The brief
A Fayette County Public Schools elementary school where students score 19 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 1,433 of 1,790 schools in Tennessee and 4 of 7 in Fayette County Public Schools.
Southwest Elementary is listed in Fayette County Public Schools, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 202519%
- 2023–2024: no results on file
- 202236%
- 2021*20%
- 2020*20%
- 201930%
- 201830%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 5 sources, 2023–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 28% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 32% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 TCAP · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Source period: 2025 TCAP. A newer release may be available.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Memphis school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 3
- Car-Dependent
- Bike Score
- 20
- Somewhat Bikeable
- County reported crime
- 652/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 county residents, counting every city police department, sheriff's office and county police department that reported a full year to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program. Shown only where those agencies cover at least 80% of the county's residents. Not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · county context, not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Southwest Elementary serve?
Southwest Elementary serves students in grades Pre-K through 5th.
How many students attend Southwest Elementary?
Southwest Elementary has an enrollment of approximately 310 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Southwest Elementary is 19.4:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Southwest Elementary rank in TN?
Southwest Elementary ranks #1,433 of 1,790 schools in TN.
What is Southwest Elementary's MySchoolScout rating?
Southwest Elementary has a current MySchoolScout rating of 4.9 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Southwest Elementary?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Southwest Elementary has 28% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 32% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).
Is Southwest Elementary a charter school?
No, Southwest Elementary is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Southwest Elementary a Title I school?
No, Southwest Elementary is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 5th
- Enrollment
- 310
- Student-teacher ratio
- 19.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Rural
- County
- Fayette County
- Phone
- (901) 465-8317
- Rank in district
- #4 of 7
- Schools in district
- 7
- District spending per student
- $11,987
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 13.5%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Sources and official links
Keep exploring
Related reading
- AI in Schools Keeps Making Headlines. Here's What's Actually Going On.ai in education
- Best School Districts to Move To in 2026: A Data-Driven Guidebest schools
- Moving before 2027? The federal school choice tax credit follows the state, not youschool choice
- The New School Choice Map: Is Your State Participating in the Federal Tuition Tax Credit?data insights
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Tennessee Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.