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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Tennessee

1,017 public elementary schools in Tennessee appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Circles Of Success Learning Academy leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 6.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,017
Tennessee
Top % Black
99.5%
Median % Black
6.5%
MOST BLACK · TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1Circles Of Success Learning AcademyMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools19599.5%(194)
2Memphis Scholars Florida KansasMemphis, TNAchievement School District12199.2%
3Cornerstone Prep - Lester CampusMemphis, TNAchievement School District37298.9%
4Vision Preparatory Charter SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools42198.8%(416)
5Cummings Elementary/MiddleMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools37998.2%(372)
6Memphis Delta PreparatoryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools35198.0%(344)
7Larose ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools31397.8%(306)
8Memphis Scholars Caldwell-GuthrieMemphis, TNAchievement School District24597.5%
9Caldwell-GuthrieMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools28097.5%(273)
10Perea Elementary SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools39397.0%(381)
11Frayser-Corning ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools34796.8%(336)
12Believe Memphis Academy Charter SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools46796.8%(452)
13Riverview Elementary/MiddleMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools52296.7%(505)
14Cornerstone Prep - LesterMemphis, TNTennessee Public Charter School Commission35496.6%(342)
15Hawkins Mill ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools30896.4%(297)
16Cornerstone Prep Denver CampusMemphis, TNTennessee Public Charter School Commission65796.3%(633)
17Georgian Hills ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools28796.2%(276)
18A. B. Hill ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools48596.1%(466)
19Rozelle ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools22296.0%(213)
20Oakshire ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools44295.9%(424)
21Promise Academy - Spring HillMemphis, TNAchievement School District38895.9%
22Levi ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools45495.8%(435)
23Ford Road ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools53695.7%(513)
24Dunbar ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools20695.6%(197)
25Westhaven ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools74095.5%(707)
26Memphis Merit AcademyMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools42495.5%(405)
27Star AcademyMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools40095.5%(382)
28Hanley K-8Memphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools35895.3%(341)
29Holmes Road ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools70895.1%(673)
30Robert R. Church ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools59695.0%(566)
31KIPP Memphis Collegiate ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools38194.8%(361)
32Double Tree ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools25994.6%(245)
33Promise Academy Spring HillMemphis, TNTennessee Public Charter School Commission42294.5%(399)
34Memphis College PreparatoryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools22794.3%(214)
35Bethel Grove ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools29094.1%(273)
36Southern Avenue Charter School Of Academic Excellence CreatiMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools30294.0%(284)
37Whitney ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools28593.3%(266)
38Geeter SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools70993.1%(660)
39Delano ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools31593.0%(293)
40Grand Junction ElementaryGrand Junction, TNHardeman County Schools16292.6%(150)
41J. P. Freeman Elementary/MiddleMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools43292.4%(399)
42Whitehaven ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools44992.2%(414)
43Vollentine ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools31991.8%(293)
44Downtown ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools78491.3%(716)
45Lucie E. Campbell ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools60091.3%(548)
46Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter SchoolMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools40691.1%(370)
47Keystone ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools44690.8%(405)
48Scenic Hills ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools39290.6%(355)
49Springdale ElementaryMemphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools23190.5%(209)
50Journey Coleman K-8Memphis, TNMemphis-Shelby County Schools62990.5%(569)
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