Bellevue Middle

As an average-sized middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, Bellevue Middle teaches 625 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; Bellevue Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bellevue Middle reports that nearly all students (88%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Shelby County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Bellevue Middle is one.

Bruce Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 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. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bellevue Middle has climbed 13%, going from 551 students in 2018 to 625 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.