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5.0 / 5.0
Elementary School · 2023-24
Southwind Elementary earned an overall grade of A with a score of 5.0 out of 5.0, placing it among the top 10% of elementary schools in Shelby County. The school ranks #1 out of 236 schools in the county, compared to a county average score of 3.1.
This exemplary rating reflects consistently strong outcomes across the state's accountability measures, signaling that Southwind Elementary is meeting or exceeding expectations for student learning and growth.
Tennessee calculates each school’s letter grade using a weighted combination of performance indicators. Each component is scored on a 1–5 scale and assigned a letter grade.
Measures the percentage of students scoring On Track or Mastered on state assessments in ELA, math, science, and social studies.
Tracks how much academic progress all students made over the school year, regardless of their starting point.
Focuses specifically on growth among the lowest-performing 25% of students, ensuring schools support those who need it most.
The final score of 5.0 is calculated by multiplying each component’s score by its weight percentage and summing the results. A higher weight means that component has a larger influence on the overall grade.
Percentage of students scoring On Track or Mastered on TNReady assessments.
Across all tested subjects, an average of 50.1% of students at Southwind Elementary demonstrated proficiency. The strongest performance was in Math (Elementary) at 53.7%, while Science (Elementary) at 43.8% represents the greatest opportunity for growth.
ELA (Elementary): 52.9% of students scored On Track or Mastered, indicating strong proficiency in this area.
Math (Elementary): 53.7% of students scored On Track or Mastered, indicating strong proficiency in this area.
Science (Elementary): 43.8% of students scored On Track or Mastered, suggesting moderate proficiency with room for improvement.
Year-over-year academic growth measured on a 1–5 scale using TVAAS data.
Southwind Elementary shows solid overall academic growth with an average score of 3.7 out of 5.0 across measured subjects. This indicates students are making expected or above-expected progress from year to year, regardless of where they started.
Meeting expectations
Exceeding expectations
Meeting expectations
Proficiency rates across student populations.
Overall, 51.4% of all students at Southwind Elementary demonstrated proficiency on state assessments. Among economically disadvantaged students, the rate was 43.9%, representing a 7.5 percentage point gap that warrants attention. Students with disabilities had a proficiency rate of 42.3%, 9.1 points below the overall rate.
Above the proficiency benchmark
Approaching the proficiency benchmark
Approaching the proficiency benchmark
Overall score compared to the Shelby County average and the Tennessee state average.
With a score of 5.0, Southwind Elementary is above the Shelby County average of 3.1 and above the statewide average of 3.4. Among 236 schools in Shelby County, this school holds the #1 position.
Common questions about Southwind Elementary’s performance data.
See the complete report from the Tennessee Department of Education.
TN Report CardData from the Tennessee Department of Education | 2023-24 School Year