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Kingsbury High School

Q: Is Kingsbury High School a good school?

Kingsbury High School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Kingsbury High School?

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

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

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

Q: What schools feed into Kingsbury High School?

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

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Kingsbury High School is a large public high school in Memphis, TN, serving 1,383 students in grades 9–12 as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked 137th out of 141 in Tennessee. Kingsbury itself ranks 369th out of 400 Tennessee high schools (8th percentile), and it has never ranked above the 12th percentile since 2015-2016.

Academic achievement trails the district and state in every tested subject. Only 6.9% of students are proficient in Algebra II, 8.6% in English I, and 13.0% in Geometry. Graduation rates are also a serious concern: 74.3% of students graduate, the lowest among nearby schools, and the 24.4% dropout rate is far higher than KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School (11.3%) or Craigmont High School (13.0%). Chronic absenteeism affects 52.5% of Kingsbury students, nearly three times the statewide rate of 18.3%. By contrast, East High School and Middle College High School have absenteeism rates of just 14.2% and 5.3%.

The clearest strength is English Language Learner support, where students rank in the 40th percentile statewide — a foundation the school could build on. Other subgroups, including special education and low-income students, rank in the bottom 10–15%. Notably, Kingsbury spends $13,345 per student, more than White Station High School ($12,670) and Bartlett High School ($12,218), yet outcomes lag well behind — pointing to attendance and student support, not spending, as the key levers. Kingsbury has rebounded from a 3rd percentile ranking in 2024-2025 to the current 8th percentile, but Douglass High School jumped from 3rd to 46th percentile in a similar period, showing that much larger gains are possible.

1,383

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,345

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1270 N Graham St
Memphis, TN 38122

(901) 416-6060

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Kingsbury High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.0%

African American:

28.5%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

369^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	11.2	369 of 400	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.9	201 of 230	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.1	213 of 229	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.4	277 of 308	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.4	208 of 210	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.2	313 of 330	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

African American (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II25%-33 vs state

Biology I20%-30 vs state

US History13%-29 vs state

Geometry13%-29 vs state

English I9%-29 vs state

Algebra II7%-30 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 8th Grade	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 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 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 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	47.7%	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
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	64.4%	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
Memphis Rise Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5221 Raleigh Lagrange Road	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 379-5750	755	61	12.3	56.2%	21 (2.8%)	151 (20.0%)	564 (74.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	36.2	259^th of 400 public high schools	35.3%		42.1	209^th of 389 public high schools	46.3%	50	63.4	67.6	26.3	57.5	26.6	23.4	24.6	24.9	70.7	11.7				41.2			77.8	6.4		38.8	55.0				52.1			42.2		42.6	21.1			21.1		61.0			60.2	70.6	11.7			38.7	47.3	55.0	51.1	62.5	64.0	50.0	58.8	$15,446	$1,443	$13,637
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	29.7%	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			9.3%								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
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	34.5%	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
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	70.8%	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
Craigmont High School	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	60.6%	12 (1.4%)	725 (83.6%)	79 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	18.2	342^nd of 400 public high schools	14.5%		13.7	350^th of 389 public high schools	10.0%	8										7.7				7.5		38.5	17.6	13.8		16.8	43.3	17.1	17.6		20.8			< 5%		< 5%	14.5			14.4		45.5			44.6		25.0	17.0		21.0								$13,392	$1,464	$11,165
Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	5688 Woodlawn Avenue	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett City Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 373-2620	2,863	156	18.3	11.8%	1,443 (50.4%)	890 (31.1%)	271 (9.5%)	100 (3.5%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	149 (5.2%)	66.6	98^th of 400 public high schools	75.5%		73.6	63^rd of 389 public high schools	83.8%	35										26.0	6.3			25.4			78.6	38.4		44.8	79.3	49.5	20.0		54.9		70.2	55.7		57.4	39.1			39.1	9.1	67.3			64.8	86.1	36.0	18.2	< 5%	43.0								$12,218	$590	$11,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsbury High School

What is the racial makeup of Kingsbury High School?

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

What schools feed into Kingsbury High School?

Kingsbury High School is fed by the following schools:

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

How many students attend Kingsbury High School?

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

What district is Kingsbury High School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Kingsbury High School a good school?

Kingsbury High School ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Tennessee high schools.

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