1
What clubs or activities at Hickory Ridge Middle are worth joining?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
805
Middle
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801615
Hickory Ridge Middle
3920 Ridgeway RD, Memphis, TN 38115 · (901) 416-9337 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Tennessee public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 226 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 297 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 35% |
Student demographics
40%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
11.7%
TN avg 40.9% . -1.3pp since 2022
Math
11.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +4.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.7% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.2% | 6.4% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 6.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hickory Ridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #311 of 336 ▲ 17 | #38 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #297 of 336 ▲ 1 | #28 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #61 of 349 | #9 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #182 of 325 | #23 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #184 of 216 | #20 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
805
-2 (0%) 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 | 805 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 865 | 43.5 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 47.2 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 807 | 44 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 48.9 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 890 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 93% (825) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Ridge Middle.
About Hickory Ridge Middle
Hickory Ridge Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, under Memphis-Shelby County Schools. It reports enrollment of 805 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Tennessee, the average enrollment is about 554.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools enrolls 111,979 students in 211 schools, including Hickory Ridge Middle.
The student body at Hickory Ridge Middle is 74% Black. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Shelby County's residents are about 52% Black, 22 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Hickory Ridge Middle holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Tennessee public middle schools.
For the population of Shelby County, median household income comes to about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Shelby County counts 287 public schools with about 154,209 students.
Hickory Ridge Middle is about 0.5 miles from Hickory Ridge Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Hickory Ridge Middle is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Hickory Ridge Middle was 807 in 2020-21 and 805 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Hickory Ridge Middle. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Other Hickory Ridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hickory Ridge Middle. Hickory Ridge Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hickory Ridge MiddleHarrisburg, NC · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory Ridge Elementary0.5 mi · 581
- Kirby High0.6 mi · 699
- Winridge Elementary0.7 mi · 469
- Ridgeway Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 178
- Kirby Middle School0.9 mi · 402
- Bluff City High School1.0 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Ridge MiddleHow large is Hickory Ridge Middle?
Hickory Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 805 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hickory Ridge Middle serve?
Hickory Ridge Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student diversity at Hickory Ridge Middle?
Student demographics at Hickory Ridge Middle are roughly 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 74% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hickory Ridge Middle in?
Hickory Ridge Middle is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What county does Hickory Ridge Middle serve?
Hickory Ridge Middle serves Shelby County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.