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Star Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

3240 James RD, Memphis, TN 38108 · (901) 387-5050

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

Directions
Students
400
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Star Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 32.9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
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 ↗

3240 James RD, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 161
Grade 257
Grade 366
Grade 446
Grade 533
Grade 648
Grade 736
Enrollment over time
301’20
286’21
285’22
331’23
400’24

Up 32.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 96%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Star 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.