Macon-Hall Elementary

Located at 9800 Macon RD, in Cordova, Tennessee, Macon-Hall Elementary is a sizable K-5 school that educates 1,070 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Macon-Hall Elementary sits 128% bigger than that benchmark.

Macon-Hall Elementary is one of 211 schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that serves 111,979 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Macon-Hall Elementary lists that 78% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Macon-Hall Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Mt. Pisgah Middle/High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 1,169 students in 2018 compared to 1,070 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment expanded from 64% to 78% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Macon-Hall Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.