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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Germanshire Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
725
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801597
Germanshire Elementary
3965 South Germantown RD, Germantown, TN 38125 · (901) 416-3733 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 78 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
33%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
31.8%
TN avg 40.9% . +3.6pp since 2022
Math
33.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -0.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 43.5% |
| 2022-23 | 28.2% | 33.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Germanshire Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #650 of 957 ▼ 243 | #57 of 144 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #654 of 959 ▼ 125 | #57 of 146 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #129 of 1,044 | #29 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #535 of 962 | #73 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #184 of 537 | #38 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
725
-64 (-8%) 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 | 725 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 43 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 41.2 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 45 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 50.7 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 82% (674) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Germanshire Elementary.
About Germanshire Elementary
Germanshire Elementary is a large elementary school located in Germantown, Tennessee. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 725 students. The school's enrollment is 54% above the 470 average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Federal data list 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with 111,979 students enrolled.
Black students are the large majority at Germanshire Elementary, with 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic. By comparison, Shelby County residents are about 52% Black. By the diversity index, Germanshire Elementary comes in at 33%.
Measured against Tennessee public elementary schools, Germanshire Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Germanshire Elementary is located in Shelby County, where median household income is about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 287 public schools in Shelby County, with a combined enrollment of about 154,209.
Nearby, Bluff City High School is about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Germanshire Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Germanshire Elementary went from 789 students to 725.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Germantown
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,806 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,184 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 972 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Dogwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
Nearby schools
- Bluff City High School0.8 mi · 514
- Journey East Academy0.8 mi · 376
- Kirby Middle School0.9 mi · 402
- Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 183
- Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School1.0 mi · 75
- Kirby High1.1 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About Germanshire ElementaryHow many students attend Germanshire Elementary?
Germanshire Elementary enrolls approximately 725 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Germanshire Elementary serve?
Germanshire Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is Germanshire Elementary?
Germanshire Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 15% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Germanshire Elementary in?
Germanshire Elementary is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Germanshire Elementary located?
Germanshire Elementary is located at 3965 South Germantown RD, Germantown, TN 38125.
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