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Promise Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Charter

1346 Bryan ST, Memphis, TN 38108 · (901) 324-4456

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

Directions
Students
282
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Promise Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts8%
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 ↗

1346 Bryan ST, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten43
Grade 154
Grade 243
Grade 356
Grade 428
Grade 540
Enrollment over time
320’20
291’21
304’22
266’23
282’24

Down 11.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 86%Hispanic 12%White 1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Promise Academy from Memphis families.

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.