools	1.7%		11.9	932^nd of 1020 public elementary schools	8.6%	69	15.3	6.7	5.4				9.2	8.6	14.0	7.9				10.1																17.4	16.0	9.0				14.1					$12,889	$2,566	$9,811
Kingsbury Middle	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		36 (7.2%)	100 (19.9%)	343 (68.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	8.8	561^st of 587 public middle schools	4.4%		6.5	580^th of 594 public middle schools	2.4%	19				16.2	10.8	11.4	12.8				6.7	10.7	10.7	9.4																			8.7	25.8	16.9	17.2	5.4	8.7	5.4	6.5	$12,229	$2,704	$9,210
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		39 (5.9%)	222 (33.5%)	374 (56.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.6%)	15.4	504^th of 587 public middle schools	14.1%		12.5	529^th of 594 public middle schools	10.9%	25				7.4	10.6	7.6	8.6				14.4	12.7	9.0	12.2	20.0	20.0																	22.9	32.4	11.5	22.7	21.4	44.4	11.4	26.3	$13,598	$2,652	$9,792
Compass Community School Berclair Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	3880 Forrest	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 323-2162	229	21	10.9		3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	216 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	864^th of 1018 public elementary schools	15.1%		21.4	807^th of 1020 public elementary schools	20.9%	57	8.3	30.4	34.8	8.3	25.9	15.4	20.4	16.7	20.0	52.2	12.5	25.9		21.5																12.5	24.0	13.0	8.3	22.2	7.7	14.8		29.6	7.7	13.0	$16,111	$3,701	$12,095
Aurora Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4841 Summer AVE	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 249-4615	330	24	13.7		4 (1.2%)	26 (7.9%)	297 (90.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23	813^th of 1018 public elementary schools	20.1%		19.6	831^st of 1020 public elementary schools	18.5%	18	23.5	44.4	40.4				35.7	15.7	24.4	22.9				20.8																21.6	20.0	22.9				21.5					$15,758	$3,684	$11,759

Cities Near Zip Code 38122

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Memphis	0.57 mi	248	330^th
Bartlett	4.44 mi	21	54^th
Cordova	5.57 mi	10	319^th
Germantown	5.72 mi	16	92^nd
Millington	9.41 mi	10	292^nd

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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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