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Caldwell-Guthrie

951 Chelsea AVE, Memphis, TN 38107 · (901) 416-5300 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
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
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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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K135%
Kindergarten186%
Grade 13111%
Grade 23713%
Grade 33011%
Grade 42910%
Grade 5259%
Grade 63613%
Grade 73613%
Grade 8259%

This year's kindergarten class (18) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).

Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
31%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
27398%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
13348%
Female
14753%

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Where Caldwell-Guthrie ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Shelby County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
280#852 of 1,044#134 of 156
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
4.9%#948 of 962#143 of 149
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.

About Caldwell-Guthrie

Caldwell-Guthrie serves students in Memphis, Tennessee, as a small elementary school. It teaches 280 students in pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll about 470 students on average.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs Caldwell-Guthrie along with 210 other schools, enrolling 111,979 students in total.

A large majority of enrollment at Caldwell-Guthrie is Black, at 98%. Shelby County's residents are about 52% Black, 45 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Caldwell-Guthrie scores 5%.

In Shelby County, home to about 919,173 people, the median household earns about $63,767 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Caldwell-Guthrie shares Shelby County with 286 other public schools.

Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie is the nearest public school to Caldwell-Guthrie, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Caldwell-Guthrie, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Caldwell-Guthrie falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

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Shelby County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Caldwell-Guthrie
District
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Address
951 Chelsea AVE, Memphis, TN 38107
Phone
(901) 416-5300
County
Shelby County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
280
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
470014810511
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Caldwell-Guthrie
How large is Caldwell-Guthrie?
Caldwell-Guthrie enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Caldwell-Guthrie serve?
Caldwell-Guthrie serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Caldwell-Guthrie?
At Caldwell-Guthrie, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Caldwell-Guthrie?
Caldwell-Guthrie is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What city is Caldwell-Guthrie in?
Caldwell-Guthrie is located in Memphis, TN.
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