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Wells Station Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1610 Wells Station Rd, Memphis, TN 38108 · (901) 416-2172 · Part of Shelby County School District

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

Directions
Students
593
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Wells Station Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Memphis kids: 33 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Wells Station ElementaryYou are here
6–833 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

1610 Wells Station Rd, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten87
Grade 1101
Grade 282
Grade 3101
Grade 4101
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
708’20
595’21
629’22
633’23
593’24

Down 16.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 83%Black 11%White 5%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wells Station Elementary from Memphis families.

Other schools in Shelby County School District

The district →
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Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cordova
C−
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Snowden Elementary/Middle
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C
1,384 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

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.