Delano Elementary

Delano Elementary, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Memphis, Tennessee, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, enrolls 315 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Delano Elementary sits 33% smaller than that benchmark.

Delano Elementary is one of 211 schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that caters to 111,979 students overall.

Demographically, Delano Elementary records that nearly all students (93%) are Black. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household income runs about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Delano Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Frayser-Corning Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 31%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025.

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