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Dunbar Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2606 Select Ave, Memphis, TN 38114 · (901) 416-5000 · Part of Shelby County School District

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

Directions
Students
206
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dunbar Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 13.1% 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–5Dunbar ElementaryYou are here
6–833 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2606 Select Ave, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten31
Grade 122
Grade 227
Grade 335
Grade 436
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
237’20
187’21
201’22
198’23
206’24

Down 13.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 96%Hispanic 3%White <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dunbar Elementary from Memphis families.

Other schools in Shelby County School District

The district →
Dexter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cordova
C−
1,509 students
Snowden Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Memphis
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.