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Westhaven Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4585 Hodge Rd., Memphis, TN 38109 · (901) 416-8740 · Part of Shelby County School District

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

Directions
Students
740
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Westhaven Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.9% 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–5Westhaven ElementaryYou are here
6–833 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
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 ↗

4585 Hodge Rd., Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten109
Grade 1112
Grade 2110
Grade 3123
Grade 4105
Grade 5125
Enrollment over time
812’20
704’21
762’22
746’23
740’24

Down 8.9% since 2020–21.

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