Memphis School of Excellence

Memphis School of Excellence is a four-year high school of tight-knit scale in Memphis, Tennessee, run under Memphis-Shelby County Schools, serveing 575 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 754.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs 211 schools in total, collectively educating 111,979 students. Memphis School of Excellence is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Memphis School of Excellence shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 39% Black. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Shelby County put the typical household earns roughly $63,767 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Memphis School of Excellence is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cromwell Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Memphis School of Excellence.

Memphis School of Excellence operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Memphis School of Excellence runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Memphis School of Excellence has expanded 5%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 575 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 68% to 39% over that span.

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