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Kingsbury High

Q: Is Kingsbury High a good school?

Kingsbury High ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Kingsbury High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,383 students attended Kingsbury High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kingsbury High?

Students at Kingsbury High are 62% Hispanic, 28% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Kingsbury High?

Kingsbury High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Berclair Elementary Elementary : Kingsbury Elementary Elementary : Shelby Oaks Elementary Elementary : Wells Station Elementary Middle : Kingsbury Middle Middle : Treadwell Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Kingsbury High is a public magnet high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 1,327 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Kingsbury High consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Tennessee high schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 5% of Kingsbury High students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 16.3% for the district and 29.4% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 72.2% and 89.2%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 6.7% to 27.0%, significantly higher than the state average. Kingsbury High also has a chronic absenteeism rate between 18.9% and 51.1%, much higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School, Craigmont High, and Middle College High, generally outperform Kingsbury High on academic measures, graduation rates, and attendance. East High, in particular, stands out as a high-performing school within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, ranking in the top 10% of Tennessee high schools.

1,383

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,345

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1270 N Graham St
Memphis, TN 38122-1511

(901) 416-6060

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Kingsbury High:

Elementary:	Berclair Elementary
	Kingsbury Elementary
	Shelby Oaks Elementary
	Wells Station Elementary
Middle:	Kingsbury Middle
	Treadwell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.0%

African American:

28.5%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (74% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg23%

Tennessee avg41%

376^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th 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	8.8	376 of 389	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	347 of 392	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	339 of 384	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	319 of 358	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	311 of 347	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	318 of 342	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	305 of 341	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	309 of 351	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	227 of 233	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	208 of 240	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	201 of 239	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	182 of 222	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	171 of 208	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	167 of 187	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	178 of 199	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	360 of 365	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	337 of 365	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	339 of 366	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	315 of 350	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	306 of 340	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	314 of 337	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	201 of 213	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	184 of 209	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	181 of 202	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	176 of 189	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	162 of 180	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	125 of 153	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	137 of 159	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	306 of 324	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	296 of 337	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	262 of 330	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	296 of 322	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	277 of 317	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	283 of 302	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	265 of 308	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	347 of 368	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	335 of 366	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	310 of 359	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	324 of 349	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	308 of 332	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	301 of 329	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	183 of 183	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	153 of 154	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	290 of 323	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	279 of 326	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	308 of 325	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	285 of 312	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	301 of 306	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	298 of 301	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	283 of 307	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II23%-31 vs state

Biology I21%-25 vs state

English I10%-30 vs state

Algebra II6%-29 vs state

Algebra I5%-24 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 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 8th Grade	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	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th 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
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
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
Memphis Rise Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5221 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 379-5750	755	61	12.3		21 (2.8%)	151 (20.0%)	564 (74.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	42.1	209^th of 389 public high schools	46.3%		35.4	250^th of 392 public high schools	36.2%	41	64.8	53.6	29.8	53.1	35.2	20.9	16.8	24.2	69.6	8.8	35.7		82.7	25.5		53.9	38.3			36.8		32.4	31.1	37.8	37.8		59.4		55.9	69.2	9.6		38.0	52.8	45.5	49.1	72.2	50.0	51.8	57.8	$15,446	$1,443	$13,637
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
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
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
Craigmont High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3333 Covington Pike	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4312	867	53	16.3		12 (1.4%)	725 (83.6%)	79 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	13.7	350^th of 389 public high schools	10.0%		18.1	333^rd of 392 public high schools	15.1%	17										5.1	5.0	16.0	6.2	8.5		8.6	30.6	20.9		21.3		7.3	5.8	15.7	15.7	14.3	31.0		29.1	14.3	16.7	25.4	19.8								$13,392	$1,464	$11,165
Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	5688 Woodlawn AVE	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	No	(901) 373-2620	2,863	156	18.3		1,443 (50.4%)	890 (31.1%)	271 (9.5%)	100 (3.5%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	149 (5.2%)	73.6	63^rd of 389 public high schools	83.8%		72.4	65^th of 392 public high schools	83.4%	2										26.1	25.7		82.0	43.1		51.7	70.2	52.6	5.6	54.8	65.3	50.6	52.5	48.0	48.0	15.4	67.9		64.2	66.4	35.1		39.7								$12,218	$590	$11,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsbury High

What is the racial makeup of Kingsbury High?

Students at Kingsbury High are 62% Hispanic, 28% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Kingsbury High?

Kingsbury High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berclair Elementary
Elementary : Kingsbury Elementary
Elementary : Shelby Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Wells Station Elementary
Middle : Kingsbury Middle
Middle : Treadwell Middle School

How many students attend Kingsbury High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,383 students attended Kingsbury High.

What district is Kingsbury High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Kingsbury High a good school?

Kingsbury High ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Tennessee high schools.

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