Idlewild Elementary School

Memphis, TN 38104

Phone: (901) 416-4566
Fax: (901) 416-4492
District: Shelby County Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-5 • 459 students

Idlewild Elementary School, located in Memphis, Tennessee, serves grades K-5 in the Shelby County Schools district. It is among the few public elementary schools in Tennessee to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.

Idlewild Elementary School is a public school in the Shelby County Schools district located in Memphis, TN. The principal of Idlewild Elementary School is Natalie Catchings. As of 2014, the students are 65.8% Black, non-Hispanic; 26.8% White, non-Hispanic; 2.4% Multiracial; 2.2% Asian/Pacific Islander; 2% Hispanic; 0.7% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 49.5% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 65.8% 66.9% 22.9%
White, non-Hispanic 26.8% 20.2% 65.6%
Multiracial 2.4% 1.1% 1.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.2% 2.5% 1.8%
Hispanic 2% 9.1% 7.8%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.7% 0.1% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 49.5%
English learners 5.1%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Harbor Town Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 3.7 mi
2 Oak Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 10.2 mi
3 Daybreak Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 10.3 mi
4 Rivercrest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 12.2 mi
5 Country Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bartlett TN 12.9 mi
6 Oakwood Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Lakeland TN 17.1 mi
7 Templeton Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 22.6 mi
8 Blaydes Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 22.9 mi
9 Glenview Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Munford TN 24.5 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Midtown Memphis Memphis TN 0.7 mi
2 Bartlett Bartlett TN 8.6 mi
3 Cordova Memphis TN 12.3 mi
4 Millington Millington TN 15.4 mi
5 Lakeland Lakeland TN 16 mi
6 Arlington Arlington TN 20.8 mi
7 Desoto County Hernando MS 21.3 mi
8 Atoka Atoka TN 24.6 mi
Base Distance
Tennessee National Guard Memphis 5 mi.
NSA Mid South 16.1 mi.
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