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Lester Elementary School
(901) 416-5969
- Physical Address:
- 320 Carpenter
Memphis, TN 38112
- Mailing Address:
- 320 Carpenter
Memphis, TN 38112
School Information
- District:
- Memphis
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Shelby County
- Level:
- Primary
- Grade Span:
- PK - 8
- Number of Students:
- 666
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Lester Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Black |
97.45% |
77.75% |
26.09% |
| White |
1.05% |
19.40% |
70.90% |
| Asian/Pacific |
0.75% |
2.88% |
1.88% |
| Hispanic |
0.60% |
6.56% |
5.67% |
| American Indian |
0.15% |
0.38% |
0.42% |
Genders in Lester Elementary School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
53.30% |
50.16% |
49.79% |
| Female |
46.7% |
49.84% |
50.21% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Lester Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Black |
861 |
691 |
649 |
| White |
5 |
3 |
7 |
| Asian/Pacific |
2 |
6 |
5 |
| Hispanic |
5 |
2 |
4 |
| American Indian |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
874 |
703 |
666 |
Enrollment by Gender for Lester Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
434 |
366 |
355 |
| Female |
440 |
337 |
311 |
| Total |
874 |
703 |
666 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Lester Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
874 |
703 |
666 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
535
(61%) |
655
(93%) |
600
(90%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
9
(1%) |
13
(2%) |
12
(2%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
544
(62%) |
668
(95%) |
612
(92%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Lester Elementary School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
874 |
703 |
666 |
| Fulltime teachers |
42.9 |
45.3 |
40.7 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
20.40 |
15.50 |
16.37 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
16.82 |
17.07 |
16.42 |