Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801020
Bethel Grove Elementary
2459 Arlington Ave, Memphis, TN 38114 · (901) 416-5012 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- FTest 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
0
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 | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
11%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
16.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
9.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.0% | 9.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 8.7% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 7.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bethel Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #937 of 957 ▼ 7 | #132 of 144 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #904 of 959 ▼ 109 | #116 of 146 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #831 of 1,044 | #130 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #873 of 962 | #117 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #168 of 348 | #21 of 32 |
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
290
+76 (+36%) 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 | 290 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 21.9 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 96% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethel Grove Elementary.
About Bethel Grove Elementary
Bethel Grove Elementary is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 290 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Tennessee) has about 470 students.
Bethel Grove Elementary is one of the 211 schools that make up Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students in total).
The student body at Bethel Grove Elementary is 94% Black. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 52% of Shelby County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Bethel Grove Elementary is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Tennessee public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Bethel Grove Elementary is located in Shelby County, where the median household income is $63,767, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Besides Bethel Grove Elementary, Shelby County has 286 other public schools.
The school nearest to Bethel Grove Elementary is Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Bethel Grove Elementary's enrollment climbed from 214 in 2020-21 to 290 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Bethel Grove Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Compass Community School Orange Mound Campus0.5 mi · 203
- Dunbar Elementary0.6 mi · 206
- Melrose High0.9 mi · 645
- Hanley K-81.0 mi · 358
- Cherokee Elementary1.2 mi · 321
- Invictus Academy at Airways1.4 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Bethel Grove ElementaryHow many students attend Bethel Grove Elementary?
Bethel Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 290 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bethel Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bethel Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Bethel Grove Elementary?
Bethel Grove Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Bethel Grove Elementary in?
Bethel Grove Elementary is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Bethel Grove Elementary located?
Bethel Grove Elementary is located at 2459 Arlington Ave, Memphis, TN 38114.
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