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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801022
Brownsville Road Elementary
5292 Banbury Ave, Memphis, TN 38135 · (901) 416-4300 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- CTest 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
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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 | 39 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
22%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
36.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +11.9pp since 2022
Math
33.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 29.9% |
| 2022-23 | 24.2% | 22.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brownsville Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #661 of 957 ▲ 7 | #60 of 144 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #557 of 959 ▲ 9 | #46 of 146 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #334 of 1,044 | #60 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #712 of 962 | #94 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #529 of 537 | #77 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
550
+20 (+4%) 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 | 550 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 25.5 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 28.8 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 35.4 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 85% (464) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownsville Road Elementary.
About Brownsville Road Elementary
Brownsville Road Elementary, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 550 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is made up of 211 schools with 111,979 students in all.
A large majority of enrollment at Brownsville Road Elementary is Black, at 88%. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 52%. The diversity index for Brownsville Road Elementary is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Brownsville Road Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The school's county is Shelby County. According to Census Bureau estimates, 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. Public schools in Shelby County number 287, with about 154,209 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Craigmont Middle, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Brownsville Road Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Craigmont Middle0.7 mi · 475
- Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School0.7 mi · 406
- Craigmont High0.9 mi · 968
- Bartlett Elementary School1.4 mi · 680
- Bartlett High School1.5 mi · 2,782
- Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows Elementary2.2 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Brownsville Road ElementaryHow large is Brownsville Road Elementary?
Brownsville Road Elementary enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brownsville Road Elementary serve?
Brownsville Road Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is Brownsville Road Elementary?
Brownsville Road Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 7% Hispanic, 88% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Brownsville Road Elementary in?
Brownsville Road Elementary is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What county does Brownsville Road Elementary serve?
Brownsville Road Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
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