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Alumni: what's one memory from Whitehaven Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801180
Whitehaven Elementary
4783 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, TN 38116 · (901) 416-7431 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL449 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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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 | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
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
31.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
31.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +8.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 31.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.6% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 22.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Whitehaven Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #703 of 957 ▼ 69 | #64 of 144 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #672 of 959 ▲ 215 | #61 of 146 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #520 of 1,044 | #81 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #824 of 962 | #110 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #487 of 537 | #76 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
449
+9 (+2%) 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 | 449 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 27.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 25 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 35.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 29 | 17.5:1 | 89% (449) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitehaven Elementary.
About Whitehaven Elementary
At 4783 Elvis Presley Blvd in Memphis, Tennessee, Whitehaven Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 449 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is responsible for 211 schools, Whitehaven Elementary included, with 111,979 students in all.
Black students make up 92% of enrollment at Whitehaven Elementary. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Shelby County is about 52% Black. Whitehaven Elementary's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Shelby County show that the median household income is $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Whitehaven Elementary is one of 287 public schools in the county.
Whitehaven High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Whitehaven Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Whitehaven Elementary as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 440 to 449.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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
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
- Whitehaven High0.2 mi · 1,509
- City University School Girls Preparatory0.6 mi · 94
- City University School of Independence0.6 mi · 13
- City University School Of Liberal Arts0.6 mi · 179
- Havenview Middle0.9 mi · 696
- Holmes Road Elementary0.9 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About Whitehaven ElementaryHow large is Whitehaven Elementary?
Whitehaven Elementary enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Whitehaven Elementary serve?
Whitehaven Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How diverse is Whitehaven Elementary?
Whitehaven Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 4% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitehaven Elementary?
Whitehaven Elementary is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does Whitehaven Elementary serve?
Whitehaven Elementary serves Shelby County in TN.
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