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Hillcrest High School

Q: Is Hillcrest High School a good school?

Hillcrest High School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Hillcrest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Hillcrest High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest High School?

Students at Hillcrest High School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Hillcrest High School?

Hillcrest High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Gardenview Elementary School Elementary : Robert R. Church Elementary School Elementary : Winchester Elementary School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Hillcrest High School is a public high school in Memphis, TN that serves 476 students in grades 9–12 and operates under the Achievement School District, a statewide turnaround district. The school has been consistently ranked near the bottom of Tennessee high schools, placing 383rd out of 400 schools in the 2025-26 school year, which puts it in the 4th percentile with a 0-star rating.

On TNReady exams, Hillcrest's proficiency rates trail both the state average and nearby schools by wide margins. For example, only 9.8% of students scored proficient in Algebra I versus 32.3% statewide, and just 6.3% were proficient in English I versus 37.3% statewide. The contrast with Whitehaven High School, located just 1.42 miles away, is especially stark: Whitehaven ranks in the 87th percentile statewide and posts far higher proficiency rates in every subject, including an 82.3% proficiency rate in Geometry compared to Hillcrest's 12.5%. Even nearby Oakhaven High School outpaces Hillcrest in most tested subjects.

There are some signs of progress. Hillcrest's graduation rate has improved from 48.3% in 2020-21 to 68.3% in 2024-25, but it remains well below the state average of 90.5% and the rates at nearby schools like Whitehaven (87.7%) and Invictus Academy at Airways (81.7%). The school's dropout rate of 28.6% is more than four times the state rate, and 70.2% of students are chronically absent. The school spends $18,230 per student—more than several higher-performing nearby schools—yet outcomes remain low. One notable bright spot: Hillcrest's special education students earned a 3-star rating in 2024-25, performing at the 52nd percentile statewide, a major improvement from the 9th percentile in 2017-18.

476

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,230

Per pupil spending ?

4184 Graceland Drive
Memphis, TN 38116

(901) 730-4098

District: Achievement School District

Feeder schools for Hillcrest High School:

Elementary:	Gardenview Elementary School
	Robert R. Church Elementary School
	Winchester Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.1%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2019 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (68% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Tennessee avg43%

383^rd of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	383 of 400	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	384 of 389	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	363 of 392	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	372 of 384	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	351 of 358	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	338 of 347	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	324 of 342	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	217 of 230	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	230 of 233	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	207 of 240	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	229 of 239	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	216 of 222	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	198 of 208	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	181 of 187	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	356 of 365	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	350 of 365	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	359 of 366	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	339 of 350	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	317 of 340	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	307 of 337	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	287 of 308	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	303 of 324	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	319 of 337	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	315 of 330	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	319 of 322	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	299 of 317	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	295 of 302	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	293 of 308	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	361 of 368	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	353 of 366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	348 of 359	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	339 of 349	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	324 of 332	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	327 of 329	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	96 of 198	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.9	145 of 159	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+50 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II20%-17 vs state

Biology I15%-35 vs state

Geometry12%-30 vs state

English II11%-47 vs state

Algebra I10%-22 vs state

English I6%-31 vs state

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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 US History (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 (2016)	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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 9th Grade	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
Hillcrest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4184 Graceland Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4098	441	20	22.0		1 (0.2%)	413 (93.7%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8.7	383^rd of 400 public high schools	4.3%		7	384^th of 389 public high schools	1.3%	1									8.8				9.8			16.4		20.3		13.3			14.6						6.5				6.3		11.8			11.2		10.8			12.5									$18,230	$6,876	$11,354
City University School of Independence	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 East Shelby Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	14	1	10.1	86.4%	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																< 5%		< 5%																																		$8,792	$1,358	$7,068
City University School Of Liberal Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 E. Shelby Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	201	15	13.1	84.4%	1 (0.5%)	183 (91.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	8.4	385^th of 400 public high schools	3.8%		19.1	329^th of 389 public high schools	15.4%	56									< 5%				< 5%			< 5%		< 5%		20.9			20.5		9.8			14.0	6.7				6.7		22.4			22.0		13.0			13.7									$17,924	$1,541	$16,016
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School	Public, Charter	6-12	817 Brownlee Road	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	317	16	20.4		1 (0.3%)	244 (77.0%)	65 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)	21.8	31.1	21.1	24.7	27.7	14.2	10.1	17.1																																				43.6	46.2	34.9	41.5	43.6	48.1	38.5	43.4	$11,829	$1,446	$10,017
Whitehaven High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4851 Elvis Presley Blvd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3000	1,549	82	18.8	81.5%	4 (0.3%)	1,455 (93.9%)	23 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.1%)	79.1	51^st of 400 public high schools	87.3%		60	126^th of 389 public high schools	67.6%	75									40.3				40.0	91.7	61.4	62.7		62.5		50.0	60.1	45.8	57.9			81.6	80.0	79.4	43.6				43.5		65.9			65.6		87.3	82.2	69.2	82.3									$13,670	$1,339	$11,585
Fairley High School	Public	9-12	4950 Fairley Road	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 730-8160	0											7.6	389^th of 400 public high schools	2.8%					(n/a)									5.7				5.6		7.7	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%		13.7	10.0		12.0						< 5%				< 5%	< 5%	22.1			19.9		15.0			13.2									$14,303	$1,862	$11,538
Southwest Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	3746 Horn Lake Road	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-8186	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oakhaven High School	Public	9-12	3125 Ladbrook Rd	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2300	373	25	14.7	95.9%	2 (0.5%)	313 (83.9%)	52 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	32.9	273^rd of 400 public high schools	31.8%		24	307^th of 389 public high schools	21.1%	34									17.5				17.4			26.6	< 5%	24.0		32.9			32.1						< 5%				< 5%		47.6			47.8		21.0			23.2									$16,161	$1,534	$13,451
Invictus Academy at Airways	Public	8-12	2601 Ketchum	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4400	183	15	12.1	81.6%	2 (1.1%)	158 (86.3%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	7.2	390^th of 400 public high schools	2.5%		5.9	387^th of 389 public high schools	0.5%	3									< 5%				< 5%		11.1	11.1	9.1	10.8	18.2	7.5	< 5%		6.6		< 5%	9.3	11.1	8.5	< 5%				< 5%		9.5			8.9		8.2	5.0		6.4									$21,404	$1,119	$18,345
Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Public, Charter	6-12	5132 Jonetta Street	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	723	47	15.3	70.2%	1 (0.1%)	607 (84.0%)	104 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	16.7	344^th of 400 public high schools	14.0%		23.6	308^th of 389 public high schools	20.8%	36	15.5	18.5	21.9	18.7	19.7	27.7	11.1	19.2	10.6				10.6		42.1	6.0		12.7	29.8				29.3			16.7		17.0	16.4				16.4		53.3			52.6		18.3			17.3	21.1	23.1	17.8	20.6	15.5	38.5	38.4	30.6	$14,252	$1,495	$12,391

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillcrest High School

What is the racial makeup of Hillcrest High School?

Students at Hillcrest High School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Hillcrest High School a good school?

Hillcrest High School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Tennessee high schools.

How many students attend Hillcrest High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Hillcrest High School.

What schools feed into Hillcrest High School?

Hillcrest High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gardenview Elementary School
Elementary : Robert R. Church Elementary School
Elementary : Winchester Elementary School

What district is Hillcrest High School in?

Achievement School District

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