Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary

Located at 5905 Grosvenor Ave, in Memphis, Tennessee, Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary is an intimate elementary school that enrolls 275 students (grades K through 5), operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 41% smaller than typical.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary lists that nearly all students (84%) are Black; the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ridgeway High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 12%: 311 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 79% to 84% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.