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Best Memphis �� Preschools (2026)

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Memphis, Tennessee �� Schools (Closed)

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Quick Facts

1st Class Montessori - I (Closed 2017)

Montessori School

1336 Peabody Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 274-5622

Gr: 1-2 | 7 students

Bishop Byrne Middle/High School (Closed 2010)

(Catholic)

1475 E Shelby Dr
Memphis, TN 38116
(901) 346-3060

Gr: 7-12 | 211 students

Cross Of Calvary Lutheran School (Closed 2006)

(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)

4327 Elvis Presley Blvd
Memphis, TN 38116
(901) 396-5566

Gr: K-8 | 71 students

Frayser Academy Of Christian Education (Closed 2010)

Special Program Emphasis (Christian)

3820 N Watkins St
Memphis, TN 38127
(901) 358-8026

Gr: 3-12 | 20 students

Harding Academy At Quince Rd (Closed 2004)

(Church of Christ)

6384 Quince Road
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 761-5663

Gr: PK-6 | 196 students

Immaculate Comception Cathedral School (Closed 2025)

(Catholic)

1669 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 725-2710

Gr: PK-8 | 200 students Avg. class size: 18 students Tuition listed

Immaculate Conception Cathedral School Lower/Middle (Closed 2025)

(Catholic)

1669 Central Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 435-5344

Gr: NS-8 | 193 students

Lindamood-bell Learning Processes Memphis (Closed 2025)

Alternative School

699 Oakleaf Office Ln Ste 200
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 767-2605

Gr: 4-9 | 5 students

Macon Road Baptist School Memphis Campus (Closed 2010)

(Baptist)

1082 Berclair Rd
Memphis, TN 38122
(901) 290-5555

Gr: PK-12 | 161 students Avg. class size: 12 students

Memphis Catholic Middle & High School (Closed 2022)

(Catholic)

61 N. McLean Boulevard
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 276-1221

Gr: 7-12 | 257 students Avg. class size: 18 students

St. Anne Elementary School (Closed 2023)

(Catholic)

670 South Highland St
Memphis, TN 38111
(901) 323-1344

Gr: NS-8 | 100 students Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

St. Joseph Elementary School (Closed 2019)

(Catholic)

3851 Neely Rd
Memphis, TN 38109
(901) 344-0021

Gr: PK-6 | 150 students

St. Michael School (Closed 2006)

(Catholic)

3880 Forrest Avenue
Memphis, TN 38122
(901) 323-2162

Gr: NS-8 | 133 students

Shady Oaks School (Closed 2023)

Special Education School

501 N. Mendenhall Rd.
Memphis, TN 38117
(901) 682-9077

Gr: 5-8 | 34 students

True Light Heritage Place (Closed 2021)

Daycare / Preschool

4635 Stage Road
Memphis, TN 38128
(901) 386-8225

Gr: PK-K | 22 students

Overview

This Town (Memphis)

This State (TN)

# Schools

49 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Preschools
Year	Memphis, TN Total Schools
2025	49
2024	52
2023	55
2022	53
2021	54
2020	55
2019	57
2018	57
2017	56
2016	57
2015	47

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Student Body:

# Students

11,238 Students

76,713 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Preschool
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	250	245	191
2024	246	239	187
2023	234	245	185
2022	261	254	188
2021	256	245	184
2020	247	236	179
2019	225	230	182
2018	220	224	181
2017	241	235	183
2016	234	226	181
2015	226	221	173

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% Average Students of Color

34%

18%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	34%	18%	32%
2024	36%	18%	32%
2023	35%	19%	32%
2022	37%	19%	31%
2021	35%	19%	32%
2020	33%	18%	31%
2019	37%	19%	31%
2018	36%	18%	30%
2017	34%	20%	31%
2016	34%	20%	31%
2015	36%	20%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

1,132 Teachers

7,343 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	10:1	11:1	12:1
2024	10:1	11:1	12:1
2023	10:1	11:1	12:1
2022	10:1	11:1	12:1
2021	11:1	11:1	12:1
2020	10:1	11:1	12:1
2019	9:1	10:1	12:1
2018	9:1	11:1	12:1
2017	10:1	11:1	12:1
2016	10:1	11:1	12:1
2015	11:1	12:1	13:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

55%

52%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	55%	52%	51%
2024	51%	51%	51%
2023	52%	53%	51%
2022	55%	53%	51%
2021	56%	52%	50%
2020	56%	52%	50%
2019	56%	52%	50%
2018	56%	52%	50%
2017	54%	52%	49%
2016	51%	50%	49%
2015	64%	50%	48%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	15	15	16
2024	15	16	16
2023	15	15	16
2022	15	15	16
2021	15	15	16
2020	15	15	16
2019	15	15	16
2018	15	15	16
2017	16	15	16
2016	16	15	16
2015	16	15	16

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Average Number of AP Courses

18 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	18	14	11
2024	14	12	10
2023	13	11	10
2022	13	10	10
2021	14	11	10
2020	13	11	10
2019	13	10	10
2018	13	10	9
2017	13	10	9
2016	13	10	9
2015	11	8	9

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Average SAT score

1325

(Out of 1600)

1265

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	1,325	1,265	1,233
2024	1,280	1,246	1,229
2023	1,280	1,246	1,228
2022	1,280	1,259	1,226
2021	1,370	1,267	1,224
2020	1,370	1,267	1,221
2019	1,370	1,254	1,223
2018	1,370	1,245	1,219
2017	1,235	1,217	1,223
2016	1,235	1,217	1,300
2015	1,330	1,249	1,248

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	28	26	26
2024	28	26	26
2023	28	26	26
2022	28	25	26
2021	29	25	26
2020	29	25	26
2019	28	25	25
2018	28	25	25
2017	27	25	25
2016	27	25	25
2015	26	25	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$12,186

$11,942

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	$12,186	$11,942	$12,988
2024	$9,527	$9,935	$10,159
2023	$10,475	$9,268	$9,500
2022	$10,660	$8,694	$8,989
2021	$10,565	$8,664	$8,661
2020	$10,766	$8,366	$8,383
2019	$10,407	$8,196	$8,266
2018	$10,797	$8,278	$7,888
2017	$9,397	$7,879	$7,628
2016	$8,228	$7,410	$7,230
2015	$8,707	$7,229	$6,984

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Average % on Financial Aid

32%

22%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	32%	22%	31%
2024	32%	23%	30%
2023	34%	24%	30%
2022	32%	24%	29%
2021	32%	24%	29%
2020	32%	25%	29%
2019	32%	25%	28%
2018	32%	24%	27%
2017	30%	24%	26%
2016	30%	24%	25%
2015	30%	19%	24%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,767

$3,419

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	$4,767	$3,419	$4,864
2024	$3,575	$3,067	$4,788
2023	$3,160	$2,887	$4,663
2022	$3,160	$2,558	$4,366
2021	$1,875	$2,282	$4,213
2020	$1,875	$2,411	$4,101
2019	$1,875	$1,917	$3,985
2018	$1,875	$2,163	$3,694
2017	$2,340	$2,330	$3,658
2016	$2,340	$2,283	$3,429
2015	$2,850	$2,161	$3,393

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Average Acceptance Rate

82%

84%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	82%	84%	83%
2024	85%	87%	88%
2023	88%	87%	88%
2022	90%	88%	88%
2021	90%	90%	88%
2020	90%	91%	88%
2019	90%	90%	88%
2018	91%	91%	88%
2017	91%	91%	88%
2016	92%	91%	88%
2015	92%	93%	88%

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Average Endowment Size

$7.93 million

$20.73 million

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Endowment Trends (2024-2025)
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	$7 M	$20 M	$53 M
2024	$2 M	$6 M	$44 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.66

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	0.66	0.57	0.65
2024	0.67	0.57	0.65
2023	0.65	0.56	0.65
2022	0.64	0.55	0.64
2021	0.64	0.54	0.64
2020	0.65	0.54	0.64
2019	0.63	0.52	0.64
2018	0.63	0.52	0.64
2017	0.61	0.49	0.62
2016	0.61	0.49	0.62
2015	0.65	0.49	0.62

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# American Indian Students

4 Students

98 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

453 Students

1,556 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	5%	2%	4%
2024	5%	2%	5%
2023	3%	3%	5%
2022	3%	2%	5%
2021	3%	2%	5%
2020	3%	2%	4%
2019	3%	3%	5%
2018	3%	2%	5%
2017	3%	2%	3%
2016	3%	2%	3%
2015	3%	2%	3%

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# Hispanic Students

350 Students

1,883 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	3%	3%	8%
2024	3%	3%	8%
2023	3%	2%	8%
2022	2%	2%	8%
2021	2%	2%	7%
2020	3%	2%	7%
2019	2%	2%	7%
2018	3%	2%	7%
2017	3%	2%	6%
2016	3%	2%	7%
2015	2%	2%	6%

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# Black Students

1,781 Students

4,155 Students

% Black Students

17%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	17%	6%	6%
2024	18%	6%	6%
2023	17%	5%	6%
2022	15%	6%	6%
2021	15%	6%	7%
2020	16%	6%	7%
2019	18%	6%	6%
2018	19%	7%	6%
2017	16%	6%	6%
2016	16%	6%	6%
2015	22%	7%	6%

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# White Students

5,149 Students

43,475 Students

% White Students

50%

58%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	50%	58%	48%
2024	49%	58%	48%
2023	51%	58%	48%
2022	52%	61%	50%
2021	52%	62%	50%
2020	50%	62%	51%
2019	53%	64%	52%
2018	54%	65%	52%
2017	57%	68%	54%
2016	57%	68%	54%
2015	50%	68%	54%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

44 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,560 Students

24,039 Students

% of Others Students

25%

32%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Memphis, TN Average	Tennessee (TN) Average	National Average
2025	25%	31%	34%
2024	25%	31%	33%
2023	26%	32%	33%
2022	28%	29%	31%
2021	28%	28%	31%
2020	28%	28%	31%
2019	24%	25%	30%
2018	21%	24%	30%
2017	21%	22%	30%
2016	21%	22%	29%
2015	23%	21%	29%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

20 extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private preschools in Memphis, TN?

The private preschools in Memphis, TN include Presbyterian Day School, Lausanne Collegiate School, and St. Mary's Episcopal School.

How many private preschools are located in Memphis?

49 private preschools are located in Memphis.

How much do private preschools cost in Memphis?

The average tuition cost is $12,186, which is higher than the Tennessee private school average tuition cost of $11,942.

How diverse are private preschools in Memphis?

Memphis private preschools are approximately 34% minority students, which is higher than the Tennessee private school average of 18%.

What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in Memphis?

80% of private preschools in Memphis are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private preschools in Memphis are often viewed compared to one another?

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