Grahamwood Elementary

Grahamwood Elementary is one of the sizable elementary schools in Memphis, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with 850 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 81% larger than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which oversees 211 schools and 111,979 students, Grahamwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Grahamwood Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Black, 18% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Shelby County) logs that median household income runs about $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Grahamwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Compass Community School Berclair Campus, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grahamwood Elementary.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Grahamwood Elementary's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 996 (now 850). White enrollment moved from 31% to 18% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Grahamwood Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.