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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTLETT·NCES 470015302077
Bon Lin Elementary School
3940 Germantown RD, Bartlett, TN 38134 · (901) 937-2344 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (151).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
67.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +6.3pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +3.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 71.1% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 69.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bon Lin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #70 of 957 ▼ 6 | #12 of 144 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #75 of 959 ▲ 21 | #15 of 146 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #149 of 1,044 | #33 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #100 of 962 | #6 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #96 of 537 | #26 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
708
-5 (-1%) 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 | 708 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 45.7 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 42.8 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 45 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 53.7 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 22% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bon Lin Elementary School.
About Bon Lin Elementary School
Bon Lin Elementary School is a large elementary school in Bartlett, Tennessee, administered by Bartlett. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 708 students. That puts enrollment 51% larger than the 470-student average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Bartlett has 10 schools and 8,834 students, and Bon Lin Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Bon Lin Elementary School is White students, at 52%. Other groups make up 21% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 34% of Shelby County residents are White. The diversity index for Bon Lin Elementary School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For Shelby County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $63,767 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Bon Lin Elementary School, Shelby County has 287 public schools.
Bon Lin Middle School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Bon Lin Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Bon Lin Elementary School was 713 in 2020-21 and 708 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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 Bartlett
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,782 students
- Elmore Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 777 students
- Altruria ElementaryElementary · 730 students
- Oak ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Bartlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
- Bon Lin Middle SchoolMiddle · 677 students
Other schools in Bartlett
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,782 students
- Elmore Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 777 students
- Altruria ElementaryElementary · 730 students
- Kate Bond Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Oak ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Bartlett Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
Nearby schools
- Bon Lin Middle School0.1 mi · 677
- Appling Middle School1.0 mi · 593
- Oak Elementary2.2 mi · 711
- Ellendale Elementary2.3 mi · 502
- Kate Bond Elementary School2.4 mi · 726
- Kate Bond Middle School2.5 mi · 1,002
Frequently asked questions
About Bon Lin Elementary SchoolHow large is Bon Lin Elementary School?
Bon Lin Elementary School enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bon Lin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bon Lin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bon Lin Elementary School?
At Bon Lin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 10% Hispanic, 21% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Bon Lin Elementary School public or private?
Bon Lin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bartlett.
What county does Bon Lin Elementary School serve?
Bon Lin Elementary School serves Shelby County in TN.
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