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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Shelby County, Tennessee

Across Shelby County, Tennessee, 51 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. University High School leads the list at 81.7%, against a median of 25.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Shelby County, Tennessee

Top % Proficient (Science)

81.7%

Median % Proficient (Science)

25.8%

BEST IN SCIENCE · SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	University High School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	179	81.7%
2	Collierville High School	Collierville, TN	Collierville	High	2,946	76.1%
3	Arlington High	Arlington, TN	Arlington	High	1,674	66.8%
4	Middle College High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	304	64.2%
5	Houston High School	Germantown, TN	Germantown	High	1,806	61.4%
6	East High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	583	61.1%
7	Bartlett High School	Bartlett, TN	Bartlett	High	2,782	54.8%
8	White Station High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	2,046	54.5%
9	Medical District High School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	146	52.5%
10	Memphis Rise Academy	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	753	49.1%
11	Whitehaven High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	1,509	41.9%
12	Crosstown High School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	520	37.6%
13	Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	335	37.6%
14	Compass Community School Midtown Campus	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	373	37.5%
15	Memphis School of Excellence	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	575	33.5%
16	Germantown High	Germantown, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	1,719	33.3%
17	Millington Central Middle High School	Millington, TN	Millington Municipal Schools	High	1,193	32.6%
18	Douglass High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	604	32.1%
19	Power Center Academy High School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	671	31.9%
20	Central High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	1,331	31.8%
21	Memphis School of Excellence Cordova	Cordova, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	448	31.1%
22	Ridgeway High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	695	30.2%
23	Cordova High School	Cordova, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	2,251	28.5%
24	Oakhaven High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	341	27.7%
25	Southwind High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	1,675	27.4%
26	Mitchell High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	376	25.8%
27	Bolton High	Arlington, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	661	23.7%
28	KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	346	23.1%
29	Craigmont High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	968	21.3%
30	Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	692	20.8%
31	Kingsbury High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	1,383	20.7%
32	Soulsville Charter School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	651	20.3%
33	Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	667	19.4%
34	Overton High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	1,417	17.2%
35	Raleigh-Egypt High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	725	17.2%
36	Memphis Business Academy High School	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	521	17.0%
37	Melrose High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	645	12.2%
38	Kirby High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	699	12.2%
39	Manassas High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	369	11.7%
40	Sheffield High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	516	10.5%
41	Westwood High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	361	9.8%
42	Invictus Academy at Airways	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	173	9.6%
43	Wooddale High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	662	9.4%
44	Trezevant High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	883	8.0%
45	B. T. Washington High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	436	7.2%
46	City University School Of Liberal Arts	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	179	6.5%
47	Fairley High School	Memphis, TN	Achievement School District	High	480	6.1%
48	Hillcrest High School	Memphis, TN	Achievement School District	High	476	5.7%
49	Hamilton High	Memphis, TN	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	High	628	5.5%
50	Bluff City High School	Memphis, TN	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	High	514	5.1%

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