Hickory Ridge Middle

Located at 3920 Ridgeway RD, in Memphis, Tennessee, Hickory Ridge Middle is a mid-tier middle-grades school that teaches 805 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 554 students per school, that is 45% larger than typical.

Across the 211 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students total), Hickory Ridge Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Hickory Ridge Middle lists that 74% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Shelby County put the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Hickory Ridge Middle is one campus in the mix.

Hickory Ridge Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hickory Ridge Middle.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 841 students in 2018 compared to 805 in 2025.

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