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Macon-Hall Elementary

9800 Macon RD, Cordova, TN 38016 · (901) 416-2625 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,070 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Tennessee public elementary schools
  • CTest 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
1,070
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
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K757%
Kindergarten17717%
Grade 116716%
Grade 217817%
Grade 316716%
Grade 414914%
Grade 515715%

This year's kindergarten class (177) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (157).

Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
828%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
919%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
83778%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
293%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
283%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
56052%
Female
51048%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
37.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +10.7pp since 2022
Math
28.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +0.3pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 37 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 11 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2537.4%28.7%
2023-2432.8%25.9%
2022-2326.7%28.4%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Macon-Hall Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Shelby County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
28.7%#747 of 957
▼ 9
#74 of 144
▼ 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.4%#516 of 959
▲ 101
#42 of 146
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,070#12 of 1,044#4 of 156
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.4%#487 of 962#66 of 149
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.5%#331 of 537#60 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
1,070
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,070N/AN/AN/A
2023-241,16661.519.0:1N/A
2022-231,1417315.6:1N/A
2020-211,0696915.5:1N/A
2017-181,16965.517.9:1N/A
2015-161,1587415.7:152% (603)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macon-Hall Elementary.

About Macon-Hall Elementary

The public elementary school Macon-Hall Elementary is located in Cordova, Tennessee. The school had 1,070 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Tennessee) has about 470 students.

Across its 211 schools, Memphis-Shelby County Schools enrolls 111,979 students. Macon-Hall Elementary is one of those schools.

At Macon-Hall Elementary, Black students make up 78% of the student body. Next come 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 52% Black. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Macon-Hall Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of Tennessee public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

County data help place the school in context: in Shelby County, the median household income is $63,767, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Shelby County has 287 public schools and roughly 154,209 students.

The nearest public school is Mt. Pisgah Middle/High, at about 1.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,069 to 1,070, a small change.

The Macon-Hall Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

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
Macon-Hall Elementary
District
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Address
9800 Macon RD, Cordova, TN 38016
Phone
(901) 416-2625
County
Shelby County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
1,070
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
470014800857
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Other schools in Cordova
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Frequently asked questions

About Macon-Hall Elementary
How large is Macon-Hall Elementary?
Macon-Hall Elementary enrolls approximately 1,070 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Macon-Hall Elementary serve?
Macon-Hall Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is Macon-Hall Elementary?
Macon-Hall Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 9% Hispanic, 78% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Macon-Hall Elementary?
Macon-Hall Elementary is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does Macon-Hall Elementary serve?
Macon-Hall Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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