Dogwood Elementary School

Dogwood Elementary School serves 647 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Germantown, Tennessee. It earns a composite score of 9.1 out of 10 — a rating labeled Exceptional — built on a near-perfect academic score of 9.9 and a strong growth score of 8.8. Among all 1,785 public schools in Tennessee, Dogwood ranks 50th, placing it in the top 3% statewide and outperforming 97% of schools across the state.

The student-teacher ratio of 14.4 to 1 keeps class sizes manageable at every grade level. That structural advantage reinforces academic outcomes that hold up whether the comparison is local or statewide. Within Germantown, Dogwood ranks second out of 11 public schools.

Measured against the state's elementary tier alone, it places 45th of 1,002 schools — a position few public elementaries reach regardless of district resources. Parents evaluating elementary options in the Memphis metro area will find Dogwood's numbers hard to match. The academic score sits at the ceiling of what Tennessee elementary schools produce, and the growth score signals that performance is not standing still.

Together, they make Dogwood one of the clearest data-backed choices in Shelby County for families prioritizing both current achievement and forward momentum.