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East High School

Q: Is East High School a good school?

East High School ranks 43 rd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend East High School?

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

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

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

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 89% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

East High School is a public high school in Memphis, TN, serving 583 students in grades 9–12 as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Despite its district ranking near the bottom statewide, East High School has become one of Tennessee’s top high schools, ranking 43rd out of 400 schools statewide (89th percentile, 4 stars) for 2025–2026. This is a dramatic turnaround from a decade ago, when the school ranked in the bottom 10% of the state. It now outperforms every nearby high school in its immediate peer group, including White Station High School, which ranks 96th statewide, and Crosstown High School, which ranks 150th.

Academically, East High School posts exceptionally strong test scores. Proficiency rates in English II (87.8%), Biology I (74.8%), and US History (64.8%) are more than double the district average and well above state averages. The school also has a 98.3% graduation rate and a dropout rate of just 1.7%, compared to the district’s 14.4% dropout rate. Chronic absenteeism sits at 14.2%, far below the district rate of 30.2% and much lower than nearby schools like Kingsbury High School (52.5%) or Melrose High School (69.9%). The one area where East trails the state is Algebra I, with 26.4% proficiency versus 32.3% statewide, even though students go on to exceed state averages in Geometry and Algebra II.

What truly sets East apart is its consistent success with student groups that are often underserved statewide. East ranks 5th in Tennessee for African American students and 8th for low-income students, both in the 97th–98th percentile with 5-star ratings. Hispanic students also rank in the top 15 statewide. This strong performance is not explained by higher spending—East spends about $14,791 per student, similar to or less than several nearby schools that perform far worse. For parents, East High School represents a rare combination: a mid-sized, neighborhood high school that delivers both academic excellence and equity, all within a district where most high schools struggle to reach even the state average.

583

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,791

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3206 Poplar Ave
Memphis, TN 38111

(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: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (61% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Tennessee high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

43^rd of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 81 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 42High Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th of 141Memphis-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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	81.0	43 of 400	89.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	92.0	5 of 230	97.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.9	15 of 229	93.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	88.6	8 of 308	97.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	68.0	76 of 330	77.0%	★★★★☆
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)

African American (2026)98th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2026)77th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-7 vs school

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

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II88%+30 vs state

Biology I75%+25 vs state

US History65%+22 vs state

English I60%+23 vs state

Geometry59%+16 vs state

Algebra II50%+13 vs state

Algebra I26%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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)					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 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 8th Grade	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East High School	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	87.0%	81 (13.2%)	420 (68.3%)	63 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	81	43^rd of 400 public high schools	89.3%		72.2	67^th of 389 public high schools	82.8%	24	26.2				26.4			78.1	38.7		50.0	83.7	60.7			74.8			64.8		64.8	60.1				60.1		87.8			87.8	68.9	53.8			58.7	$14,791	$1,083	$12,822
University High School	Public	9-12	330 Fogelman Drive	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools - Memphis	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0											80.5	46^th of 400 public high schools	88.5%					(n/a)	54.2				54.2			80.0	32.8		44.9	≥ 95%	69.0			82.1						65.7				65.7		82.1			82.1	81.6	33.3			50.5	$10,999	$248	$10,647
Middle College High School	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	56.5%	6 (1.8%)	304 (91.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	51	188^th of 400 public high schools	53.0%		75	58^th of 389 public high schools	85.1%	130	23.9				23.6				28.8		32.8	58.8				58.0						40.0				40.0		68.7			69.6	33.3	26.8			28.2	$15,873	$1,017	$13,676
Melrose High School	Public	9-12	2870 Deadrick Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7719	710	40	17.8	96.5%	6 (0.8%)	617 (86.9%)	69 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	4.4	397^th of 400 public high schools	0.7%		7.5	382^nd of 389 public high schools	1.8%	15	< 5%				< 5%			< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%		20.0	6.7	< 5%	7.7			< 5%		< 5%	< 5%				< 5%		13.8			13.4	< 5%	< 5%			< 5%	$13,353	$1,462	$11,129
Compass Community School Midtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	61 N. McLean Boulevard	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%)	37.6	250^th of 400 public high schools	37.5%		37.8	229^th of 389 public high schools	41.1%	21	15.8				15.7				26.9		27.5			47.9		47.2			50.0		47.6	15.8				15.5		35.4			33.0		29.2			29.0	$13,992	$1,421	$12,205
Kingsbury High School	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	87.2%	60 (4.5%)	382 (28.8%)	827 (62.3%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.1%)	11.2	369^th of 400 public high schools	7.8%		8.8	376^th of 389 public high schools	3.3%	7	< 5%				< 5%		8.0	6.9	6.1	7.1	6.9	33.3	18.0	10.5		20.1			7.7		13.3	8.8				8.6	< 5%	30.4	6.5		24.9		21.2	11.6	15.0	13.0	$13,345	$1,637	$10,970
White Station High School	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	50.5%	416 (21.5%)	880 (45.5%)	356 (18.4%)	160 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	122 (6.3%)	67.7	96^th of 400 public high schools	76.0%		67.4	84^th of 389 public high schools	78.4%	12	22.8				22.8		≥ 95%	86.7	45.0	38.5	53.5	89.9	40.3	50.0		54.2			41.8	37.0	41.2	48.6				48.6		71.7	< 5%		69.1	90.0	38.5			47.4	$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 School	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	96.8%	9 (1.3%)	507 (75.6%)	130 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	44.2	217^th of 400 public high schools	45.8%		35.3	245^th of 389 public high schools	37.0%	28	33.6				33.3			36.4	28.2		29.0		40.2			41.5						20.2				19.8		42.6			41.0	40.0	35.9			36.8	$14,158	$1,919	$11,317
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2110 Howell Avenue	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9792	361	32	11.3	60.8%	3 (0.8%)	333 (92.2%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	15	352^nd of 400 public high schools	12.0%		12	360^th of 389 public high schools	7.5%	8	7.8				7.5				9.5		11.1		31.3			29.7			18.9	33.3	22.8	8.7				8.6		33.7			33.3		12.8			12.6	$14,844	$1,563	$12,915

Frequently Asked Questions about East High School

What district is East High School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of East High School?

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

Is East High School a good school?

East High School ranks 43^rd of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East High School?

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

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