📍 10 N 4th St, Memphis, Shelby County, 38103
Downtown Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 718 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 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Downtown Elementary enrolls 718 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 3.8% Two or more races and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 653 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.8% |
| White | 16 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Downtown 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 29, state house district 86.
Downtown 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 718 students, Downtown Elementary is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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