Students work to achieve their Purpose in a way that will benefit their community. Learning becomes meaningful as students use their knowledge to enrich their own lives. Graves Elementary School is located in the southwest area of Memphis, in a middle class residential neighborhoodd. At Graves, excellence is our goal. The principal and staff support our vision that all children can achieve at the highest level possible and should experience success on a daily basis.
Graves consists of self-contained classes from kindergarten through sixth grade level.
Two comprehensive Development Classes are provided for pupils with emotional problems and learning disabilities. Graves offers many programs and services for students. We have eleven 21st century classrooms , computers in all non-21st century classrooms as well as Title One Computer Assisted Instruction. We also offer guidance services, special education resource, speech therapy, Orff music, primary and intermediate CLUE, Title One services, and library services.