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Alumni: what's one memory from Belle Forest Community School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,027
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802326
Belle Forest Community School
3135 Ridgeway, Memphis, TN 38115 · (901) 416-7200 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,027 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 167 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 171 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 174 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 164 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 165 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (165).
Student demographics
35%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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
21.2%
TN avg 40.9% . -5.3pp since 2022
Math
25.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +7.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.2% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 20.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.5% | 17.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Belle Forest Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #783 of 957 ▲ 33 | #80 of 144 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #850 of 959 ▲ 28 | #100 of 146 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,027 | #18 of 1,044 | #6 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #515 of 962 | #70 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #173 of 537 | #37 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
1,027
-70 (-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 | 1,027 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,035 | 58 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,002 | 59.7 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,097 | 59 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,219 | 56.6 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,192 | 62 | 19.2:1 | 93% (1,112) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Forest Community School.
About Belle Forest Community School
Belle Forest Community School is a public high-enrollment elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. Enrollment totals 1,027 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll around 470, and this school is 119% larger than that mark.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has a total of 211 schools and 111,979 students, Belle Forest Community School among them.
At Belle Forest Community School, 78% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic. Census figures show Shelby County is about 52% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, Belle Forest Community School lands at D, ahead of 9% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
Census data for Shelby County show median household income comes to about $63,767, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 287 public schools and about 154,209 students.
Ridgeway Early Learning Center is about 0.6 miles from Belle Forest Community School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Belle Forest Community School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,097 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 1,027 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Belle Forest Community School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 178
- Winridge Elementary0.8 mi · 469
- Ridgeway Middle1.1 mi · 599
- Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary1.3 mi · 275
- Fox Meadows Elementary1.3 mi · 476
- Newberry Elementary1.3 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Forest Community SchoolHow many students attend Belle Forest Community School?
Belle Forest Community School enrolls approximately 1,027 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Belle Forest Community School serve?
Belle Forest Community School serves grades PK-05.
How diverse is Belle Forest Community School?
Belle Forest Community School reports a student body of 0% White, 21% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Belle Forest Community School?
Belle Forest Community School is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What city is Belle Forest Community School in?
Belle Forest Community School is located in Memphis, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.