Shelby Oaks Elementary

Shelby Oaks Elementary is one of the large primary schools in Memphis, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with 751 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Shelby Oaks Elementary sits 60% above that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shelby Oaks Elementary records that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Shelby Oaks Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Elmore Park Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shelby Oaks Elementary has decreased 19%, going from 924 students in 2018 to 751 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment rose from 64% to 69% over that span.

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