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What's one thing South Park Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801159
South Park Elementary
1720 Getwell RD, Memphis, TN 38111 · (901) 416-5024 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
16.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +6.6pp since 2022
Math
10.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +1.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.2% | 10.4% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 9.6% | 8.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where South Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.4% | #929 of 957 ▲ 5 | #130 of 144 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #903 of 959 ▼ 6 | #115 of 146 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #494 of 1,044 | #77 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #306 of 962 | #30 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #33 of 537 | #9 of 77 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
462
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 462 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 36 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 32.2 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 36 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 43.7 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 52 | 11.7:1 | 95% (574) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Park Elementary.
About South Park Elementary
South Park Elementary serves students in Memphis, Tennessee, as a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 462 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
South Park Elementary is one of the 211 schools that make up Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show South Park Elementary is 59% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 37% Black and 3% White. The school's Hispanic share is 50 points above the 9% share among Shelby County residents. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at South Park Elementary are from different groups.
On the allk12 Grade, South Park Elementary lands at F, ahead of 4% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
The school is in Shelby County, where the median household earns about $63,767 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Shelby County, 287 public schools serve about 154,209 students.
Leadership Preparatory Charter School sits about 0.5 miles from South Park Elementary. South Park Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at South Park Elementary was 455 in 2020-21 and 462 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Other South Park Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named South Park Elementary. South Park Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- South Park ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 825 students
- South Park Elementary SchoolDeerfield, IL · 424 students
- South Park ElementaryVICKSBURG, MS · 351 students
- South Park Elementary - 03Belle Fourche, SD · 347 students
- South Park Elementary - 16Rapid City, SD · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Leadership Preparatory Charter School0.5 mi · 462
- American Way Middle0.7 mi · 693
- Getwell Elementary0.8 mi · 559
- Willow Oaks Elementary0.9 mi · 620
- Sharpe Elementary1.0 mi · 301
- Parkway Village Elementary1.2 mi · 856
Frequently asked questions
About South Park ElementaryHow large is South Park Elementary?
South Park Elementary enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is South Park Elementary?
South Park Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 59% Hispanic, 37% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees South Park Elementary?
South Park Elementary is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does South Park Elementary serve?
South Park Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
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