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What's something Wells Station Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801171
Wells Station Elementary
1610 Wells Station Rd, Memphis, TN 38108 · (901) 416-2172 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
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
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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 | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
30%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
42.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
45.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +14.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% | 30.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wells Station Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #416 of 957 ▲ 288 | #30 of 144 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #399 of 959 ▼ 71 | #35 of 146 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #274 of 1,044 | #54 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #579 of 962 | #78 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #59 of 537 | #16 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
593
-115 (-16%) 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 | 593 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 50.2 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 629 | 50 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 56 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 58.7 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 57 | 13.3:1 | 94% (710) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells Station Elementary.
About Wells Station Elementary
Wells Station Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Memphis, Tennessee. Total enrollment is 593 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Tennessee enroll about 470 students on average.
Wells Station Elementary is one of the 211 schools that make up Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students in total).
Hispanic students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 11% Black and 5% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 9%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
For Shelby County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $63,767 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Shelby County number 287, with about 154,209 students.
Wells Station Elementary's nearest public school is Kingsbury Elementary (about 0.7 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Wells Station Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 115 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
- Kingsbury Elementary0.7 mi · 506
- Kingsbury Middle0.8 mi · 538
- Kingsbury High0.8 mi · 1,383
- Jackson Elementary1.0 mi · 322
- Memphis Business Academy Elementary School1.1 mi · 322
- Berclair Elementary1.6 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Wells Station ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wells Station Elementary?
Wells Station Elementary enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wells Station Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wells Station Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student diversity at Wells Station Elementary?
Student demographics at Wells Station Elementary are roughly 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Wells Station Elementary public or private?
Wells Station Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Wells Station Elementary located?
Wells Station Elementary is located at 1610 Wells Station Rd, Memphis, TN 38108.
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