Hickory Ridge Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary campus in Memphis, Tennessee, Hickory Ridge Elementary enrolls 581 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 24% above the state mean of about 470.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. Hickory Ridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hickory Ridge Elementary reports that Black students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder comes out to 32% Hispanic. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Shelby County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Hickory Ridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Hickory Ridge Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Hickory Ridge Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hickory Ridge Elementary's enrollment has edged down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 754 (now 581). Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 32% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.