Newberry Elementary

Newberry Elementary is a moderately sized primary school in Memphis, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school educates 410 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; Newberry Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Newberry Elementary shows that 70% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 29% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Shelby County put the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Newberry Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Newberry Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newberry Elementary has fell 14%, going from 478 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 84% to 70% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Newberry Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.