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State’s grades of suburban schools range from A to D

By , Daily Memphian; , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: January 04, 2026 7:39 PM CT | Published: December 19, 2025 6:05 PM CT

Suburban school district letter grades were scattered throughout the rating scale in the third year of the metric.

The Tennessee Department of Education released letter grades Thursday for schools based on the 2024-25 academic year.

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Arlington Community Schools Bartlett City Schools Collierville Schools Germantown Municipal School District Lakeland School System Millington Municipal School District Tennessee Department of Education Unlock 2025 Subscriber Only

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Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.

Michael Waddell

Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.


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