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South Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

951^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

South Park Elementary School is a PK-5 school on Getwell Road in Memphis, TN, serving 462 students in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which ranks near the bottom of Tennessee's 141 districts. South Park sits in the 7th percentile statewide among elementary schools (951st out of 1,019) with a 0-star rating, and its proficiency rates are far below state averages: 9.1% in math versus 43.0% statewide, 16.7% in English Language Arts versus 40.6%, and 24.1% in science versus 46.9%.

Many stronger options sit close by. Leadership Preparatory Charter School, less than half a mile away, achieves 43.0% math proficiency and a 44th percentile ranking. Cherokee Elementary School, just 1.8 miles away, posts 39.6% math proficiency and a 46th percentile rank. Even nearby schools with low overall rankings, like Getwell Elementary School (9th percentile) and Sherwood Elementary School (8th percentile), outperform South Park in math and ELA. South Park spends $16,043 per student — more than Willow Oaks Elementary School and Parkway Village Elementary School, both of which rank in the 21st percentile with meaningfully higher proficiency rates.

Attendance alone doesn't explain the results: South Park's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.6% is better than Cherokee Elementary School's 46.0%, Sherwood Elementary School's 39.7%, and Getwell Elementary School's 39.2%, yet Cherokee dramatically outperforms South Park academically. There are encouraging signs — ELA proficiency has improved from 9.6% to 16.7% and science from 14.8% to 24.1% over recent years, and English Learner students ranked in the 70th percentile statewide in 2023-2024. However, math has been stuck between 8% and 10.4% for four consecutive years, with only 5.5% of 4th graders proficient in 2025-2026. That is the clearest academic emergency facing the school.

462

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,043

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1720 Getwell Road
Memphis, TN 38111

(901) 416-5024

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend South Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Colonial Middle School
High:	Overton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.9%

African American:

37.0%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2018 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

951^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 2% (2018) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

93^rd of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th of 141Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	951 of 1019	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	960 of 1009	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	945 of 1018	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	971 of 1020	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	967 of 1000	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	954 of 983	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	875 of 985	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	979 of 997	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	465 of 498	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	471 of 498	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	481 of 498	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	424 of 500	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	464 of 483	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	357 of 404	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	436 of 450	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	133 of 211	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	53 of 178	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	32.5	128 of 164	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	158 of 165	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	68 of 95	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	951 of 986	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	939 of 990	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	951 of 989	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	902 of 975	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	930 of 945	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	851 of 926	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	391 of 458	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	354 of 424	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	284 of 415	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.2	359 of 387	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	336 of 363	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	302 of 324	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	170 of 250	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.7	312 of 319	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	715 of 823	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	764 of 843	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	739 of 853	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	806 of 865	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	778 of 858	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	795 of 823	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	690 of 821	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	858 of 877	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	921 of 984	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	897 of 991	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	930 of 987	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	954 of 980	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	865 of 941	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	813 of 916	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science24%-23 vs state

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Mathematics9%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 Getwell Road	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5024	494	36	13.7	94.6%	17 (3.4%)	189 (38.3%)	279 (56.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	8.6	951^st of 1019 public elementary schools	6.7%		8.4	960^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.9%	9	7.1	5.5	15.5				9.1	19.6	13.9	17.2				16.7	30.4	23.3	19.0				24.1					$16,043	$1,885	$12,969
Leadership Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4190 Elliston Road	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 512-4495	437	29	15.0		10 (2.3%)	320 (73.2%)	97 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	44.3	574^th of 1019 public elementary schools	43.7%		48.9	498^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.6%	76	39.6	32.7	43.2	45.6	29.5	63.2	43.0	25.0	30.9	45.9	36.8	29.5	43.9	35.2	35.4	43.6	35.1	59.6	61.4	70.2	52.0	45.6	54.5	75.4	58.9	$17,160	$1,478	$15,316
Campus School Kimball	Public	K-5	3749 Kimball Avenue	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	University Schools - Memphis	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 678-5510																			(n/a)	50.0	70.0	31.8				50.0	61.1	70.0	50.0				60.0	44.4	70.0	50.0				55.0
Getwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2795 Getwell Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0267	551	30	18.3	95.1%	14 (2.5%)	419 (76.0%)	114 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10.3	932^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	8.5%		9.7	945^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.3%	13	9.3	22.7	15.9				16.7	24.1	20.0	17.7				20.4	27.8	20.0	20.6				22.4					$14,949	$1,974	$11,734
Willow Oaks Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4417 Willow Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2196	607	38	15.8	92.3%	20 (3.3%)	219 (36.1%)	355 (58.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	24.7	808^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.7%		23.7	806^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.1%	2	20.9	34.9	25.6				27.6	25.6	39.3	31.4				32.5	24.2	40.4	31.4				32.5					$14,473	$1,531	$11,987
Sharpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3431 Sharpe Rd	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5020	304	22	13.8	96.5%	2 (0.7%)	113 (37.2%)	185 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	6.5	982^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	3.6%		11.8	926^th of 1009 public elementary schools	8.2%	56	14.6	23.4	10.9				16.3	14.3	12.8	15.2				14.1	14.3	17.0	13.0				14.8					$17,225	$1,666	$14,112
Parkway Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Claudette Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0870	828	56	14.7		13 (1.6%)	359 (43.4%)	451 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	24.7	809^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.6%		23.9	803^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	20.4%	6	20.2	52.3	19.7				30.2	22.1	34.6	15.0				23.4	27.9	47.7	31.0				35.3					$14,796	$1,644	$12,024
Sherwood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1156 Robinhood Lane	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4864	548	33	16.6	93.0%	10 (1.8%)	350 (63.9%)	175 (31.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	9.9	938^th of 1019 public elementary schools	7.9%		5.5	992^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	1.7%	54	14.9	12.9	8.5				12.1	17.6	29.4	21.1				23.2	23.5	16.5	22.5				20.5					$15,304	$1,937	$11,963
Empower Memphis Career and College Prep School	Public, Charter	K-2	4775 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 877-4296																			(n/a)
Memphis Merit Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4075 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 617-3690	355	20	17.7		0 (0.0%)	338 (95.2%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9.8	942^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.8	965^th of 1009 public elementary schools	4.4%	23	10.5	12.3	16.4	8.0	13.2		12.1	27.6	17.5	20.0	8.0	18.4		18.6	22.4	28.1	20.4	26.0	31.6		25.3	8.0	15.8		11.4	$14,046	$1,385	$12,294

Frequently Asked Questions about South Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of South Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colonial Middle School
High : Overton High School

What is the racial makeup of South Park Elementary School?

Students at South Park Elementary School are 59% Hispanic, 37% African American, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended South Park Elementary School.

What district is South Park Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is South Park Elementary School a good school?

South Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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