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Hawkins Mill Elementary

4295 Mountain Terrace St, Memphis, TN 38127 · (901) 416-3944 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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

Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K227%
Kindergarten3511%
Grade 16120%
Grade 24715%
Grade 36320%
Grade 44013%
Grade 54013%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).

Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
62%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
29796%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
14948%
Female
15952%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
32.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +11.6pp since 2022
Math
29.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +12.2pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2532.7%29.1%
2023-2427.4%24.0%
2022-2321.1%16.9%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Hawkins Mill Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Shelby County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.1%#740 of 957
▲ 27
#72 of 144
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.7%#630 of 959
▲ 87
#52 of 146
▲ 14
Enrollment
ranked largest first
308#797 of 1,044#125 of 156
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
7.0%#933 of 962#137 of 149
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.3%#332 of 537#61 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 2024-25
Enrollment
308
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25308N/AN/AN/A
2023-243081817.1:1N/A
2022-2329516.517.9:1N/A
2020-213182115.1:1N/A
2017-1833621.515.6:1N/A
2015-163382116.1:193% (316)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawkins Mill Elementary.

About Hawkins Mill Elementary

Hawkins Mill Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It has an enrollment of 308 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Tennessee, the average enrollment is about 470.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is made up of 211 schools with 111,979 students in all.

Black students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Shelby County, the Black share is about 52%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.

Among Tennessee public elementary schools, Hawkins Mill Elementary outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

In Shelby County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $63,767 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting Hawkins Mill Elementary, Shelby County has 287 public schools.

Hawkins Mill Elementary's nearest public school is Georgian Hills Middle (about 1.0 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school shrank from 318 students in 2020-21 to 308 in 2024-25.

The Hawkins Mill Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Shelby County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Hawkins Mill Elementary
District
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Address
4295 Mountain Terrace St, Memphis, TN 38127
Phone
(901) 416-3944
County
Shelby County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
308
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
470014801084
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hawkins Mill Elementary
How many students attend Hawkins Mill Elementary?
Hawkins Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hawkins Mill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawkins Mill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Hawkins Mill Elementary?
Student demographics at Hawkins Mill Elementary are roughly 0% White, 2% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hawkins Mill Elementary in?
Hawkins Mill Elementary is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Hawkins Mill Elementary located?
Hawkins Mill Elementary is located at 4295 Mountain Terrace St, Memphis, TN 38127.
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