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Snowden Elementary/Middle

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1870 N Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112 · (901) 416-4621 · Part of Shelby County School District

Memphis’ School Grade D better than 6% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
1,384
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Snowden Elementary/Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Memphis kids: 33 middle schools

On the path

Where Memphis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Snowden Elementary/MiddleYou are here
6–833 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1870 N Parkway, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten99
Grade 1123
Grade 2122
Grade 3141
Grade 4133
Grade 5121
Grade 6237
Grade 7195
Grade 8193
Enrollment over time
1,305’20
1,288’21
1,373’22
1,272’23
1,384’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%Hispanic 10%White 9%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Snowden Elementary/Middle from Memphis families.

Other schools in Shelby County School District

The district →
Dexter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cordova
C−
1,509 students
Macon-Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B−
1,070 students
Belle Forest Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Memphis
D
1,027 students
Riverwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B+
985 students
Early Childhood Programs
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Memphis
938 students
Treadwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Memphis
D
921 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Memphis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.