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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Germantown High this year?
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Enrollment
1,719
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801582
Germantown High
7653 Old Poplar Pike, Germantown, TN 38138 · (901) 416-0971 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,719 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Tennessee public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public high schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 424 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 441 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 430 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 424 | 25% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.8pp since 2022
Math
29.3%
TN avg 39.3% . +19.8pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 20 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.4% | 9.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Germantown High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #155 of 339 ▲ 91 | #13 of 51 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #204 of 337 ▼ 26 | #11 of 51 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,719 | #30 of 381 | #6 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #187 of 332 | #26 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #86 of 200 | #11 of 21 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,719
-265 (-13%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,719 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,765 | 96.7 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,806 | 108.5 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,984 | 97 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,017 | 104 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 2,102 | 111 | 18.9:1 | 47% (985) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Germantown High.
About Germantown High
Germantown High is a large high school in Germantown, Tennessee, (ZIP code 38138). Enrollment stands at 1,719 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 128% larger than the 754-student average for high schools in Tennessee.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools system has 211 schools and 111,979 students.
The share of students at Germantown High who are Black is 80%. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% White, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Shelby County residents are about 52% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
Among Tennessee public high schools, Germantown High outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
For Shelby County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $63,767 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Germantown High, Shelby County has 287 public schools.
Germantown Elementary is the nearest public school to Germantown High, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,984 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,719 by 2024-25.
The Germantown High discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
Other schools in Germantown
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,806 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,184 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 972 students
- Germanshire ElementaryElementary · 725 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Dogwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
Other Germantown High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Germantown High. Germantown High is the largest of the 3.
- Germantown High SchoolMadison, MS · 1,411 students
- Germantown HighGermantown, WI · 1,288 students
Nearby schools
- Germantown Elementary0.7 mi · 523
- Germantown Middle0.8 mi · 606
- Riverdale Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,184
- Oak Forest Elementary1.5 mi · 432
- Farmington Elementary School1.8 mi · 646
- Dogwood Elementary School2.4 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About Germantown HighWhat is the total enrollment at Germantown High?
Germantown High enrolls approximately 1,719 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Germantown High serve?
Germantown High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student diversity at Germantown High?
Student demographics at Germantown High are roughly 2% White, 9% Hispanic, 80% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Germantown High public or private?
Germantown High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Germantown High located?
Germantown High is located at 7653 Old Poplar Pike, Germantown, TN 38138.
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