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Public | K-5 | 742 students

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Memphis's Winridge Elementary School is a public school serving 742 students in grades K-5. 
 
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The school is great and the teachers really love thier job. I want to say god...
Winridge has some great teachers. They do the best they can with what they...
Student diversity
85% of students at this school are Black.
                    
 
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Janice Cross leads this school.
 
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17
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Posted April 20, 2012

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I'm at a lost when it comes to finding the correct words to describe the atmosphere here. Winridge is a school that educates students from K-5th grade. Let me start by saying this, at this very moment there are children in the hallway keeping up noise e.g. clapping, stomping, yelling, the thing is there is always a number of children keeping up noise. There seems to be very little structure in the hallways. Some of the teachers appear to be much less than professional. They holler all day long, they don't or perhaps can't speak to the children in a decent indoor tone. Perhaps its is not the teachers fault it may just be that if they don't raise their voices the children won't listen, I don't know your guess is as good as mine. I do believe that it is a trickle down effect. The disposition of the teachers and students all probably trickle down from the head of the school. That's just a hypothesis since I've never met the principal. I've met the financial secretary. The financial secretary is one of the first people you will encounter in this school sense she is stationed in the Main Office. Since I'm running out of space let me say this in brevity, she has a terrible attitude!!!!!!!

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The school is great and the teachers really love thier job. I want to say god bless them all for loving my children as thier own.
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Posted June 6, 2007

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Winridge has some great teachers. They do the best they can with what they are given and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. They are caring and compassionate with the kids.

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Math

The state average for Math was 55% in 2012.

127 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading/Language Arts

The state average for Reading/Language Arts was 46% in 2012.

127 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 67% in 2012.

127 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Tennessee used the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Achievement Test to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading/language arts, math and science. The TCAP is a standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Tennessee. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 43% in 2012.

118 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading/Language Arts

The state average for Reading/Language Arts was 48% in 2012.

118 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 54% in 2012.

118 students were tested at this school in 2012.

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 54% in 2012.

109 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Reading/Language Arts

The state average for Reading/Language Arts was 57% in 2012.

109 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Science

The state average for Science was 60% in 2012.

109 students were tested at this school in 2012.

Scale: % proficient or advanced

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

Math

All Students	43%
African American	42%
Hispanic	57%
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	43%
Students with disabilities	50%

Reading/Language Arts

All Students	29%
African American	28%
Hispanic	36%
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	28%
Students with disabilities	39%

Science

All Students	32%
African American	30%
Hispanic	50%
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	32%
Students with disabilities	33%

Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Tennessee Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

Math

All Students	28%
African American	26%
Hispanic	40%
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	29%
Students with disabilities	53%

Reading/Language Arts

All Students	24%
African American	24%
Hispanic	20%
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	24%
Students with disabilities	47%

Science

All Students	18%
African American	17%
Hispanic	27%
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	17%
Students with disabilities	32%

Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Tennessee Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Tennessee's state standards

Source: Tennessee Department of Education

Math

All Students	40%
African American	37%
Hispanic	n/a
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	39%
Students with disabilities	43%

Reading/Language Arts

All Students	29%
African American	27%
Hispanic	n/a
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	28%
Students with disabilities	21%

Science

All Students	13%
African American	10%
Hispanic	n/a
White	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	12%
Students with disabilities	7%

Scale: % proficient or advanced

About the tests

The different student groups are identified by the Tennessee Department of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.

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Source: Tennessee Department of Education

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Grade 3
 
2
Grade 4
 
2
Grade 5
 
2
All students
 
2

By ethnicity

African American
 
2
Hispanic
 
4
All students
 
2

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Economically disadvantaged
 
2
Students with disabilities
 
4
All students
 
2

Students
Teachers

Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
Black	85%	24%
Hispanic	13%	6%
White	1%	67%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	0%
Asian	0%	2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
Two or more races	0%	1%

Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	94%	N/A	55%

Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	17	N/A	15

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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School Leader's name	Janice Cross
Fax number	(901) 416-4467

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3500 Ridgeway Rd
Memphis, TN 38115
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