Power Center Academy Elementary School vs Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch

Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch holds a clear edge in overall rating over Power Center Academy Elementary School — 8.8 versus 8.2 out of 10, a 0.6-point gap — but the state rank spread tells a sharper story. Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch sits at #93 of 1,785 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the top 6% statewide. Power Center Academy Elementary School ranks #230 of 1,785 — still a strong top-13% finish, but a meaningful step behind its Memphis counterpart 7.0 miles away.

The academic score accounts for most of that gap. Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch scores 8.0 out of 10 on academics versus Power Center Academy Elementary School's 7.0 — a full point difference that reflects measurable gaps in tested proficiency. Where the two schools converge completely is growth: both earn a 9.8 out of 10, indicating that students at each school advance at an exceptional pace relative to comparable peers statewide. A family prioritizing trajectory and year-over-year learning gains will find both schools performing at nearly identical levels by that measure.

Power Center Academy Elementary School enrolls 712 students compared to Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch's 515, making it the larger campus by nearly 200 kids. That scale is also visible in the student-teacher ratio: 14.8:1 at Power Center Academy versus 12.9:1 at Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch. The nearly two-student-per-teacher difference at Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch translates to smaller classroom cohorts and, typically, more individual instructor attention per student. Both schools serve grades KG through 05, so the grade-span comparison is identical — the choice comes down to fit within those elementary years rather than any program-level access difference.

Both schools are charter elementary schools operating in Memphis, and both post growth scores that would rank among the strongest in Tennessee. The practical differentiators are Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch's higher academic proficiency ceiling and tighter class sizes, against Power Center Academy Elementary School's larger community and still-competitive academic standing in the state's top quartile.