South Park Elementary

South Park Elementary, a moderately sized elementary campus in Memphis, Tennessee, operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, serves 462 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students total), South Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, South Park Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 37% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Shelby County) records that the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), South Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Leadership Preparatory Charter School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 29%: 653 students in 2018 compared to 462 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 59% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for South Park Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.