Treadwell Elementary

Treadwell Elementary is a big elementary-level community in Memphis, Tennessee, one of the schools within Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school serves 921 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 96% bigger than typical.

Within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which oversees 211 schools and 111,979 students, Treadwell Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Treadwell Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment; the rest consists of 30% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Treadwell Elementary is one.

Treadwell Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Treadwell Elementary.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 23%: 750 students in 2018 compared to 921 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 36% to 65%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.