Elementary · Tennessee

Power Center Academy Elementary School

CharterFree meals for all

Power Center Academy Elementary School, a public elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee: grades k–5, 703 students, — students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 703
Teachers (FTE): —
Students per teacher: —
Grades: K–5; Elementary

The school reported no teacher count for this year.

Larger than 84% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 453 · 1,022 schools compared

Larger than 89% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Tennessee's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Tennessee: 39%

32%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 40% · 978 elementary schools compared

340 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Tennessee: 42%

38%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of elementary schools in Tennessee

Median 42% · 978 elementary schools compared

337 students tested, grades 3–8 · TNReady; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–5
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

Location

Address: 3540 S. Mendenhall ST, Memphis, TN 38115
Phone: (901)310-2999
City or town: Memphis
County: Shelby County

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Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Compass Community School Hickory Hill CampusCharterFree meals for all	K–8	241	—	36%	44%	0.2 mi
Newberry ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	410	—	52%	45%	0.3 mi
Cromwell ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	517	—	24%	24%	0.9 mi
Fox Meadows ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	476	—	29%	18%	1.1 mi
Cornerstone Prep SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–2	85	—	—	—	1.2 mi
Hickory Ridge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	581	—	24%	34%	1.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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