Top Shelby County Private Elementary Schools

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For the 2021 school year, there are 84 top private elementary schools in Shelby County, Tennessee, serving 21,459 students.
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body, and the student:teacher ratio is 10:1.
77% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Roman Catholic and Christian).

Top Shelby County Private Elementary Schools (2021)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Evangelical Christian School
    Evangelical Christian School Photo
    (Christian)
     7600 Macon Road
    Cordova, TN 38018
    (901) 754-7217
    Grades: 6-12 | 449 students
  • Evangelical Christian School - Lower School Campus
    Evangelical Christian School - Lower School Campus Photo
    (Christian)
     1920 Forest Hill Irene
    Germantown, TN 38139
    (901) 754-4420
    Grades: NS-5 | 333 students
  • Memphis University School
    Memphis University School Photo - Founded in 1893, Memphis University School provides an exceptional education for boys in grades 7-12.
    All-boys
     6191 Park Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38119
    (901) 260-1304
    Grades: 7-12 | 665 students
  • Presbyterian Day School
    Presbyterian Day School Photo - PDS
    All-boys (Presbyterian)
    (2)
     4025 Poplar Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38111
    (901) 842-4600
    Grades: NS-6 | 519 students
  • Binghampton Christian Academy
    (Christian)
     175 N. Tillman Street
    Memphis, TN 38111
    (901) 323-4092
    Grades: PK-8 | 125 students
  • Bodine School
    Bodine School Photo - The cornerstone of Bodine's language arts instruction is the daily Orton-Gillingham (OG) lesson. The OG approach grew out of the pioneering work of Dr. Samuel T. Orton and Anna Gillingham during the first half of the 20th century and emphasizes instruction that is multisensory, direct, and structured. OG remediation is delivered in class sizes of 10 students or fewer.
    Special Education School
     2432 Yester Oaks Drive
    Germantown, TN 38139
    (901) 754-1800
    Grades: 1-6 | n/a students
  • Bornblum Jewish Community School
    Special Program Emphasis (Jewish)
    (1)
     6641 Humphreys Blvd
    Memphis, TN 38120
    (901) 747-2665
    Grades: K-8 | 150 students
  • Bowie Reading And Learning Center
    Alternative School
     2550 Ridgeway Rd
    Memphis, TN 38119
    (901) 474-1081
    Grades: K-12 | 94 students
  • Breath Of Life Preparatory Preschool
    Alternative School (Christian)
     3795 Frayser Raleigh Rd
    Memphis, TN 38128
    (901) 383-5546
    Grades: PK-1 | 99 students
  • Brinkley Heights Urban Academy
    (Christian)
    (1)
     3275 Rosamond Ave
    Memphis, TN 38122
    (901) 324-3022
    Grades: PK-12 | 93 students
  • Brunswick Day School/lakeside Behavioral Hlth Ctr
    Alternative School
     2911 Brunswick Rd
    Memphis, TN 38133
    (901) 373-0931
    Grades: K-12 | 154 students
  • Calvary Baptist Academy
    (Baptist)
     3812 Kirby Pkwy
    Memphis, TN 38115
    (901) 795-5407
    Grades: 3-12 | 21 students
  • Central Baptist School
    (Baptist)
    (1)
     5470 Raleigh Lagrange Rd
    Memphis, TN 38134
    (901) 386-8161
    Grades: PK-12 | 154 students
  • Christ Methodist Day School
    Christ Methodist Day School Photo
    (Methodist)
    (2)
     411 S Grove Park Road
    Memphis, TN 38117
    (901) 683-6873
    Grades: PK-6 | 654 students
  • Christ The King Lutheran School
    (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
     5296 Park Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38119
    (901) 682-8405
    Grades: NS-8 | 218 students
  • Christ Trinity Christian Academy
    (Christian)
     3655 Southwind Park Cv
    Memphis, TN 38125
    (901) 417-6428
    Grades: PK-6 | 74 students
  • Collegiate School Of Memphis
    (Christian)
     3353 Faxon Ave
    Memphis, TN 38122
    (901) 591-8200
    Grades: 6-12 | 344 students
  • Compass
    Alternative School
     7900 Lowrance Rd
    Memphis, TN 38125
    (901) 758-2002
    Grades: 4-12 | 61 students
  • Concord Academy
    Special Education School
     4942 Walnut Grove Rd
    Memphis, TN 38117
    (901) 682-3115
    Grades: 6-12 | 49 students
  • Cotton Tail Christian Academy
    (Christian)
     5225 Shady Ridge Dr
    Memphis, TN 38141
    (901) 362-2224
    Grades: K-4 | 34 students
  • Creative Life Preparatory School
    (Roman Catholic)
     1222 Riverside Blvd
    Memphis, TN 38106
    (901) 775-0304
    Grades: PK-12 | 37 students
  • Daybreak Specialized School
    Alternative School
     2262 S Germantown Rd
    Germantown, TN 38138
    (901) 753-4300
    Grades: 8-12 | 33 students
  • Elliston Baptist Academy
    (Baptist)
    (1)
     4179 Elliston Rd
    Memphis, TN 38111
    (901) 743-4250
    Grades: NS-12 | 83 students
  • Faith Christian School
    (Pentecostal)
     4550 Austin Peay Hwy
    Memphis, TN 38135
    (901) 334-8841
    Grades: 4-8 | 21 students
  • Faith Heritage Christian Academy
    (Baptist)
     4274 Duncan Rd
    Millington, TN 38053
    (901) 872-0828
    Grades: K-12 | 66 students
  • First Assembly Christian School
    (Assembly of God)
    (8)
     8650 Walnut Grove Rd
    Cordova, TN 38018
    (901) 458-5543
    Grades: PK-12 | 629 students
  • Frayser Academy Of Christian Education
    Special Program Emphasis (Christian)
     3820 N Watkins St
    Memphis, TN 38127
    (901) 358-8026
    Grades: 3-12 | 20 students
  • Gateway Christian Schools - Campus School
    Alternative School (Baptist)
     4070 Macon Rd
    Memphis, TN 38122
    (901) 458-4276
    Grades: 3-12 | 100 students
  • The Gentlemen And Ladies Academy
     1690 Bonnie Ln
    Cordova, TN 38016
    (901) 502-6421
    Grades: PK-2 | 27 students
  • Grace Christian School
    (Baptist)
     816 Berclair Rd
    Memphis, TN 38122
    (901) 683-8014
    Grades: K-11 | 9 students
  • Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School
    Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School Photo - Historic Miss Lee's Preschool at GSL offers a play-based curriculum serving ages 2 to 4 in multiple Little Lukers, Pre-Kindergarten, and Junior Kindergarten classrooms.
    (Episcopal)
    (7)
     246 S. Belvedere Blvd.
    Memphis, TN 38104
    (901) 278-0200
    Grades: NS-8 | 456 students
  • Greater Memphis Adventist Academy
    (Seventh Day Adventist)
     1325 E Alcy Rd
    Memphis, TN 38106
    (901) 775-3960
    Grades: K-8 | 32 students
  • Harding Academy
    Harding Academy Photo
    (Christian)
     1100 Cherry Road
    Memphis, TN 38117
    (901) 767-4494
    Grades: NS-12 | 596 students
  • Heritage Baptist Academy
    (Baptist)
     711 North Houston Levee Road
    Cordova, TN 38018
    (901) 322-6300
    Grades: PK-12 | 84 students
  • Holy Rosary Elementary School
    (Roman Catholic)
     4841 Park Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38117
    (901) 685-1231
    Grades: PK-8 | 430 students
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