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What do you wish you knew before starting at Newberry Elementary?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801123
Newberry Elementary
5540 Newberry Ave, Memphis, TN 38115 · (901) 416-2518 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
TN avg 40.9% . +26.5pp since 2022
Math
45.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +15.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 26 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 29.2% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Newberry Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #423 of 957 ▼ 60 | #31 of 144 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #217 of 959 ▲ 194 | #26 of 146 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #588 of 1,044 | #93 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #410 of 962 | #54 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #197 of 537 | #41 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 2024-25Enrollment
410
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 410 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 29 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 29.1 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 75% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newberry Elementary.
About Newberry Elementary
Memphis, Tennessee, is home to Newberry Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 410 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools totals 111,979 students.
More than half of enrollment at Newberry Elementary is Black: 70%. Other groups make up 29% Hispanic. Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Newberry Elementary scores 43%.
For the population of Shelby County, the median household earns about $63,767 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Shelby County, 287 public schools serve about 154,209 students.
Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus sits about 0.2 miles from Newberry Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 390 (2020-21) to 410 (2024-25).
The allk12 page for Newberry Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Other Newberry Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Newberry Elementary. Newberry Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- NEWBERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEWBERRY, FL · 651 students
- Newberry ElementaryNewberry, SC · 421 students
- Newberry Elementary SchoolEtters, PA · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus0.2 mi · 241
- Power Center Academy Elementary School0.3 mi · 703
- Power Center Academy High School0.3 mi · 671
- Power Center Academy Middle0.4 mi · 451
- Wooddale Middle School0.8 mi · 534
- Wooddale High0.8 mi · 662
Frequently asked questions
About Newberry ElementaryHow many students attend Newberry Elementary?
Newberry Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
Is Newberry Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Newberry Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newberry Elementary?
At Newberry Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 29% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Newberry Elementary public or private?
Newberry Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What city is Newberry Elementary in?
Newberry Elementary is located in Memphis, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.