Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801141
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary
5905 Grosvenor Ave, Memphis, TN 38119 · (901) 416-2128 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
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DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +19.9pp since 2022
Math
49.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +3.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 42.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.4% | 45.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #328 of 957 ▲ 98 | #29 of 144 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #164 of 959 ▲ 134 | #21 of 146 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #858 of 1,044 | #136 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #604 of 962 | #81 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #242 of 537 | #51 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
275
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 275 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 22 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 22 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 18.3 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 76% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary.
About Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Memphis, Tennessee. Total enrollment is 275 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll about 470 students on average.
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary is one school in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a system of 211 schools with 111,979 students.
Of every 100 students at Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary, about 84 are Black. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Shelby County is about 52% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
Census data for Shelby County show the median household earns about $63,767 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Shelby County number 287, with about 154,209 students.
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Ridgeway High, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment figures show a decline of 17 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeway High0.7 mi · 695
- Ridgeway Middle0.8 mi · 599
- Fox Meadows Elementary1.1 mi · 476
- Belle Forest Community School1.3 mi · 1,027
- Cornerstone Prep School1.5 mi · 85
- Sea Isle Elementary1.6 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Balmoral/Ridgeway ElementaryHow many students attend Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary?
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary enrolls approximately 275 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary serve?
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student diversity at Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary?
Student demographics at Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary are roughly 6% White, 7% Hispanic, 84% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary public or private?
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What county does Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary serve?
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
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