The brief
An Achievement School District charter elementary school where students score 4 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,516 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee and 6 of 13 in Achievement School District.
Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 20225%
- 2021*3%
- 2020*3%
- 20199%
- 20189%
- 20178%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 7% (multi-year average, 2016-2022) · reading/ELA 5% (multi-year average, 2016-2022).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2022 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2022 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 38112; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2016-2022; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Memphis school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $52,639
- Median home value
- $206,900
- Median rent
- $969/mo
- College educated
- 38.2%
- Homeownership
- 52.8%
- Poverty rate
- 27.6%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 38112; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 50
- Somewhat Walkable
- Transit Score
- 35
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 45
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 6,874/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Memphis. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Memphis), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie serve?
Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie serves students in grades Pre-K through 5th.
How many students attend Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie?
Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie has an enrollment of approximately 245 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie?
The student-teacher ratio at Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie is 245:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie rank in TN?
Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie ranks #1,516 of 1,790 schools in TN.
What is Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie's MySchoolScout rating?
Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.6 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie has 7% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2016-2022) and 5% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2016-2022).
Is Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie a charter school?
Yes, Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie a Title I school?
No, Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 5th
- Enrollment
- 245
- Student-teacher ratio
- 245:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Shelby County
- Phone
- (901) 236-0105
- Rank in district
- #6 of 13
- Schools in district
- 13
- District spending per student
- $13,612
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 38112)
- 16,798
- Area average commute
- 19.4 min
- Area median age
- 32.6
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Tennessee Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.