South Elementary

Set in Pinson, Tennessee, South Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, part of Madison County. It works with 468 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Madison County, which oversees 25 schools and 13,017 students, South Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, South Elementary shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Madison County) logs that median household earnings sit near $60,042, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Madison County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,050 students), South Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Side High School, roughly 6.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

South Elementary operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 461 students in 2018 to 468 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 8% to 13% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for South Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.