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If you had an hour of school board time for Hillcrest High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
476
High
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 470014702466
Hillcrest High School
4184 Graceland DR, Memphis, TN 38116 · (901) 730-4098 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Tennessee public high schools
- FTest 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT -0% · 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 | 146 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 121 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 21% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
12.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.7pp since 2022
Math
11.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.1pp 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 up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2023-24 | 13.7% | 8.6% |
| 2022-23 | 10.3% | 5.3% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hillcrest High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #303 of 339 ▲ 5 | #37 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #332 of 337 ▼ 12 | #47 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #245 of 381 | #37 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #299 of 332 | #43 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #62 of 110 | #15 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
476
+64 (+16%) 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 | 476 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 20 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 24 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 23.4 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest High School.
About Hillcrest High School
Hillcrest High School is a small high school. Its address is in Memphis, Tennessee. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 476 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Tennessee, the average enrollment is about 754.
Achievement School District has a total of 15 schools and 5,309 students, Hillcrest High School among them.
Black students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 52%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
Among Tennessee public high schools, Hillcrest High School outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Shelby County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,767, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Shelby County's 287 public schools enroll about 154,209 students and include Hillcrest High School.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Robert R. Church Elementary, is the closest to Hillcrest High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillcrest High School.
NCES assigns Hillcrest High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Hillcrest High School is one of the charter schools in Tennessee.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Hillcrest High School had a net gain of 64 students, or 16%.
The allk12 page for Hillcrest High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Achievement School District
- Journey Coleman SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Wooddale Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Martin Luther King Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Fairley High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Kirby Middle SchoolMiddle · 402 students
- Promise Academy - Spring HillElementary · 388 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 Hillcrest High schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hillcrest High. Hillcrest High School is the 10th largest of the 12.
- Hillcrest HighMIDVALE, UT · 2,421 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLJAMAICA, NY · 2,298 students
- Hillcrest HighSimpsonville, SC · 1,894 students
- Hillcrest HighRiverside, CA · 1,780 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolDALLAS, TX · 1,572 students
Nearby schools
- Robert R. Church Elementary0.6 mi · 596
- A. Maceo Walker Middle0.8 mi · 641
- Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch1.0 mi · 495
- Gardenview Elementary1.0 mi · 256
- City University School Girls Preparatory1.1 mi · 94
- City University School Of Liberal Arts1.1 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest High SchoolHow large is Hillcrest High School?
Hillcrest High School enrolls approximately 476 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hillcrest High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillcrest High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How diverse is Hillcrest High School?
Hillcrest High School reports a student body of 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillcrest High School?
Hillcrest High School is overseen by Achievement School District in Shelby County.
What city is Hillcrest High School in?
Hillcrest High School is located in Memphis, TN.
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