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Kate Bond Elementary School

Q: Is Kate Bond Elementary School a good school?

Kate Bond Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kate Bond Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended Kate Bond Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kate Bond Elementary School?

Students at Kate Bond Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 42% African American, 10% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kate Bond Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kate Bond Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Kate Bond Middle School High : Cordova High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

818^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Kate Bond Elementary School in Bartlett, TN, serves approximately 726 students in grades PK-5 and is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked near the bottom of Tennessee. While the school outperforms its district average in every tested subject, it still trails the state significantly. In 2025-2026, math proficiency was 23.9% (vs. 43.0% statewide), ELA was 27.1% (vs. 40.6%), and science was 36.6% (vs. 46.9%). Kate Bond's strongest subject is science, and its chronic absenteeism rate of about 18% is close to the state average and far better than the MSCS district average of 30%.

Grade-level results reveal a sharp drop in 4th grade. In 3rd grade ELA, Kate Bond's 35.9% proficiency actually exceeds the district's 31.8%, but 4th grade ELA falls to 20.7% versus the district's 31.9%. Math follows a similar pattern, suggesting a possible transition or curriculum challenge. The school's statewide ranking has declined steadily from the 68th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026, with a 1-star rating. Historically a strong area, English learner outcomes have also slipped from the 84th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 56th percentile in 2024-2025.

Context matters: Kate Bond spends more per student ($15,175) than any nearby school, yet its results lag far behind neighboring Bartlett City Schools. For example, Bon Lin Elementary (2.4 miles away) achieves 69.1% math proficiency with a 5-star rating, while Oak Elementary and Altruria Elementary also far exceed Kate Bond's scores. Even within MSCS, Riverwood Elementary and Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova rank significantly higher. Despite the challenges, Kate Bond earns credit for attendance and science, and its special education subgroup performance has improved from the 22nd to the 54th percentile over recent years. Understanding the 4th-grade dip and the gap between spending and achievement will be key to reversing the school's downward trend.

726

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

48.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

2727 Kate Bond Road
Bartlett, TN 38133

(901) 416-0020

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Kate Bond Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kate Bond Middle School
High:	Cordova High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.8%

African American:

42.1%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2017 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

818^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 21 pts since 2017

From bottom 41% (2017) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	23.5	818 of 1019	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	756 of 1009	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	700 of 1018	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	755 of 1020	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	646 of 1000	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	753 of 983	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	315 of 985	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	534 of 997	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	381 of 646	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	329 of 498	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	232 of 498	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	229 of 498	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	239 of 500	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	138 of 483	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	166 of 411	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	72 of 404	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	89 of 450	80.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	93 of 211	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	29 of 178	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	20 of 164	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	56 of 165	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	32 of 101	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	13 of 66	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	30 of 95	68.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	781 of 986	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	698 of 990	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	758 of 989	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	630 of 975	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.4	765 of 945	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	343 of 926	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	239 of 458	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	262 of 424	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	251 of 415	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	215 of 387	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	198 of 363	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	189 of 324	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	37 of 250	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	122 of 319	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	550 of 823	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	450 of 843	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	389 of 853	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	503 of 865	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	372 of 858	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.1	566 of 823	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	127 of 821	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	357 of 877	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	710 of 984	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	663 of 991	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	637 of 987	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	647 of 980	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	622 of 941	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	298 of 916	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	292 of 641	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	198 of 255	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	617 of 849	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.6	398 of 840	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	258 of 847	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	558 of 852	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	700 of 844	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	632 of 844	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	250 of 812	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	384 of 841	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)56th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+35 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-10 vs state

English Language Arts27%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Kate Bond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2727 Kate Bond Road	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0020	787	53	14.8	48.1%	84 (10.7%)	342 (43.5%)	333 (42.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	23.5	818^th of 1019 public elementary schools	19.7%		27.9	756^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.1%	62	21.5	20.9	29.6				23.9	35.9	20.7	22.9				27.1	40.3	34.5	34.3				36.6					$15,175	$1,785	$12,527
Oak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3573 Oak Road	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2646	700	47	15.0	12.8%	420 (60.0%)	93 (13.3%)	89 (12.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.3%)	66	299^th of 1019 public elementary schools	70.7%		74.2	201^st of 1009 public elementary schools	80.1%	98	46.2	67.3	54.7				56.3	44.2	50.9	46.3				47.2	41.3	61.8	58.9				54.0					$14,222	$905	$12,819
Chimneyrock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Chimneyrock Blvd	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2067	931	49	19.0	42.8%	84 (9.0%)	615 (66.1%)	182 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.4%)	29.9	753^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	26.1%		41.3	591^st of 1009 public elementary schools	41.4%	162	25.8	55.2	17.0				33.6	30.6	46.0	24.5				34.3	22.5	43.7	26.4				31.3					$14,699	$1,628	$12,170
Altruria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6641 Deermont Drive	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2600	763	50	15.3	17.7%	505 (66.2%)	119 (15.6%)	62 (8.1%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	75.9	191^st of 1019 public elementary schools	81.3%		75.7	189^th of 1009 public elementary schools	81.3%	2	59.1	63.0	62.4				61.6	58.7	52.0	51.1				53.7	52.3	60.6	58.6				57.4					$13,779	$888	$12,414
Bon Lin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3940 N. Germantown Road	Bartlett	38133	Shelby County	Bartlett City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 937-2344	750	46	16.4	9.0%	386 (51.5%)	173 (23.1%)	78 (10.4%)	57 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	89.6	90^th of 1019 public elementary schools	91.2%		92.7	65^th of 1009 public elementary schools	93.6%	25	57.4	75.2	73.6				69.1	59.1	75.2	65.3				66.9	60.0	79.7	71.1				70.7					$14,715	$807	$13,463
Dexter School	Public	PK, KG-8	7105 Dexter Road	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0355	1,490	90	16.5	50.6%	106 (7.1%)	1,065 (71.5%)	252 (16.9%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.4%)	11.7	923^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	9.4%		13.1	911^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.7%	12	17.2	15.4	12.7	< 5%	16.1	23.0	14.8	23.9	29.4	18.0	14.1	16.1	11.9	19.4	22.1	27.4	16.9	16.2	24.1	40.0	24.3	31.7	59.9	51.9	47.6	$13,955	$1,727	$11,429
Ellendale Elementary School	Public	K-5	6590 Dawnhill Road	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2636	508	34	15.1	14.5%	298 (58.7%)	103 (20.3%)	53 (10.4%)	26 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	68.6	271^st of 1019 public elementary schools	73.4%		72.4	215^th of 1009 public elementary schools	78.7%	56	51.6	70.5	47.7				57.1	44.8	63.6	42.0				50.6	47.8	63.6	51.1				54.7					$14,571	$1,022	$12,995
Riverwood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1330 Stern Ln	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2310	1,018	58	17.6	35.6%	116 (11.4%)	654 (64.2%)	156 (15.3%)	25 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.5%)	55	439^th of 1019 public elementary schools	56.9%		48.9	499^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.5%	60	50.0	50.3	39.4				47.0	52.1	50.7	45.1				49.6	40.4	48.0	39.8				42.8					$13,968	$1,300	$11,900
Memphis School of Excellence Elementary Cordova	Public, Charter	K-5	8350 Macon Road	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 707-8146	317	22	14.7	63.9%	24 (7.6%)	226 (71.3%)	54 (17.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	53.5	457^th of 1019 public elementary schools	55.2%		24.2	801^st of 1009 public elementary schools	20.6%	344	51.0	51.1	37.2				44.9	47.1	44.7	42.3				44.3	51.0	42.6	46.2				46.6					$14,404	$1,339	$12,699
Shelby Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6053 Summer Ave	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4305	764	46	16.6	59.0%	67 (8.8%)	504 (66.0%)	161 (21.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)	37.3	670^th of 1019 public elementary schools	34.2%		21.2	831^st of 1009 public elementary schools	17.6%	161	49.1	21.1	25.0				31.9	48.1	20.4	42.0				36.7	52.8	14.7	41.0				36.0					$14,120	$1,480	$11,615

Frequently Asked Questions about Kate Bond Elementary School

What district is Kate Bond Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Kate Bond Elementary School a good school?

Kate Bond Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Kate Bond Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kate Bond Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kate Bond Middle School
High : Cordova High School

How many students attend Kate Bond Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended Kate Bond Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kate Bond Elementary School?

Students at Kate Bond Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 42% African American, 10% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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