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What's one thing Southwind Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802019
Southwind Elementary
8155 Meadow Vale Dr, Memphis, TN 38125 · (901) 416-2805 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
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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 | 73 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
35%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
52.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +6.5pp since 2022
Math
53.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +20.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 20 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 48.9% |
| 2022-23 | 45.7% | 33.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Southwind Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #259 of 957 ▲ 51 | #27 of 144 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #210 of 959 ▼ 27 | #25 of 146 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #210 of 1,044 | #45 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #513 of 962 | #69 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #85 of 537 | #23 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
641
-73 (-10%) 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 | 641 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 661 | 41.5 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 686 | 43.5 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 43 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 52.8 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 57 | 14.7:1 | 75% (633) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwind Elementary.
About Southwind Elementary
Families in Memphis, Tennessee, are served by Southwind Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 641 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Tennessee) has about 470 students.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools serves 111,979 students across 211 schools.
Roughly 79% of students at Southwind Elementary are Black. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic and 3% White. County-wide, 52% of Shelby County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Southwind Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 69% of Tennessee public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Shelby County, the median household income is $63,767, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. In all, Shelby County has 287 public schools and roughly 154,209 students.
Nearby, Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Southwind Elementary as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 641 students in 2024-25, 73 fewer than the 714 it had in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast0.3 mi · 423
- Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast0.3 mi · 323
- Southwind High0.5 mi · 1,675
- Lowrance Elementary/Middle1.1 mi · 787
- Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School1.8 mi · 75
- Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Elementary School1.8 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Southwind ElementaryHow many students attend Southwind Elementary?
Southwind Elementary enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
Is Southwind Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southwind Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southwind Elementary?
At Southwind Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 79% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Southwind Elementary?
Southwind Elementary is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What city is Southwind Elementary in?
Southwind Elementary is located in Memphis, TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.