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East High

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East High ranks 67 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 83% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

East High is a public magnet high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 615 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East High has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Tennessee, ranking as high as 33rd out of 358 schools in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's performance on state assessments (TNReady) is significantly higher than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, Biology I, and US History. East High also excels in serving diverse student subgroups, often placing in the top 25 schools in the state for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school maintains a high four-year graduation rate and a lower dropout rate compared to the district and state averages.

When comparing East High to nearby schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, it consistently outperforms schools like Crosstown High, Compass Community School Midtown Campus, and Kingsbury High on state assessments. The school's success can serve as a model for other schools in the district and provide valuable insights into effective strategies for supporting student learning and achievement.

583

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,791

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3206 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38111-3502

(901) 416-6160

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.5%

White:

10.5%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2022 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (56% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Tennessee high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (86%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2022) to 83rd (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg23%

Tennessee avg40%

67^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 75 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 42High Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

135^th of 139Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	67 of 389	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	39 of 392	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	38 of 384	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.5	33 of 358	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	67.7	52 of 347	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	141 of 342	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.4	237 of 341	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	10.3	323 of 351	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	16 of 233	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	8 of 240	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	23 of 239	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	10 of 222	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.0	20 of 208	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	70.1	23 of 187	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	39.6	98 of 199	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	89 of 365	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	59 of 365	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	43 of 366	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	49 of 350	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	86 of 340	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	39.5	207 of 337	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	14 of 213	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	7 of 209	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.9	2 of 202	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	6 of 189	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	42.9	89 of 180	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	15 of 324	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	7 of 337	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	10 of 330	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	8 of 322	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	16 of 317	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	46 of 302	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	25.4	256 of 308	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	56 of 368	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	25 of 366	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	36 of 359	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	31 of 349	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.6	31 of 332	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	58.6	92 of 329	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	39 of 323	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	53 of 326	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	98.7	3 of 325	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	6 of 312	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	12 of 306	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	1 of 301	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	6 of 307	98.0%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)22nd percentile-68 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II79%+25 vs state

US History72%+34 vs state

Biology I61%+15 vs state

English I60%+21 vs state

Algebra II43%+9 vs state

Geometry41%+4 vs state

Algebra I23%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)					TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)				TNReady Geometry (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Algebra I 9th 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 All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3206 Poplar Ave	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6160	615	43	14.2		81 (13.2%)	420 (68.3%)	63 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	72.2	67^th of 389 public high schools	82.8%		79.9	39^th of 392 public high schools	90.1%	28	23.1	22.9	92.3	53.8	27.4		43.2	72.6	44.8		61.1		72.4	72.4	60.5	60.5		79.0		79.0	62.9	33.3		41.0	$14,791	$1,083	$12,822
University High School	Public	9-12	330 Fogelman DR	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0																		(n/a)																									$10,999	$248	$10,647
Middle College High	Public	9-12	750 E Parkway S	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4550	333	14	24.5		6 (1.8%)	304 (91.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	75	58^th of 389 public high schools	85.1%		82.5	34^th of 392 public high schools	91.3%	24	23.1	23.1		78.9	40.4		51.3	66.1			64.2				51.6	51.6		83.6		83.6	40.0	48.1		48.5	$15,873	$1,017	$13,676
Melrose High	Public	9-12	2870 Deadrick Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5974	710	40	17.8		6 (0.8%)	617 (86.9%)	69 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	7.5	382^nd of 389 public high schools	1.8%					(n/a)				7.7		6.7			15.4	13.5	12.2				5.3	5.0		17.3		16.7					$13,353	$1,462	$11,129
Compass Community School Midtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	61 N. McLean BLVD	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 276-1221	356	31	11.6		10 (2.8%)	115 (32.3%)	221 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	37.8	229^th of 389 public high schools	41.1%		33.2	263^rd of 392 public high schools	32.9%	34	10.5	10.5			20.9		21.8			37.2	37.5		30.6	30.3	15.2	15.2		54.5		54.5		32.1		31.7	$13,992	$1,421	$12,205
Kingsbury High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1270 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6060	1,327	78	16.9		60 (4.5%)	382 (28.8%)	827 (62.3%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.1%)	8.8	376^th of 389 public high schools	3.3%		14.3	347^th of 392 public high schools	11.5%	29		5.0	12.5	5.3	6.0	5.0	5.8	36.1	17.6	25.0	20.7				9.5	9.6	7.1	25.1	12.0	23.0					$13,345	$1,637	$10,970
White Station High	Public, Magnet	9-12	514 S Perkins Rd	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8880	1,935	108	17.8		416 (21.5%)	880 (45.5%)	356 (18.4%)	160 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (6.3%)	67.4	84^th of 389 public high schools	78.4%		70.8	68^th of 392 public high schools	82.7%	16	16.9	16.8		86.8	39.5	8.3	49.9	79.3	45.2		54.5		71.8	68.9	50.4	50.2	18.8	68.0		65.2	71.3	30.0		37.5	$12,670	$1,200	$10,929
Kingsbury Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	1328 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-6060	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Douglass High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3200 Mount Olive Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-0990	671	33	20.0		9 (1.3%)	507 (75.6%)	130 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	35.3	245^th of 389 public high schools	37.0%		7.6	379^th of 392 public high schools	3.3%	134	31.3	30.5		52.6	21.1		26.6		31.9	33.3	32.1				14.7	14.7	18.2	26.5		24.8		21.6	29.4	21.1	$14,158	$1,919	$11,317
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2110 Howell AVE	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9792	361	32	11.3		3 (0.8%)	333 (92.2%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	12	360^th of 389 public high schools	7.5%		15.1	343^rd of 392 public high schools	12.5%	17				12.5					23.9		23.1	14.8	15.7	15.7	8.0	8.0		28.2		27.8		7.7		11.5	$14,844	$1,563	$12,915

Frequently Asked Questions about East High

How many students attend East High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended East High.

Is East High a good school?

East High ranks 67^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is East High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of East High?

Students at East High are 72% African American, 10% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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