MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - More than 20 percent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools received a failing grade under Tennessee Department of Education’s new letter grade system.

In all, 4.5% of schools received an A, 15.6% received a B, 36.7% received a C, 22.1% received a D, and 21.1% received an F.

Just nine MSCS schools received an A: East High School, Middle College high School, Medical District High School, Richland Elementary School, University Middle School, White Station High School, Campus School, University High School and Windridge Elementary School.

For elementary and middle schools, a school’s rating is based on three key indicators from the TCAP test: academic achievement, student growth, and the academic improvement of students in the school’s bottom 25%. For high schools, the grade also includes college and career readiness.

MSCS notes that 60 percent of students in the district come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and 50 percent of 5-year-olds are not kindergarten-ready when they enter MSCS.

“How children live is connected to how they learn,” said MSCS Interim Superintendent Toni Williams. “MSCS has dedicated educators and counselors who work tirelessly to promote a holistic approach to wellness and achievement. This dedication deserves recognition beyond a single letter grade.”

You can read more about the School Letter Grades by clicking here.

Here’s how each MSCS school graded:

A

1. East High School

2. Middle College High School

3. Medical District High School

4. Richland Elementary School

5. University Middle School

6. White Station High School

7. Campus School

8. University High School

9. Windridge Elementary School

B

1. Hollis F. Price Middle College High School

2. Balmoral-Ridgeway Elementary

3. Chimneyrock Elementary School

4. Hawkins Mill Elementary

5. J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle

6. Norris Elementary

7. Oak Forest Elementary

8. Oakshire Elementary

9. Riverwood Elementary School

10. Sea Isle Elementary

11. White Station Elementary

12. William Herbert Brewster Elementary School

13. Bellevue Middle

14. Colonial Middle

15. Cordova Middle

16. Craigmont Middle

17. Maxine Smith STEAM Academy

18. White Station Middle

19. Whitehaven High

20. Arrow Academy of Excellence

21. Compass Community School, Hickory Hill Campus

22. Compass Community School, Midtown Campus

23. Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch

24. KIPP Memphis Collegiate Elementary

25. Leadership Preparatory Charter School

26. Memphis Business Academy Elementary School

27. Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School

28. Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School

29. Memphis Rise Academy

30. Memphis STEM Academy

31. Southern Avenue Charter School Of Academic Excellence Creative Arts

32. Crosstown High

C

1. Peabody Elementary

2. Barret’s Chapel Elementary/Middle

3. Belle Forest Community School

4. Berclair Elementary

5. Brownsville Road Elementary

6. Cherokee Elementary

7. Crump Elementary

8. Delano Elementary

9. Downtown Elementary

10. Dunbar Elementary

11. Egypt Elementary

12. Fox Meadows Elementary

13. Gardenview Elementary

14. Germanshire Elementary

15. Getwell Elementary

16. Grahamwood Elementary

17. Highland Oaks Elementary

18. Holmes Road Elementary

19. Idlewild Elementary

20. Jackson Elementary

21. Kingsbury Elementary

22. Lucy Elementary

23. Newberry Elementary

24. Northaven Elementary

25. Parkway Village Elementary

26. Rozelle Elementary

27. Sharpe Elementary

28. Shelby Oaks Elementary

29. Snowden Elementary/Middle

30. Southwind Elementary

31. Springdale Elementary

32. Wells Station Elementary

33. Whitehaven Elementary

34. Whitney Elementary

35. A. Maceo Walker Middle

36. Barret’s Chapel Elementary/Middle

37. Georgian Hills Middle

38. Grandview Heights Middle School

39. Woodstock Middle School

40. Central High

41. Cordova High School

42. Germantown High

43. Oakhaven High

44. Raleigh-Egypt High

45. Ridgeway High

46. Aurora Collegiate Academy

47. Believe Memphis Academy

48. Circles of Success Learning Academy

49. City University School Girls Preparatory

50. Compass Community School, Berclair Campus

51. Compass Community School, Midtown Campus

52. Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship

53. Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee

54. Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School

55. KIPP Memphis Academy Middle

56. KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle

57. Memphis Business Academy High School

58. Memphis College Preparatory

59. Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School

60. Memphis Merit Academy

61. Memphis School of Excellence

62. Memphis School of Excellence Elementary

63. Perea Elementary School

64. Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast

65. Power Center Academy Middle

66. Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast

67. Promise Academy

68. Star Academy

69. Soulsville Charter School

70. Veritas College Preparatory

71. Vision Preparatory Charter School

D

1. Alcy Elementary

2. Bethel Grove Elementary

3. Cordova Elementary

4. Cromwell Elementary

5. Cummings Elementary/Middle

6. Double Tree Elementary

7. E.E. Jeter Elementary/Middle

8. Evans Elementary

9. Frayser-Corning Elementary

10. Georgian Hills Elementary

11. Germantown Elementary

12. Ida B. Wells Academy ES/MS

13. Kate Bond Elementary School

14. Keystone Elementary

15. Larose Elementary

16. Lucie E. Campbell Elementary

17. Macon-Hall Elementary

18. Oakhaven Elementary

19. Riverview Elementary/Middle

20. Robert R. Church Elementary

21. Ross Elementary

22. Scenic Hills Elementary

23. Sheffield Elementary

24. Vollentine Elementary

25. Westhaven Elementary

26. Westside Elementary

27. B. T. Washington High

28. Cummings Elementary/Middle

29. Germantown Middle

30. Havenview Middle

31. Ida B. Wells Academy ES/MS

32. Craigmont High

33. Manassas High

34. Mitchell High

35. Overton High

36. Sheffield High

37. Southwind High

38. Trezevant High

39. Westwood High

40. Compass Community School, Binghampton Campus

41. Compass Community School, Frayser Campus

42. Freedom Prep Elementary - Parkrose

43. Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High

44. Memphis Delta Preparatory

45. Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova

46. Power Center Academy High School

F

1. A.B. Hill Elementary

2. Bruce Elementary

3. Raleigh Egypt Middle School

4. Dexter School

5. Douglass Elementary/Middle

6. Geeter School

7. Ford Road Elementary

8. Hamilton School

9. Hickory Ridge Elementary

10. Levi Elementary

11. Lowrance Elementary/Middle

12. Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows Elementary

13. Sherwood Elementary

14. South Park Elementary

15. Treadwell Elementary

16. Willow Oaks Elementary

17. Winchester Elementary

18. American Way Middle

19. Chickasaw Middle

20. Hickory Ridge Middle

21. Highland Oaks Middle

22. Kate Bond Middle School

23. Kingsbury Middle

24. Lowrance Elementary/Middle

25. Memphis Virtual School

26. Mt. Pisgah Middle/High

27. Oakhaven Middle

28. Raleigh Egypt Middle School

29. Ridgeway Middle

30. Sherwood Middle

31. Treadwell Middle School

32. Bolton High

33. Douglass High

34. Carver College and Career Academy

35. Hamilton High

36. Kingsbury High

37. Kirby High

38. Melrose High

39. Memphis Virtual School

40. Northwest Prep Academy

41. Wooddale High

42. City University School of Liberal Arts

43. Compass Community School, Orange Mound Campus

44. KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School

45. Memphis Business Academy Middle

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