Treadwell Middle School, 920 N. Highland St.: grades 6-8, 764 students in 2024-25, state letter grade C.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Treadwell Middle, 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, and the federal NCES school directory.

Treadwell Middle School is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) school serving sixth grade through eighth grade, in the district’s Jackson/Treadwell area.

  • Address: 920 N. Highland St., Memphis, TN 38122
  • Main office: 901-416-6100
  • Grades: 6-8
  • School hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times
  • Website: treadwell-ms.scsk12.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 901-416-6100
  • 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 federal NCES directory counted 662 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 764 students.

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 Treadwell Middle
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 C (score 2.6 of 5)
Achievement grade F
Academic growth grade B
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students A
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 14.8%

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Treadwell Middle students in tested grades who met or exceeded expectations on TCAP: 9.4% in English language arts, 8.2% in math, 17% in science and 17.4% in social studies. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Treadwell Middle lists the school’s accountability designation as Comprehensive Support and Improvement Exit, 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, the Treadwell Middle zone takes in the zones of William H. Brewster Elementary, Treadwell Elementary, Berclair Elementary and Grahamwood Elementary. For high school it is split; by area, Kingsbury High (about 51%), Frederick Douglass High (about 37%) and Central High (about 12%).

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. 26, 2027, for middle 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 Treadwell Middle serve?

Sixth grade through eighth grade. The school is at 920 N. Highland St. in Memphis; the main office number is 901-416-6100.

What is Treadwell Middle’s state report card grade?

Treadwell Middle received a C overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

Which high school does Treadwell Middle feed into?

Most of its zone by area goes to Kingsbury High, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone map. Check an address in the School Zone Locator.

What time does Treadwell Middle start?

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