Rozelle Elementary

As a close-knit K-5 school in Memphis, Tennessee, Rozelle Elementary educates 222 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Memphis-Shelby County Schools. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Rozelle Elementary is one of 211 schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that educates 111,979 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Rozelle Elementary records that nearly all students (96%) are Black. The remainder reads as 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Shelby County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Rozelle Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Peabody Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 258 students in 2018 compared to 222 in 2025.

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