📍 7105 Dexter RD, Cordova, Shelby County, 38016
Dexter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cordova, Shelby County. The school has 1,513 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dexter School enrolls 1,513 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 80.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 7.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,040 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 263 | 17% |
| White | 116 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Dexter School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 97.
Dexter School 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 1,513 students, Dexter School is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large