Memphis Business Academy Elementary School

Set in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis Business Academy Elementary School is an intimate elementary school, part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. It teaches 322 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 470.

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

Demographically, Memphis Business Academy Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 31% Black. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Shelby County) reports that median household income runs about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Memphis Business Academy Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Berclair Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Memphis Business Academy Elementary School operates from an inner-city location. Memphis Business Academy Elementary School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Memphis Business Academy Elementary School's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 409 (now 322). Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 68% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Memphis Business Academy Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.