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What's the most underrated thing about Egypt Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801055
Egypt Elementary
4160 Karen Cv, Memphis, TN 38128 · (901) 416-4150 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL454 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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
43%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
24.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.8pp since 2022
Math
19.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +0.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 19.9% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 18.4% |
| 2022-23 | 20.3% | 19.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Egypt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #849 of 957 ▼ 8 | #95 of 144 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #807 of 959 ▲ 63 | #87 of 146 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #511 of 1,044 | #79 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #414 of 962 | #55 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #74 of 537 | #19 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
454
-88 (-16%) 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 | 454 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 28.2 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 32 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 27 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 35.8 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 96% (553) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Egypt Elementary.
About Egypt Elementary
Egypt Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 454 students.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools counts 111,979 students in its 211 schools, and Egypt Elementary is one of them.
Black students make up a majority at Egypt Elementary, at 70%. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic. Census figures show Shelby County is about 52% Black. Egypt Elementary's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Shelby County show that the median household income is $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Egypt Elementary is one of 287 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Egypt Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Raleigh Egypt Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place Egypt Elementary in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 454 students in 2024-25, 88 fewer than the 542 it had in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
- Raleigh Egypt Middle School0.1 mi · 461
- Raleigh-Egypt High0.1 mi · 725
- Promise Academy Spring Hill1.2 mi · 422
- Promise Academy - Spring Hill1.2 mi · 388
- Keystone Elementary1.3 mi · 446
- Journey Coleman School1.8 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Egypt ElementaryHow many students attend Egypt Elementary?
Egypt Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-05.
Is Egypt Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Egypt Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Egypt Elementary?
Egypt Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 27% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Egypt Elementary?
Egypt Elementary is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does Egypt Elementary serve?
Egypt Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.