📍 1716 Delano Ave, Memphis, Shelby County, 38127
Delano Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Delano Elementary enrolls 283 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 18 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.9% Two or more races and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 262 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.2% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Delano Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 88.
Delano Elementary is one of 222 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The district serves 111,124 students district-wide and employs 6,885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 283 students, Delano Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large