The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in Science. The lowest is 12% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Wells Station Elementary
Wells Station Elementary is a regular public school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. The school landscape has been shaped by the district’s recent conversations around school closures under the Reimagining 901 plan and a property tax referendum, both of which reflect ongoing budget and facility pressures across the system. For a family considering this school, the most immediate attributes are its size, its student composition, and what state testing reveals about academic performance in its tested grades.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with the next largest group being students who are Black, followed by a smaller share of white students and a very small number of Asian and multiracial students. No free-or-reduced-price lunch data was available in the records, nor were counts of students with disabilities or English learners, which is a gap a parent would likely want to fill by asking the school directly. The school has a strong enrollment for its grade band, with more than a hundred students in kindergarten and a steady student count across first through fifth grades.
On the 2024-25 Tennessee state assessments, known as TNReady, Wells Station Elementary recorded a math proficiency rate that is below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Shelby County. The same is true for reading and language arts, where proficiency was similarly below the midpoint. Science proficiency was the strongest of the three, coming in well above the math and reading figures. Participation on test day was complete for each subject, which means the results reflect the full tested population. A social studies result from 2017-18 was also present in the data, but that assessment has since undergone both a name and cut-score change, making it incomparable to anything current. The scoring pattern is clear: Wells Station Elementary is a school where the majority of students are not yet meeting the state’s proficiency bar in math and reading, and where science stands out as the subject with the highest share of students reaching that bar.
The school sits just north of the downtown Memphis area, inside the 38108 ZIP code. The housing market in that ZIP code has seen a recent decline in home values, while rents have risen. For context, the national median home price is much higher, so the local market is comparatively affordable relative to the country as a whole, though the recent rent increases are a factor to watch. The city of Memphis provides a broad set of civic and cultural resources, including an extensive public library system, a bus system run by the Memphis Area Transit Authority, major parks such as Shelby Farms and Overton Park, and landmarks like the National Civil Rights Museum and the Stax Museum. The city is also home to the Memphis Grizzlies, who play at FedExForum downtown.
No data was available for chronic absenteeism, discipline rates, or staffing ratios at Wells Station Elementary. A parent investigating this school may want to ask the school or district directly about those topics, as well as about the share of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the number of English learners, and the number of students with disabilities. The school has a uniform grade span and a conventional public school structure, with no magnet or charter designation on record, and no Title I status noted. The overall takeaway from what is known is a school where academic proficiency in math and reading is an area of focus, where science performance offers a relative bright spot, and where the district’s larger financial and facility decisions create a shifting backdrop for families living in this part of Memphis.
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