Whitney Elementary (Memphis-Shelby County Schools SCH DIST.), Tennessee - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Whitney Elementary is a Elementary in Memphis, TN. It currently serves 359 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools School District and all schools in Tennessee.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:359
Number of Teachers: 19
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.90

Location Info

Location: 1219 Whitney AVE, Memphis, TN 38127
Mailing Address: 1219 Whitney AVE, Memphis, TN 38127
Phone: (901)416-3840
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 41
Grade 2 48
Grade 3 44
Grade 4 33
Grade 5 25
Kindergarten 65
Pre-Kindergarten 103
Gender/Sex of Whitney Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 181 50.42
Female 178 49.58
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Whitney Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.28
Black or African American 354 98.61
Hispanic/Latino 1 0.28
Two or more races 3 0.84
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.55
Black or African American 178 98.34
Two or more races 2 1.11
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 176 98.88
Hispanic/Latino 1 0.56
Two or more races 1 0.56

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2.44
Black or African American 40 97.56
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 47 97.92
Hispanic/Latino 1 2.08
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 42 95.46
Two or more races 2 4.55
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 33 100.00
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 25 100.00
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 64 98.46
Two or more races 1 1.54
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 103 100.00