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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Wooddale High?
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Enrollment
662
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEMPHIS-SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 470014801186
Wooddale High
5151 Scottsdale, Memphis, TN 38118 · (901) 416-2440 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Tennessee public high schools
- FTest 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
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 | 193 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 191 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 159 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%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
17.3%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
7.2%
TN avg 39.3%
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2022.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 7.2% |
| 2023-24 | 9.6% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 9.3% | N/A |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wooddale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #330 of 339 | #46 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #313 of 337 ▲ 20 | #36 of 51 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #179 of 381 | #23 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #120 of 332 | #17 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #90 of 200 | #12 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
662
-26 (-4%) 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 | 662 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 37.2 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 30 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 38 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 53.4 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,094 | 60 | 18.2:1 | 91% (1,000) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wooddale High.
About Wooddale High
Wooddale High operates as a mid-sized high school in Memphis, Tennessee. Total enrollment is 662 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12.
In Memphis-Shelby County Schools, 211 schools enroll a combined 111,979 students.
Black students are 65% of those enrolled at Wooddale High. The rest of enrollment is 32% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Shelby County's population at about 52%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Wooddale High earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Tennessee public high schools.
In Shelby County, 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%. Shelby County counts 287 public schools with about 154,209 students.
Wooddale Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Wooddale High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 662, from 688 in 2020-21.
People who know Wooddale High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 2,251 students
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Dexter SchoolElementary · 1,509 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Wooddale Middle School0.2 mi · 534
- Power Center Academy High School0.5 mi · 671
- Power Center Academy Elementary School0.6 mi · 703
- Memphis School of Excellence0.7 mi · 575
- Power Center Academy Middle0.7 mi · 451
- Compass Community School Hickory Hill Campus0.8 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Wooddale HighHow many students attend Wooddale High?
Wooddale High enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 09-12.
Is Wooddale High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wooddale High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student diversity at Wooddale High?
Student demographics at Wooddale High are roughly 1% White, 32% Hispanic, 65% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Wooddale High in?
Wooddale High is part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
What city is Wooddale High in?
Wooddale High is located in Memphis, TN.
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