Colonial Middle

Located at 1370 Colonial RD, in Memphis, Tennessee, Colonial Middle is a sprawling middle school that hosts 1,034 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 87% above the state mean of about 554.

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

In terms of who attends, Colonial Middle shows that 51% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% White. That composition is broadly in line with Shelby County as a whole.

In the area at large, census data for Shelby County shows median household earnings sit near $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Colonial Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sea Isle Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Colonial Middle.

Colonial Middle operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 1,090 students in 2018 compared to 1,034 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 40% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, members of the Colonial Middle community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.