Other / mixed grade configuration · Memphis, TN

Winridge Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Winridge Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 470014801627
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
33
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
6
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Winridge Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 75% of Tennessee schools.

#67 of 101
schools in Memphis · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
16.8:1
large classes for Tennessee
469
students enrolled

Winridge Elementary has class sizes larger than 75% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Winridge Elementary ranks #67 of 101 schools in Memphis, TN.

Enrollment

469

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

28.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.8:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

+10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Winridge Elementary compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Winridge Elementary

Winridge Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Memphis, Tennessee, enrolling 469 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.8:1 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 469 students, its enrollment sits close to the Tennessee median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 92% of the 1,838 Tennessee schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by African American (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (21%) (diversity index 36/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 469 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Memphis-Shelby County Schools spends $13,650 per pupil, 26% above the Tennessee average, a better-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 28.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Memphis's public schools, it stands alongside Snowden Elementary/Middle (1,384 students): Winridge Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.8:1 vs 16.9:1).

Memphis-Shelby County Schools also operates Cordova High School (2,251 students) and White Station High (2,046 students) alongside Winridge Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Winridge Elementary compares

Winridge Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.8:1 ▲ 10% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 469 top 49% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.8:1
Leaner classes than 32% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
469
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
16.8:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 75% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 25% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
23.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,650
per pupil, district-wide - above Tennessee avg of $10,822
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 469 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 77.0%
Hispanic or Latino 20.9%
Two or More 1.3%
White 0.6%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 77.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 36.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 36.3, Winridge Elementary is less mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Memphis-Shelby County Schools, which includes Winridge Elementary.

$13,650
Per student
+26%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-18%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 34.5%
State 37.0%
Federal 28.5%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Winridge Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Cordova High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
White Station High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Germantown High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Southwind High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Whitehaven High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Winridge Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Memphis-Shelby County Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Memphis

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Tennessee, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Winridge Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Winridge Elementary

How many students attend Winridge Elementary?

Winridge Elementary has 469 students enrolled. It is a public school in Memphis, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Winridge Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Winridge Elementary is 16.8:1, which is 10% higher than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 7% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Winridge Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Winridge Elementary is African American at 77.0% of enrollment, in Memphis, TN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Winridge Elementary?

Winridge Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Winridge Elementary rank among schools in Memphis?

By Resource Investment Index, Winridge Elementary ranks #67 of 101 schools in Memphis, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Memphis on the city page.

Is Winridge Elementary a good school?

Winridge Elementary earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 75% of Tennessee schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Memphis-Shelby County Schools?

Besides Winridge Elementary, Memphis-Shelby County Schools also operates Cordova High School (2,251 students), White Station High (2,046 students), and Germantown High (1,719 students). See the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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