Enrollment
304
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801974
Middle College High
750 E Parkway S, Memphis, TN 38104 · (901) 416-4550 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Tennessee public high schools
- ATest 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
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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 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 23% |
Student demographics
16%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
68.7%
TN avg 40.9% . -4.3pp since 2022
Math
42.9%
TN avg 39.3% . +8.4pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.4% | 45.5% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 34.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Middle College High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #64 of 339 ▼ 16 | #7 of 51 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #27 of 337 ▼ 12 | #6 of 51 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #311 of 381 | #49 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #277 of 332 | #37 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #56 of 110 | #14 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
304
-26 (-8%) 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 | 304 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 13.6 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 19.1 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 18 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 57% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Middle College High.
About Middle College High
Memphis, Tennessee, is home to Middle College High, a small high school. In all, 304 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 60% below the average for high schools in Tennessee.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools counts 111,979 students in its 211 schools, and Middle College High is one of them.
The share of students at Middle College High who are Black is 91%. Other groups include 6% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County residents are about 52% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
On the allk12 Grade, Middle College High lands at A, ahead of 93% of Tennessee public high schools.
The county, Shelby County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $63,767, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 287, with about 154,209 students.
Maxine Smith STEAM Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Middle College High, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Middle College High 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.
In 2020-21, Middle College High enrolled 330 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 304.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Other Middle College High schools
6 other US public schools in 3 states are named Middle College High. Middle College High is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Middle College HighSanta Ana, CA · 448 students
- Middle College HighLos Angeles, CA · 361 students
- Middle College HighStockton, CA · 343 students
- Middle College HighSan Pablo, CA · 294 students
- Middle College HighSan Bernardino, CA · 269 students
Nearby schools
- Maxine Smith STEAM Academy0.0 mi · 439
- Exceptional Children Special Placements0.5 mi · 551
- Peabody Elementary0.7 mi · 310
- Hanley K-80.9 mi · 358
- Idlewild Elementary1.0 mi · 593
- Dunbar Elementary1.3 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Middle College HighHow many students attend Middle College High?
Middle College High enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Middle College High serve?
Middle College High serves grades 09-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Middle College High?
At Middle College High, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Middle College High public or private?
Middle College High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Where is Middle College High located?
Middle College High is located at 750 E Parkway S, Memphis, TN 38104.
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