Robert R. Church Elementary

Set in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert R. Church Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools. It caters to 596 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Robert R. Church Elementary sits 27% larger than that benchmark.

Within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which oversees 211 schools and 111,979 students, Robert R. Church Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Robert R. Church Elementary records that 95% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household earnings sit near $63,767, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Robert R. Church Elementary is one campus in the mix.

A. Maceo Walker Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Robert R. Church Elementary's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 749 (now 596).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.