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What's one thing William Herbert Brewster Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802112
William Herbert Brewster Elementary School
2605 Sam Cooper Blvd, Memphis, TN 38112 · (901) 416-7150 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- C-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 | 54 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
48%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
28.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.5pp since 2022
Math
30.5%
TN avg 39.3% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 28 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 35.4% |
| 2022-23 | 19.9% | 30.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where William Herbert Brewster Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #717 of 957 ▼ 155 | #67 of 144 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #735 of 959 ▲ 53 | #73 of 146 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #338 of 1,044 | #61 of 156 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #350 of 962 | #40 of 149 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.1% | #107 of 348 | #16 of 32 |
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
548
+96 (+21%) 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 | 548 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 33.6 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 99% (422) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Herbert Brewster Elementary School.
About William Herbert Brewster Elementary School
Memphis, Tennessee, is home to William Herbert Brewster Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 548 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools includes 211 schools. Together they enroll 111,979 students.
About 67% of the student body at William Herbert Brewster Elementary School is Black. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County residents are about 52% Black. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at William Herbert Brewster Elementary School are from different groups.
Among Tennessee public elementary schools, William Herbert Brewster Elementary School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Shelby County show median household income comes to about $63,767, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 287 public schools in the county, enrolling about 154,209, William Herbert Brewster Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Compass Community School Binghampton Campus, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 21% rise took enrollment from 452 in 2020-21 to 548 in 2024-25.
William Herbert Brewster Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Compass Community School Binghampton Campus0.2 mi · 201
- Cornerstone Prep - Lester Campus0.6 mi · 372
- Cornerstone Prep - Lester0.6 mi · 354
- Lester Prep0.6 mi · 204
- Springdale Elementary1.0 mi · 231
- Exceptional Children Special Placements1.1 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About William Herbert Brewster Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William Herbert Brewster Elementary School?
William Herbert Brewster Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does William Herbert Brewster Elementary School serve?
William Herbert Brewster Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at William Herbert Brewster Elementary School?
At William Herbert Brewster Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 26% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees William Herbert Brewster Elementary School?
William Herbert Brewster Elementary School is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does William Herbert Brewster Elementary School serve?
William Herbert Brewster Elementary School serves Shelby County in TN.
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