Rivercrest Elementary

Located at 4825 Rivercrest, in Bartlett, Tennessee, Rivercrest Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community that works with 674 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Bartlett. Enrollment runs roughly 43% above the state mean of about 470.

Rivercrest Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Bartlett, a district that instructs 8,834 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rivercrest Elementary records that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 35% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably less Black than its surroundings.

Around the school, Shelby County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Rivercrest Elementary is one.

Bartlett Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 29%: 522 students in 2018 compared to 674 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 51% to 43% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.