Shelby County schools ranked by test score
Latest TCAP year (2024-25). 49 schools in Shelby County, Tennessee with reported English Language Arts scores. Tennessee state average: 40.9%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston High School Germantown · Germantown | High | 75.3% | +34.4pp |
| 2 | Collierville High School Collierville · Collierville | High | 74.9% | +34.0pp |
| 3 | Arlington High Arlington · Arlington | High | 70.7% | +29.8pp |
| 4 | East High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 70.6% | +29.7pp |
| 5 | Middle College High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 68.7% | +27.8pp |
| 6 | Medical District High School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 61.4% | +20.5pp |
| 7 | White Station High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 58.0% | +17.1pp |
| 8 | Bartlett High School Bartlett · Bartlett | High | 56.3% | +15.4pp |
| 9 | Crosstown High School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 49.8% | +8.9pp |
| 10 | Hollis F. Price Middle College Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 45.5% | +4.6pp |
| 11 | Germantown High Germantown · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 38.2% | -2.7pp |
| 12 | Memphis Rise Academy Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 33.3% | -7.6pp |
| 13 | Compass Community School Midtown Campus Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 33.1% | -7.8pp |
| 14 | Central High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 32.3% | -8.6pp |
| 15 | Cordova High School Cordova · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 31.3% | -9.6pp |
| 16 | Whitehaven High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 29.2% | -11.7pp |
| 17 | Power Center Academy High School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 28.8% | -12.1pp |
| 18 | Ridgeway High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 27.8% | -13.1pp |
| 19 | Westwood High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 26.4% | -14.5pp |
| 20 | Oakhaven High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 26.1% | -14.8pp |
| 21 | Millington Central Middle High School Millington · Millington Municipal Schools | High | 25.8% | -15.1pp |
| 22 | Bolton High Arlington · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 25.6% | -15.3pp |
| 23 | Memphis School of Excellence Cordova Cordova · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 25.4% | -15.5pp |
| 24 | Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 22.8% | -18.1pp |
| 25 | Craigmont High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 22.7% | -18.2pp |
| 26 | Southwind High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 22.5% | -18.4pp |
| 27 | Trezevant High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 21.9% | -19.0pp |
| 28 | Douglass High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 20.2% | -20.7pp |
| 29 | Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 20.1% | -20.8pp |
| 30 | Memphis Business Academy High School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 20.1% | -20.8pp |
| 31 | Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 20.0% | -20.9pp |
| 32 | Overton High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 18.6% | -22.3pp |
| 33 | Soulsville Charter School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 18.0% | -22.9pp |
| 34 | KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 17.4% | -23.5pp |
| 35 | Mitchell High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 17.4% | -23.5pp |
| 36 | Wooddale High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 17.3% | -23.6pp |
| 37 | Kingsbury High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 16.5% | -24.4pp |
| 38 | Kirby High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 16.5% | -24.4pp |
| 39 | Bluff City High School Memphis · Tennessee Public Charter School Commission | High | 16.2% | -24.7pp |
| 40 | Memphis School of Excellence Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 16.2% | -24.7pp |
| 41 | City University School Of Liberal Arts Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 16.1% | -24.8pp |
| 42 | Manassas High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 15.7% | -25.2pp |
| 43 | Raleigh-Egypt High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 13.5% | -27.4pp |
| 44 | Sheffield High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 12.6% | -28.3pp |
| 45 | Hillcrest High School Memphis · Achievement School District | High | 12.0% | -28.9pp |
| 46 | Invictus Academy at Airways Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 11.0% | -29.9pp |
| 47 | Melrose High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 10.7% | -30.2pp |
| 48 | B. T. Washington High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 9.0% | -31.9pp |
| 49 | Hamilton High Memphis · Memphis-Shelby County Schools | High | 8.5% | -32.4pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the TCAP % On Track or Mastered threshold on the latest available TCAP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Shelby County, Tennessee with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Tennessee statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Tennessee ranking.