Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Memphis

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B+
Schools in Memphis · Memphis Community Schools

Memphis’s public schools outscore 72% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Memphis, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
50%
▲ 5 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
709 students on the public path
In brief

Memphis’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1014 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Memphis’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 35% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,899 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Memphis JuniorSenior High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Memphis’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 72% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1014)Better than 81%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 390 test results could put Memphis anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Memphis’s students in the tested grades sat them (390 in math, 391 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Memphis Elementary SchoolMemphis Community SchoolsB−
6–12Memphis JuniorSenior High SchoolMemphis Community SchoolsB

Memphis’s public schools are run by Memphis Community Schools, which also serves Richmond, Riley and Wales. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Memphis Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 709 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,899MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 45.4% · 391 students tested
Math35%
State average 33.6% · 390 students tested

Memphis vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MemphisB+Memphis
RichmondA−Richmond PK–12 · Armada Area Schools PK–12 · Memphis PK–12
RileyBMemphis PK–12 · Capac PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Memphis with Memphis, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Memphis

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

District schools in Memphisby address
Memphis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
321 students13:1Rate it →
Memphis JuniorSenior High School
High · Grades 6–12
B
388 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Memphis’s schools

Are Memphis’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Memphis children attend outscore 72% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Memphis in?

Memphis Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 709 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Memphis spend per student?

$14,899 in Memphis Community Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Memphis families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Memphis → They have their own page.

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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.