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Memphis STEM Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5Charter

2180 Frayser BLVD, Memphis, TN 38127 · (901) 708-3001

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

Directions
Students
276
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Memphis STEM 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 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 17.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts12%
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

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2180 Frayser BLVD, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten45
Grade 143
Grade 243
Grade 338
Grade 436
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
335’20
245’21
219’22
243’23
276’24

Down 17.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 83%Hispanic 17%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Memphis STEM 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.