Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38135

Summary:

The 38135 zip code area in Tennessee is home to 5 elementary schools, including Oak Elementary, Rivercrest Elementary, Bartlett Elementary School, Ellendale Elementary, and Brownsville Road Elementary. These schools exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with some standouts and one underperforming outlier.

Oak Elementary and Bartlett Elementary School are the top-performing schools in the area, ranking in the top 20% of Tennessee elementary schools. These schools have strong test scores across math, English language arts, and science, exceeding both the Bartlett district and Tennessee state averages. In contrast, Brownsville Road Elementary, which is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, struggles academically, ranking in the bottom 33% of Tennessee elementary schools.

The schools in the 38135 zip code area also exhibit significant racial segregation, with Oak Elementary and Ellendale Elementary having majority white student populations, while Rivercrest Elementary and Brownsville Road Elementary have majority African American student populations. This raises questions about equity and access to quality education in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				TNReady Mathematics (2024)				TNReady English Language Arts (2024)				TNReady Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brownsville Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5292 Banbury Ave	Memphis	38135	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4300	506	26	19.8		18 (3.6%)	442 (87.4%)	29 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	34.8	680^th of 1018 public elementary schools	33.2%		18.9	841^st of 1020 public elementary schools	17.5%	161	47.2	21.9	21.5	29.9	40.3	30.1	34.2	34.8	44.4	32.9	22.8	33.0	$14,099	$2,912	$10,226
Rivercrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4825 Rivercrest	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-1373	721	47	15.2		260 (36.1%)	310 (43.0%)	66 (9.2%)	34 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.7%)	73.6	206^th of 1018 public elementary schools	79.8%		65.9	283^rd of 1020 public elementary schools	72.3%	77	60.7	51.5	50.9	54.4	53.8	56.3	50.0	53.3	55.1	49.5	50.9	51.9	$12,743	$1,889	$10,295
Bartlett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3932 Billy Maher RD	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2610	644	44	14.5		346 (53.7%)	164 (25.5%)	70 (10.9%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.1%)	78.8	162^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	84.1%		78.2	161^st of 1020 public elementary schools	84.2%	1	68.7	63.7	53.8	61.9	50.5	65.9	51.0	55.4	58.6	49.5	52.4	53.6	$12,304	$1,580	$10,153
Ellendale Elementary	Public	K-5	6950 Dawn Hill	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2636	508	34	15.1		298 (58.7%)	103 (20.3%)	53 (10.4%)	26 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	69	242^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	76.2%		65.3	295^th of 1020 public elementary schools	71.1%	53	53.1	62.6	58.5	58.4	46.3	46.5	46.3	46.4	48.1	43.4	59.8	50.0	$12,045	$2,014	$9,521
Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3573 Oak RD	Bartlett	38135	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 373-2646	700	47	15.0		420 (60.0%)	93 (13.3%)	89 (12.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.3%)	80.6	149^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.4%		75.3	185^th of 1020 public elementary schools	81.9%	36	55.1	58.3	60.6	58.1	52.5	57.7	49.1	53.0	53.6	75.7	59.6	63.1	$12,166	$1,648	$10,104

Cities Near Zip Code 38135

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bartlett	0.66 mi	21	54^th
Memphis	1.91 mi	248	330^th
Cordova	4.58 mi	10	319^th
Millington	6.25 mi	10	292^nd
Lakeland	6.37 mi	3	13^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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