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Douglass Elementary/Middle

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1650 Ash St, Memphis, TN 38108 · (901) 416-5946 · Part of Shelby County School District

Memphis’ School Grade D better than 6% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
393
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Douglass Elementary/Middle

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Memphis kids: 33 middle schools

On the path

Where Memphis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Douglass Elementary/MiddleYou are here
6–833 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts4%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1650 Ash St, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten35
Grade 149
Grade 247
Grade 340
Grade 434
Grade 537
Grade 656
Grade 737
Grade 847
Enrollment over time
421’20
393’21
474’22
484’23
393’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Douglass Elementary/Middle from Memphis families.

Other schools in Shelby County School District

The district →
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C−
1,509 students
Snowden Elementary/Middle
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C
1,384 students
Macon-Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B−
1,070 students
Belle Forest Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Memphis
D
1,027 students
Riverwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B+
985 students
Early Childhood Programs
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Memphis
938 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Memphis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.