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How has KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
346
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802273
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School
2110 Howell AVE, Memphis, TN 38108 · (901) 791-9792 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Tennessee public high 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 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 | 100 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 87 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 20% |
Student demographics
15%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
17.4%
TN avg 40.9% . +5.3pp since 2022
Math
11.5%
TN avg 39.3%
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 5 points since 2022.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.4% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 11.2% |
| 2022-23 | 12.1% | N/A |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #302 of 339 ▼ 1 | #36 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #312 of 337 ▼ 45 | #35 of 51 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #295 of 381 | #46 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.3% | #284 of 332 | #39 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #13 of 200 | #4 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
346
-144 (-29%) 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 | 346 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 31.7 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 31.6 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 27 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 32.7 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 61% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School.
About KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is a low-enrollment high school in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school had 346 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Tennessee) has about 754 students.
District-wide, Memphis-Shelby County Schools has 211 schools and 111,979 students.
Federal enrollment data show KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is 92% Black. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
allk12 grades KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Shelby County show that the median household income is $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. There are 287 public schools in Shelby County, enrolling about 154,209 students in all.
Vollentine Elementary is located about 0.8 miles from KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Federal data show a 29% enrollment decrease, from 490 in 2020-21 to 346 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Vollentine Elementary0.8 mi · 319
- Promise Academy0.9 mi · 282
- Springdale Elementary0.9 mi · 231
- Snowden Elementary/Middle1.1 mi · 1,384
- Perea Elementary School1.5 mi · 393
- William Herbert Brewster Elementary School1.7 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Memphis Collegiate High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School?
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School serve?
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School?
At KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School public or private?
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School located?
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School is located at 2110 Howell AVE, Memphis, TN 38108.
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