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Enrollment
537
Middle
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802199
Highland Oaks Middle
5600 Meadowbriar TRL, Memphis, TN 38125 · (901) 416-0340 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Tennessee public middle schools
- C-Test 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
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Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 179 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 34% |
Student demographics
33%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
18.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.8pp since 2022
Math
18.2%
TN avg 39.3% . +10.2pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 9.1% |
| 2022-23 | 16.5% | 8.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Highland Oaks Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #272 of 336 ▲ 39 | #24 of 44 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #265 of 336 ▲ 6 | #22 of 45 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #153 of 349 | #23 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #220 of 325 | #31 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #58 of 216 | #1 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
537
-133 (-20%) 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 | 537 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 32.3 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 33.7 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 30 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 38.3 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 39 | 18.9:1 | 65% (481) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Oaks Middle.
About Highland Oaks Middle
Federal records list Highland Oaks Middle as a middle-grades school in Memphis, Tennessee. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 537 students enrolled.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is made up of 211 schools with 111,979 students in all.
The share of Black students at Highland Oaks Middle is 81%. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
Highland Oaks Middle holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Tennessee public middle schools.
In Shelby County, home to about 919,173 people, the median household earns about $63,767 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Public schools in Shelby County number 287, with about 154,209 students.
Highland Oaks Elementary is the nearest public school to Highland Oaks Middle, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Highland Oaks Middle as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 537 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 670.
This page is set up for the Highland Oaks Middle community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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 Highland Oaks Middle schools
One other US public school is named Highland Oaks Middle. Highland Oaks Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- HIGHLAND OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Oaks Elementary0.7 mi · 821
- Southwind High2.0 mi · 1,675
- Ross Elementary2.0 mi · 665
- Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast2.1 mi · 323
- Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast2.1 mi · 423
- Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School2.3 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Oaks MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Oaks Middle?
Highland Oaks Middle enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Highland Oaks Middle serve?
Highland Oaks Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How diverse is Highland Oaks Middle?
Highland Oaks Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 15% Hispanic, 81% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Oaks Middle?
Highland Oaks Middle is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What county does Highland Oaks Middle serve?
Highland Oaks Middle serves Shelby County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.