The Light Bearer

Black student results at American Way Middle

Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee

14.3%
of Black students meet met or exceeded expectations

At American Way Middle, 14.3% of Black students meet met or exceeded expectations — 1.9 points below the 16.2% recorded for all students at the same school, and 8.5 points below the 22.8% average for Black students across Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

Among the 198 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools with reportable Black student results, this one ranks 140th. Across Tennessee, the average for Black students is 30.8%.

Compare Tennessee schools ›

Every group at this school

16.2%
All students
14.3%
Black
18.8%
Hispanic

Share of students meeting met or exceeded expectations at American Way Middle. A group is omitted when too few students were tested to report safely.

How it compares inside Memphis-Shelby County Schools

The schools ranked immediately above and below this one for Black student results, so the number above has something to sit against.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School Charter 19.2% 15%
Dunbar Elementary 16.7% 14.9%
Vision Preparatory Charter School Charter 14.8% 14.9%
Winchester Elementary 14.1% 14.9% 12.1%
Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School Charter 14.3% 14.4% 6.4%
American Way Middle This school 16.2% 14.3% 18.8%
Lucy Elementary 16.5% 14.3% 14.8%
Memphis Merit Academy Charter 14.7% 14.2% 26.7%
Mt. Pisgah Middle/High 15.6% 14.2% 16.5% 19.4% 63.6%
Levi Elementary 13.9% 14.1%
Sheffield High 12.1% 14.1% 9.6%

Flags show magnet, charter, alternative and virtual schools. Some campuses — early college and specialized academies among them — also admit by application, and this page cannot yet identify all of them. Check with the district before assuming a school is open to your address.

See all 198 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools ›

How to read this. Tennessee suppresses results for groups under 10 students, and for rates below 5% or above 95%. Those schools appear at the boundary value and are excluded from headline statistics. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, Tennessee figures should not be compared against another state's.