Caldwell-Guthrie School, 951 Chelsea Ave.: pre-K to 8, 267 students in 2024-25, state letter grade F.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Caldwell-Guthrie School, Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ school directory, 2026-27 bell times (PDF) and School Zone Locator, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card, 2024-25 letter grade and school profile files and spring 2026 test file.

Caldwell-Guthrie School is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, in the part of the city the district’s school map calls Uptown.

  • Address: 951 Chelsea Ave., Memphis, TN 38107
  • Main office: 901-416-3200
  • Grades: pre-K to 8
  • School hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times
  • Website: caldwellguthrie-k8.scsk12.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 901-416-3200
  • Enrolling a new student: the school, with the district’s registration page; MSCS main line 901-416-5300
  • Checking a zone: the MSCS School Zone Locator
  • Buses: MSCS Transportation Services, which runs Find My Bus; the district says students who live outside the parent responsibility zone (1.5 miles for elementary, 2 miles for middle and high school) can ride to their zoned school

Enrollment

The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has 267 students, including 13 in pre-K.

State report card

Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools, as well as a measure of college and career readiness just for high schools.”

From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file:

Measure Caldwell-Guthrie School
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 F (score 1.2 of 5)
Achievement grade F
Academic growth grade F
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students C
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 under 5%

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Caldwell-Guthrie School students in tested grades who met or exceeded expectations on TCAP: under 5% in English language arts, under 5% in math, 8.4% in science and 7.3% in social studies. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Caldwell-Guthrie School lists the school’s accountability designation as Priority & Comprehensive Support and Improvement, a status the state uses for schools it has identified for extra support, and holds the full detail: results by grade and subject, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

MSCS attendance zones do not follow city limits. Check an address in the School Zone Locator, which shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school, or see the district’s 2026-27 boundary maps for elementary, middle and high schools (PDFs).

On the district’s zone map, addresses in the Caldwell-Guthrie School zone go on to Manassas High for high school.

Our Downtown and Midtown neighborhood guide covers the area around the school.

Calendar and school hours

The district’s 2026-27 student calendar, which MSCS says is pending approval by the Tennessee Department of Education, has these dates next:

  • Monday, Oct. 19: last day of fall break; students return Tuesday, Oct. 20
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 16-18: semester exams; Dec. 18 ends the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
  • March 15-19: spring break, with a second break March 26 and 29
  • Thursday, May 20, 2027: last day for students

Parent-teacher conferences run 4 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 28, 2027, for elementary schools. The school day runs 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Caldwell-Guthrie School serve?

Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The school is at 951 Chelsea Ave. in Memphis; the main office number is 901-416-3200.

What is Caldwell-Guthrie School’s state report card grade?

Caldwell-Guthrie School received an F overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

Which high school does Caldwell-Guthrie School feed into?

Manassas High, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone map. Check an address in the School Zone Locator.

What time does Caldwell-Guthrie School start?

School runs from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.