Power Center Academy Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Memphis, Tennessee, Power Center Academy Elementary School caters to 703 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 50% larger than the state mean of about 470.

Across the 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students total), Power Center Academy Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Power Center Academy Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 34% Hispanic. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In the surrounding community, census data for Shelby County shows median household income runs about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Power Center Academy Elementary School is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Power Center Academy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Power Center Academy Elementary School.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, Power Center Academy Elementary School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Power Center Academy Elementary School has grew 32%, going from 534 students in 2018 to 703 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 90% to 65% across the same window.

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