A. B. Hill Elementary

A. B. Hill Elementary is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Memphis, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, teacheing 485 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; A. B. Hill Elementary is among them.

Demographically, A. B. Hill Elementary records that nearly all students (96%) are Black. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Shelby County) logs that median household income runs about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A. B. Hill Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Ida B. Wells Academy ES/MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 56%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the A. B. Hill Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.