The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in Math. The lowest is 49% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Oak Elementary
Oak Elementary, a public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade, sits within the Bartlett City School District. The school draws its roughly seven hundred students from Bartlett, a suburban community near Memphis that markets itself as a residential haven with small-town character and city amenities. Families here generally have high incomes by national standards, and the area’s housing values are well below both the state and national averages, offering relative affordability for a Memphis-adjacent suburb. The city is automobile-oriented, with wide corridors and Interstate-40 access; walkable pockets exist in the historic Bartlett Station district, but most families drive to school, errands, and work.
The school’s academic performance on Tennessee’s state assessments shows a clear pattern. About three in five students scored proficient or advanced in math, and a similar share reached that bar in science. Reading and English language arts proficiency stood at roughly half of students, a softer result compared with math. Social studies data comes from several years ago, so the most current picture in that subject is not available. When compared with other school districts across Shelby County, Oak Elementary’s combined proficiency index sits below the midpoint, meaning several districts in the county report stronger overall outcomes. A parent considering the school will want to understand that mix—math and science are relative strengths, while literacy results leave more room for growth.
The school is a regular public school with no charter or magnet status. It enrolls a diverse student body. A majority of students are white, with notable shares of Black and Hispanic students, each making up more than one in ten, and Asian and multiracial students each representing about one in ten. The data did not include the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor the proportion receiving special education services or English learner support, so the full socioeconomic and learning-support profile is incomplete. Families with children who have an individualized education plan or who are learning English may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
Bartlett’s school district formed several years ago when it split from Shelby County Schools, and it now operates a set of elementary, middle, and high schools within city limits. A search for recent district-level changes that would affect parents and students found nothing from the past few years worth noting. The district appears stable from a governance standpoint.
Oak Elementary spans a full prekindergarten through fifth grade band, so it feeds into one of the district’s middle schools after fifth grade. The school is not able to report a graduation rate—that metric applies to high schools only. Similarly, chronic absenteeism data was not provided. The school’s participation in state testing was very high, with nearly all students taking the exams, which means the results reflect the full tested group.
For housing context, home values in the area edged up slightly in the past year. Rents have dipped a small amount. The typical mortgage payment in Bartlett is higher than the typical rent, tilting the math toward renting unless a family has a substantial down payment. The local unemployment rate sits near the national average, and real median household income nationally has climbed modestly over the past several years.
A family weighing Oak Elementary will find a suburban school with a middle-of-the-pack academic profile relative to its county, stronger in math and science than in literacy, serving a diverse enrollment in a stable, growing city with affordable housing for the region. The gaps in available data on income, special education, and English learner populations mean a parent should confirm those details with the school to get the full picture of supports for their child.
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