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Idlewild Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1950 Linden Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone
(901) 416-4566
District
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
County
SHELBY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
579
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

9

(10 is best)

Better than 89.5% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Idlewild Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
66%
40%
67%
40%
64%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
61%
44%
61%
44%
60%
44%
61%
44%
61%
44%
60%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
39%
45%
37%
44%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 103 17.8%
Grade 1 113 19.5%
Grade 2 87 15.0%
Grade 3 95 16.4%
Grade 4 98 16.9%
Grade 5 83 14.3%
Total 579 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.4% 5.5% 61.4%
Black 48.3% 74.7% 21.6%
Hispanic 6.6% 18.8% 14.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 0.9% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 732,880 7,126,489
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,375.4 171
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.9% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.6% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 13.4% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 288,978 2,768,743
Single Parent Households With Children 13.8% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.0% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.3% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.9% 15.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.6% 16.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.2% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 14.4% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,472 $710,653,000 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $670 $73,617,000 5.3%
Staff $714 $78,389,000 5.7%
General Administration $164 $18,029,000 1.3%
School Administration $890 $97,672,000 7.1%
Operation $961 $105,493,000 7.6%
Transportation $156 $17,104,000 1.2%
Other $429 $47,142,000 3.4%
Total Support $3,984 $437,446,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,137 $234,690,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $12,594 $1,382,789,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,239 $6,281,389,000 54.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $566 $569,482,000 4.9%
Staff $647 $651,842,000 5.6%
General Administration $220 $221,150,000 1.9%
School Administration $648 $652,278,000 5.6%
Operation $805 $810,908,000 7.0%
Transportation $354 $355,941,000 3.1%
Other $305 $307,059,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,545 $3,568,660,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,723 $1,734,683,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $11,507 $11,584,732,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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