Downtown Elementary School

Memphis, TN 38103

Phone: (901) 416-8400
Fax: (901) 416-8085
District: Shelby County Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 599 students

Downtown Elementary School, located in Memphis, Tennessee, serves grades PK-5 in the Shelby County Schools district. It is among the few public schools in Tennessee to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Downtown Elementary School is a public school in the Shelby County Schools district located in Memphis, TN. The principal of Downtown Elementary School is Yolanda Finnie. As of 2014, the students are 90.3% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.5% White, non-Hispanic; 2.3% Hispanic; 2% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.8% Multiracial. 84.6% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 90.3% 66.9% 22.9%
White, non-Hispanic 4.5% 20.2% 65.6%
Hispanic 2.3% 9.1% 7.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2% 2.5% 1.8%
Multiracial 0.8% 1.1% 1.6%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.1% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 84.6% — —
English learners — 5.1% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Harbor Town Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 1.2 mi
2 Oak Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 12.1 mi
3 Daybreak Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 12.2 mi
4 Rivercrest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 13.8 mi
5 Country Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bartlett TN 15.1 mi
6 Oakwood Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Lakeland TN 19.4 mi
7 Templeton Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 23.5 mi
8 Blaydes Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 24 mi
9 Glenview Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Munford TN 25.1 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Midtown Memphis Memphis TN 2.5 mi
2 Bartlett Bartlett TN 10.7 mi
3 Cordova Memphis TN 15.1 mi
4 Millington Millington TN 16 mi
5 Lakeland Lakeland TN 18.4 mi
6 Desoto County Hernando MS 22.3 mi
7 Arlington Arlington TN 23 mi
8 Atoka Atoka TN 25.5 mi
Base Distance
Tennessee National Guard Memphis 7 mi.
NSA Mid South 17 mi.
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