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Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High, a mid-sized high school in Memphis, Tennessee, run under Memphis-Shelby County Schools, hosts 667 students, covering grades 6 through 12.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools comprises 211 schools with combined enrollment of 111,979 students; Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High is among them.
Demographically, Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High records that nearly all students (90%) are Black; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Shelby County shows median household earnings sit near $63,767, 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), Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Central High, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High.
Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 33%: 501 students in 2018 compared to 667 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
