To educate the whole child to experience academic and social successes through research-based, data-driven teaching methods and brain developing activities Welcome to Southern Avenue Charter School! 🏫 We're dedicated to providing an enriching educational experience that empowers students to excel academically, socially, and emotionally. With a focus on innovation, creativity, and community. The mission of Southern Avenue Charter Elementary School is to educate the whole child to experience academic and social successes through a variety of research-based, data-driven teaching methods and cognitive developing activities.  We seek to lay the necessary foundation for the child to perform successfully in middle school, high school and beyond, thus enabling that child to become a productive, self supporting citizen in a technologically advanced, culturally diverse society.  Southern Avenue Charter School provides an alternative route to success for Kindergarten-5th grade children who are failing to reach their full potential in traditional settings. Southern Avenue Charter School is committed to increasing the child's learning capacity forever by providing an exciting research-based, data driven, comprehensive program of excellence in academics, creative arts, social, and cultural development.  The school is an academically and culturally enlightened learning environment, where a child experiences many successes; becomes knowledgeable about him/her self and the world around him; and develops a positive self concept.  The learning environment at Southern Avenue is one where a child develops a creative means of expression through the arts; higher order thinking skills; and language skills; which will assist the child in successfully functioning in a culturally diverse society.  The school's strategic plan is closely aligned with Shelby County School District's Strategic Plan.