Southwind Elementary

Set in Memphis, Tennessee, Southwind Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school, run under Memphis-Shelby County Schools. It educates 641 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so Southwind Elementary sits 36% above that benchmark.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; Southwind Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Southwind Elementary reports that the largest single group is Black, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 14% Hispanic, 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Shelby County) records that the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Southwind Elementary is one of 287 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students).

Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 822 students in 2018 compared to 641 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.