Willow Oaks Elementary School, 4417 Willow Road: pre-K to 5, 602 students in 2024-25, state letter grade C.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Willow Oaks Elementary, Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ school directory, 2026-27 bell times (PDF) and School Zone Locator, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card, 2024-25 letter grade and school profile files and spring 2026 test file, and the federal NCES school directory.

Willow Oaks Elementary School is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, in the district’s Sherwood/Sea Isle area. It is one of the district’s Optional schools, listed in the 2026-27 Optional Schools Handbook under Enriched Academics; Optional schools have entrance requirements and take applications through the district’s school choice process.

  • Address: 4417 Willow Road, Memphis, TN 38117
  • Main office: 901-416-2196
  • Grades: pre-K to 5
  • School hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times
  • Website: willowoaks-es.scsk12.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 901-416-2196
  • Enrolling a new student: the school, with the district’s registration page; MSCS main line 901-416-5300
  • Checking a zone: the MSCS School Zone Locator
  • Optional school applications: the Optional Schools office, 901-416-5338
  • Buses: MSCS Transportation Services, which runs Find My Bus; the district says students who live outside the parent responsibility zone (1.5 miles for elementary, 2 miles for middle and high school) can ride to their zoned school

Principal

Principal Kandra Jackson, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 607 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 602 students, including 18 in pre-K.

State report card

Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools, as well as a measure of college and career readiness just for high schools.”

From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file:

Measure Willow Oaks Elementary
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 C (score 3 of 5)
Achievement grade D
Academic growth grade B
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students B
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 28.9%

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Willow Oaks Elementary students in tested grades who met or exceeded expectations on TCAP: 32.5% in English language arts, 27.6% in math and 32.5% in science. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Willow Oaks Elementary holds the full detail: results by grade and subject, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

MSCS attendance zones do not follow city limits. Check an address in the School Zone Locator, which shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school, or see the district’s 2026-27 boundary maps for elementary, middle and high schools (PDFs).

On the district’s zone map, addresses in the Willow Oaks Elementary zone are zoned for Colonial Middle and then Overton High.

Calendar and school hours

The district’s 2026-27 student calendar, which MSCS says is pending approval by the Tennessee Department of Education, has these dates next:

  • Monday, Oct. 19: last day of fall break; students return Tuesday, Oct. 20
  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Dec. 16-18: semester exams; Dec. 18 ends the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
  • March 15-19: spring break, with a second break March 26 and 29
  • Thursday, May 20, 2027: last day for students

Parent-teacher conferences run 4 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 28, 2027, for elementary schools. The school day runs 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Willow Oaks Elementary serve?

Pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is at 4417 Willow Road in Memphis; the main office number is 901-416-2196.

What is Willow Oaks Elementary’s state report card grade?

Willow Oaks Elementary received a C overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

Which middle school does Willow Oaks Elementary feed into?

Colonial Middle, then Overton High, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone map. Check an address in the School Zone Locator.

What time does Willow Oaks Elementary start?

School runs from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.