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Journey East Academy

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

6870 Winchester RD, Memphis, TN 38115 · (901) 567-7086

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

Directions
Students
376
Setting
City
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Journey East 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 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
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

Directions ↗

6870 Winchester RD, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 142
Grade 254
Grade 364
Grade 446
Grade 570
Grade 646
Enrollment over time
431’20
385’21
347’22
329’23
376’24

Down 12.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 79%Hispanic 18%White 2%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Journey East 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.