Enrollment
319
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801169
Vollentine Elementary
1682 Vollintine Ave, Memphis, TN 38107 · (901) 416-4632 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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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 | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
15%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
15.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.4pp since 2022
Math
7.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -87.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 88 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.2% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 11.2% | 8.8% |
| 2022-23 | 12.8% | 95.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Vollentine Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #949 of 957 ▼ 19 | #137 of 144 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #912 of 959 ▲ 17 | #119 of 146 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 319 | #774 of 1,044 | #121 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #816 of 962 | #109 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #348 of 537 | #63 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
319
-3 (-1%) 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 | 319 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 19.5 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 24.2 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 26.8 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 23 | 10.7:1 | 96% (236) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vollentine Elementary.
About Vollentine Elementary
Vollentine Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Memphis, Tennessee. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 319 students. The school's enrollment is 32% smaller than the 470 average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
The 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools enroll 111,979 students altogether, Vollentine Elementary among them.
Vollentine Elementary enrolls a student body that is 92% Black. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic. Census figures show Shelby County is about 52% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Vollentine Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Across Shelby County, median household income is about $63,767, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Vollentine Elementary is among the 287 public schools in Shelby County.
The nearest other public school, Perea Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Vollentine Elementary.
The federal government classifies Vollentine Elementary's location as City: Large.
Vollentine Elementary had 322 students in 2020-21 and 319 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Discussions about Vollentine Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Nearby schools
- Perea Elementary School0.8 mi · 393
- KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School0.8 mi · 346
- Snowden Elementary/Middle0.8 mi · 1,384
- Crosstown High School1.1 mi · 520
- Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie1.4 mi · 245
- Caldwell-Guthrie1.4 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Vollentine ElementaryHow large is Vollentine Elementary?
Vollentine Elementary enrolls approximately 319 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Vollentine Elementary serve?
Vollentine Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Vollentine Elementary?
Student demographics at Vollentine Elementary are roughly 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Vollentine Elementary public or private?
Vollentine Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Vollentine Elementary located?
Vollentine Elementary is located at 1682 Vollintine Ave, Memphis, TN 38107.
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