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Germantown Municipal Schools

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At a glance

5^thof 141 Tennessee districts▼ 2

Better than 96% of Tennessee districts

Elementary 4 Middle 1 High 1 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

3350 S. Forest Hill Irene Road
Germantown, TN 38138·(901) 752-7900·All Tennessee district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 96.5% of districts

Schools

6,028

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedDogwood Elementary School16^th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Houston Middle School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Farmington Elementary School 13.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Germantown Municipal Schools is a small, high-performing Tennessee district with 7 schools serving roughly 6,053 students in the Germantown area, and it ranks 5th out of 141 districts statewide with a 5-star rating. The district includes four elementary schools (Riverdale Elementary School, Forest Hill Elementary School, Dogwood Elementary School, and Farmington Elementary School), one middle school (Houston Middle School), one high school (Houston High School), and one alternative online school (Germantown Online Academy of Learning).

Dogwood Elementary School is the district's standout, ranked #16 in Tennessee with 84–85% proficiency in math, ELA, and science—about double the state average. Houston Middle School is also elite, ranked #16 of 594 middle schools, with exceptional Algebra I proficiency (91.8%) and strong social studies results. Houston High School posts a 97.3% graduation rate and a 1.2% dropout rate, but its ranking slipped to 73rd in 2025-26, making it the only school in the district below 5 stars. Farmington Elementary School and Forest Hill Elementary School both rank in the 96th percentile, while Riverdale Elementary School sits at the 95th percentile.

District-wide proficiency is 30–40 points above state averages in all core subjects: math (75.8% vs. 43%), ELA (70.4% vs. 40.6%), science (75.5% vs. 46.9%), and social studies (72.5% vs. 51.4%). Chronic absenteeism is a major strength at just 6.6% versus 18.3% statewide. One interesting nuance: Houston High's low Algebra I score (28.1%) is misleading because the district accelerates top math students into middle-school Algebra I, leaving a different population in the high-school course. Riverdale Elementary School shows a soft spot in 7th- and 8th-grade ELA, while Germantown Online Academy of Learning is a small alternative school with much lower proficiency but relative strength in English and a solid graduation rate. Spending per student varies from $8,717 to $15,535, but higher spending does not consistently produce higher outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Algebra II (2026)			TNReady Biology I (2026)			TNReady English I (2026)		TNReady English II (2026)		TNReady Geometry (2026)			TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dogwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8945 Dogwood Road	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 756-2310	647	45	14.3		545 (84.2%)	9 (1.4%)	28 (4.3%)	38 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.0%)	98.1	16^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.4%		99	3^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	99.7%	13	72.6	95.0	88.2				84.8	76.1	94.1	83.3				84.2																79.6	92.1	85.3				85.4					$14,332	$471	$13,355
Farmington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2085 Cordes Road	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 756-2320	645	48	13.4		458 (71.0%)	32 (5.0%)	37 (5.7%)	74 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	96	38^th of 1019 public elementary schools	96.3%		97.6	22^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	97.8%	16	79.8	85.5	81.5				82.4	72.3	76.6	79.1				76.0																79.8	73.9	75.0				76.1					$15,535	$1,011	$14,161
Riverdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1745 Miller Farms Rd.	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2300	1,164	82	14.2		830 (71.3%)	114 (9.8%)	88 (7.6%)	60 (5.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.0%)	94.5	52^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.2	63^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	93.8%	11	65.3	77.5	76.9	84.3	65.0	62.2	72.0	68.6	79.7	64.6	77.4	45.5	46.2	62.9																70.3	75.2	78.5	76.5	65.0	67.4	72.0	74.6	54.5	69.7	65.6	$13,658	$1,004	$12,282
Houston High School	Public	9-12	9755 Wolf River Boulevard	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2370	1,932	111	17.4		1,292 (66.9%)	287 (14.9%)	121 (6.3%)	157 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	68 (3.5%)	73.2	73^rd of 400 public high schools	81.8%		84.1	35^th of 389 public high schools	91.0%	38															28.7	28.1	86.6	39.3	55.2	65.2	34.8	62.9	54.3	54.2	76.4	76.2	94.9	42.3	60.2												$12,411	$912	$11,246
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Wolf River Boulevard	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2366	886	56	15.8		674 (76.1%)	59 (6.7%)	46 (5.2%)	73 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.6%)	96.1	16^th of 594 public middle schools	97.3%		93.2	31^st of 583 public middle schools	94.7%	15				70.1	77.3	75.1	74.0				69.5	70.8	61.3	67.2																			72.8	78.4	74.8	75.2	66.8	85.6	77.0	76.2	$11,742	$906	$10,521
Forest Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3368 S. Forest Hill Irene Road	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8520	689	50	13.8		525 (76.2%)	51 (7.4%)	41 (6.0%)	33 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.4%)	96.6	36^th of 1019 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.9	33^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	96.7%	3	79.8	79.0	76.6				78.5	83.5	83.2	75.7				80.9																78.0	82.4	72.9				77.9					$14,723	$1,194	$13,053
Germantown Online Academy of Learning	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3350 S. Forest Hill Irene Road	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Germantown Municipal Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(901) 752-7911	65	20	3.3		30 (46.2%)	25 (38.5%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)								(n/a)							10.5							35.0											75.0	75.0		30.0	41.7							15.8				29.4	$8,717	$471	$8,247

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Memphis-Shelby County Schools	0.02 mi	267	137^th
Collierville Schools	3.08 mi	9	1^st
Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	5.39 mi	24	127^th
Achievement School District	5.48 mi	10
Bartlett City Schools	9.27 mi	10	15^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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