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Schools in Memphis

Memphis’s public schools

Pickens County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Memphis. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 8% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.7
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,210 students on the public path
In brief

Memphis’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Memphis’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Gordo Elementary School places highest (better than 67%); Aliceville Elementary School lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Memphis, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Gordo High School, Aliceville High School and Pickens County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Memphis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pickens County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pickens County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,210 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 19.7 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$15,040AL $13,926 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 47.3% · 1252 students tested
Math13%
State average 27.2% · 1256 students tested

Memphis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Memphis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Memphis—Pickens County

Every school in Memphis

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Memphisin other towns
Gordo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Gordo
B+
545 students18:1Rate it →
Aliceville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Aliceville
D
415 students19:1Rate it →
Reform Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Reform
C−
174 students15:1Rate it →
Pickens County High School
High · Grades 5–12 · Reform
D
265 students17:1Rate it →
Gordo High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Gordo
C
473 students22:1Rate it →
Aliceville High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Aliceville
D
338 students27:1Rate it →

Questions about Memphis’s schools

Are Memphis’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Memphis. Pickens County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Memphis. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Memphis in?

Pickens County School District.

Where do Memphis kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Gordo High School, Aliceville High School and Pickens County High School.

Parents talk

What Memphis families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.