Enrollment
146
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014802672
Medical District High School
737 Union AVE, Memphis, TN 38103 · (901) 416-9698 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Tennessee public high schools
- A-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 high schools
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DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 40 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 29% |
Student demographics
37%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
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TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
TN avg 40.9% . -9.6pp since 2022
Math
33.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +5.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 27.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Medical District High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #130 of 339 ▼ 88 | #12 of 51 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #44 of 337 ▼ 17 | #7 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #339 of 381 | #54 of 56 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 146 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 9.6 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 99 | 9.7 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medical District High School.
About Medical District High School
As a very small high school, Medical District High School serves students in Memphis, Tennessee. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 146 students. High schools in Tennessee have about 754 students on average; enrollment here is 81% lower.
Medical District High School is one of the 211 schools that make up Memphis-Shelby County Schools (111,979 students in total).
The largest group at Medical District High School is Black students, at 78%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. By comparison, Shelby County residents are about 52% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Medical District High School scores 37%.
Medical District High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Tennessee public high schools.
In the surrounding county, Shelby County, the median household earns about $63,767 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Shelby County has 287 public schools with about 154,209 students, including Medical District High School.
Measured in a straight line, Downtown Elementary is about 0.8 miles from Medical District High School. The five-mile area around Medical District High School holds at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
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- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
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- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Downtown Elementary0.8 mi · 784
- B. T. Washington High0.8 mi · 436
- Bruce Elementary0.9 mi · 448
- Bellevue Middle0.9 mi · 625
- Central High1.0 mi · 1,331
- Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School1.0 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Medical District High SchoolHow many students attend Medical District High School?
Medical District High School enrolls approximately 146 students in grades 09-12.
Is Medical District High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Medical District High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Medical District High School?
At Medical District High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 14% Hispanic, 78% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Medical District High School?
Medical District High School is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What city is Medical District High School in?
Medical District High School is located in Memphis, TN.
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