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What's the one class at Douglass Elementary/Middle every student should take?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801048
Douglass Elementary/Middle
1650 Ash St, Memphis, TN 38108 · (901) 416-5946 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
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 | 11 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
19%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
7.5%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Tennessee average is about 41 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 5.3% |
| 2022-23 | 5.2% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Douglass Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #952 of 959 ▲ 5 | #141 of 146 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #624 of 1,044 | #98 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #759 of 962 | #98 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #279 of 537 | #54 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
393
-28 (-7%) 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 | 393 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 31.8 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 38.4 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 31 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 40.3 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 40 | 10.2:1 | 97% (395) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglass Elementary/Middle.
About Douglass Elementary/Middle
Douglass Elementary/Middle, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a small elementary school. School enrollment was 393 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is the district for Douglass Elementary/Middle. It has 211 schools and 111,979 students.
The large majority of students at Douglass Elementary/Middle, 90%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Shelby County, the Black share is about 52%. By the diversity index, Douglass Elementary/Middle comes in at 19%.
Douglass Elementary/Middle is located in Shelby County, where median household income is about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 287 public schools in Shelby County, with a combined enrollment of about 154,209.
Nearest public school: Douglass High, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Douglass Elementary/Middle holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Douglass Elementary/Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Douglass Elementary/Middle had 421 students in 2020-21 and 393 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Discussions about Douglass Elementary/Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Douglass High0.1 mi · 604
- Promise Academy1.2 mi · 282
- Jackson Elementary1.4 mi · 322
- Treadwell Middle School1.5 mi · 764
- Treadwell Elementary1.5 mi · 921
- Star Academy1.6 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Douglass Elementary/MiddleHow large is Douglass Elementary/Middle?
Douglass Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-08.
Is Douglass Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Douglass Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student diversity at Douglass Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at Douglass Elementary/Middle are roughly 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 90% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Douglass Elementary/Middle public or private?
Douglass Elementary/Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Douglass Elementary/Middle located?
Douglass Elementary/Middle is located at 1650 Ash St, Memphis, TN 38108.
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