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Hamilton High

Q: Is Hamilton High a good school?

Hamilton High ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Hamilton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Hamilton High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hamilton High?

Students at Hamilton High are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Hamilton High?

Hamilton High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : A. B. Hill Elementary Elementary : Riverview Elementary/Middle

Public Grades 9-12

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 0% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Hamilton High is a public high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 647 students. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hamilton High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 324-388 out of 389-392 high schools over the past several years.

Hamilton High's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 7.4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in TNReady/Biology I, compared to 39.7% at the state level and 23.7% in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate, ranging from 74.2% to 89.2% over the past few years, and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 6.7% to 24.5% during the same period. Additionally, Hamilton High has a chronic absenteeism rate between 18.9% and 38.5%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Hamilton High to nearby schools within the same district, such as B.T. Washington High and Middle College High, the performance gap is evident. For instance, Middle College High, a public high school located just 2.63 miles away, consistently ranks among the top 5% of high schools in the state and outperforms Hamilton High across various academic measures. Despite the district's and school's relatively high per-student spending, the academic outcomes for students at Hamilton High remain significantly below state and district averages, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the school's challenges.

628

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,949

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1363 E Person Ave
Memphis, TN 38106

(901) 416-7838

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.6%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (7% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (76% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg32%

Tennessee avg50%

388^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

42^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	388 of 389	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	366 of 392	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	367 of 384	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	337 of 342	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	324 of 341	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	340 of 351	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	233 of 233	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	220 of 240	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	225 of 239	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	164 of 187	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	177 of 199	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	365 of 365	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	342 of 365	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	354 of 366	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	350 of 350	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	319 of 337	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	324 of 324	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	321 of 337	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	317 of 330	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	291 of 302	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	284 of 308	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	367 of 368	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	354 of 366	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	344 of 359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II8%-46 vs state

Biology I6%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady Integrated Math II (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math III (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (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 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 All Grades	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 Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 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 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th 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
Hamilton High	Public	9-12	1363 E Person Ave	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7838	647	32	20.4		1 (0.2%)	592 (91.5%)	34 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	5.2	388^th of 389 public high schools	0.3%		10.2	366^th of 392 public high schools	6.6%	22																	7.4	5.5											9.4	8.5													$14,949	$2,304	$11,585
Soulsville Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	1115 College ST	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 261-6366	656	59	11.0		1 (0.2%)	633 (96.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	20	322^nd of 389 public high schools	17.2%		24.5	307^th of 392 public high schools	21.7%	15	17.1	14.9	17.7	16.6	14.0	12.6	14.6	13.8							13.2	18.8		14.7	20.2	20.2	60.0	6.5	16.9				10.5	10.5	40.4	40.0					19.8	27.1	14.3	20.3	15.9	43.8	30.9	29.7	$18,101	$1,463	$15,785
Hollis F. Price Middle College	Public	9-12	807 Walker Ave	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 435-1765	105	10	10.9		0 (0.0%)	96 (91.4%)	6 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	35.1	246^th of 389 public high schools	36.8%		26.3	295^th of 392 public high schools	24.7%	49									12.5	12.5				8.1	34.6			35.7									30.8	30.8	58.6	58.6			16.7	16.7									$22,539	$1,300	$20,872
Central High	Public, Magnet	9-12	306 S Bellevue Blvd	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4500	1,300	79	16.4		45 (3.5%)	1,086 (83.5%)	99 (7.6%)	13 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.2%)	22.1	317^th of 389 public high schools	18.5%		20.3	324^th of 392 public high schools	17.3%	7									11.5	11.1	32.4	10.0		14.7	63.2	20.6	10.5	31.8								6.1	20.9	20.9	44.7	43.6	42.1	9.9	21.4	13.1									$12,857	$1,348	$10,898
B. T. Washington High	Public	6-12	715 S Lauderdale St	Memphis	38126	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7240	454	40	11.3		0 (0.0%)	444 (97.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	19.2	328^th of 389 public high schools	15.7%		24.7	305^th of 392 public high schools	22.2%	23		5.9			6.5				13.2	13.0		30.0	5.9	24.6			9.8	8.2									8.7	8.7	9.5	9.4					10.9			7.2	6.5	5.9	6.9	6.5	$17,605	$1,757	$14,389
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
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		2 (1.1%)	158 (86.3%)	17 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	5.9	387^th of 389 public high schools	0.5%		4.1	392^nd of 392 public high schools	0.0%	5											11.5				13.3	10.9		9.6						15.4		6.4			13.3	11.0													$21,404	$1,119	$18,345
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
Medical District High School	Public	9-12	737 Union AVE	Memphis	38103	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-9698	111	10	11.5		5 (4.5%)	89 (80.2%)	13 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	65.1	93^rd of 389 public high schools	76.1%		80.8	38^th of 392 public high schools	90.3%	55									25.7	25.7		38.1		40.0	52.5			52.5									52.5	52.5	73.3	73.3		30.8		35.5									$16,088	$1,046	$14,676
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton High

How many students attend Hamilton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 628 students attended Hamilton High.

What schools feed into Hamilton High?

Hamilton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A. B. Hill Elementary
Elementary : Riverview Elementary/Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton High?

Students at Hamilton High are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Hamilton High a good school?

Hamilton High ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Tennessee high schools.

What district is Hamilton High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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