American Way Middle School
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- Principal / Admin: Russell Heaston
- Status: Operational
- Type: Regular
- Grades: 6th - 8th
- School Location: A Large City
Brief Description
- American Way Middle School serves 6th through 8th Grade Students From The City Of Memphis, Which Is Part Of Shelby County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 6th Grade: 322
- 7th Grade: 374
- 8th Grade: 326
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- Asian: 7
- Hispanic: 102
- Black: 942
- White: 3
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 565
- Female: 489
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 92.0%
- All Memphis Schools: 76.0%
- All Tennessee Schools: 47.8%
- State Colleges
- Local Libraries
Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Southern Institute of Cosmetology
- 3099 S Perkins
- Memphis, TN 38118
- (901) 363-3553
- Plaza Beauty School
- 4682 Spottswood Ave
- Memphis, TN 38117
- (901) 761-4445
- Harding University Graduate School of Religion
- 1000 Cherry Road
- Memphis, TN 38117
- (901) 761-1352
- Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis
- 550 Alabama Ave
- Memphis, TN 38105
- (901) 543-6100
- Memphis College of Art
- 1930 Poplar Ave
- Memphis, TN 38104
- (901) 272-5100
- Christian Brothers University
- 650 E Parkway S
- Memphis, TN 38104
- (901) 321-3200
Libraries Near This School
- PARKWAY VILLAGE BRANCH
- 4655 KNIGHT ARNOLD
- MEMPHIS, TN 38118
- (901) 363-8923
- HOLLYWOOD BRANCH
- 1530 N. HOLLYWOOD
- MEMPHIS, TN 38108
- (901) 323-6201
- HIGHLAND BRANCH
- 460 SOUTH HIGHLAND
- MEMPHIS, TN 38111
- (901) 452-7341
- GASTON PARK BRANCH
- 1040 SOUTH 3RD STREET
- MEMPHIS, TN 38106
- (901) 942-0836
- FRAYSER BRANCH
- 3712 ARGONNE
- MEMPHIS, TN 38127
- (901) 357-4115
- WHITEHAVEN BRANCH
- 4120 MILL BRANCH
- MEMPHIS, TN 38116
- (901) 396-9720
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 1,054
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 56
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 18.8:1
General Information
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Nearby Schools
- Getwell Elementary School
- 0.4 Mi
- Sheffield High School
- 1.4 Mi
- Shrine School
- 1.5 Mi
- Sheffield Elementary School
- 1.6 Mi
- Sheffield Career And Technical Center School
- 1.7 Mi
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- 2.5 Mi
- Wooddale High School
- 2.8 Mi
- Wooddale Middle School
- 3.0 Mi
- Cromwell Elementary School
- 3.1 Mi
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*Source: NCES 2006-2007; TN Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools