Ida B Wells Academy

Memphis, TN 38126

Phone: (901) 416-3210
Fax: (901) 416-3205
District: Shelby County Schools

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public • Grades 6-8 • 163 students

Ida B Wells Academy, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a public middle school in the Shelby County Schools district.

Ida B Wells Academy is a public school in the Shelby County Schools district located in Memphis, TN. The principal of Ida B Wells Academy is Sandra Johnson. As of 2014, the students are 99.4% Black, non-Hispanic; and 0.6% Multiracial. 96.9% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 99.4% 66.9% 22.9%
Multiracial 0.6% 1.1% 1.6%
Hispanic — 9.1% 7.8%
White, non-Hispanic — 20.2% 65.6%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.1% 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander — 2.5% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 96.9% — —
English learners — 5.1% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Harbor Town Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 2.8 mi
2 Oak Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 12.9 mi
3 Daybreak Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 12.9 mi
4 Rivercrest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 14.7 mi
5 Country Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bartlett TN 15.7 mi
6 Oakwood Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Lakeland TN 19.9 mi
7 Templeton Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 24.7 mi
8 Blaydes Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 25.2 mi
9 Glenview Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Munford TN 26.4 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Midtown Memphis Memphis TN 2.1 mi
2 Bartlett Bartlett TN 11.3 mi
3 Cordova Memphis TN 15.1 mi
4 Millington Millington TN 17.3 mi
5 Lakeland Lakeland TN 18.8 mi
6 Desoto County Hernando MS 20.6 mi
7 Arlington Arlington TN 23.6 mi
8 Atoka Atoka TN 26.7 mi
Base Distance
Tennessee National Guard Memphis 5.6 mi.
NSA Mid South 18.2 mi.
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