Mt. Pisgah Middle/High

Mt. Pisgah Middle/High, a medium-sized intermediate school in Cordova, Tennessee, one of the schools within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, instructs 498 students, covering grades 6 through 9.

Mt. Pisgah Middle/High is one of 211 schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that teaches 111,979 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mt. Pisgah Middle/High records that Black students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Around the school, Shelby County reports that median household income runs about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Mt. Pisgah Middle/High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Macon-Hall Elementary, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mt. Pisgah Middle/High has expanded 5%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 498 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 13% to 3%.

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