Oakhaven Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in Memphis, Tennessee, Oakhaven Elementary educates 496 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

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

On the student-mix side, Oakhaven Elementary records that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In the broader community, census data for Shelby County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Oakhaven Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oakhaven High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 649 students in 2018 compared to 496 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 17% to 25% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.