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Mitchell High School

Q: Is Mitchell High School a good school?

Mitchell High School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Mitchell High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Mitchell High School.

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

Students at Mitchell High School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Mitchell High School?

Mitchell High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Ford Road Elementary School

Public Grades 9-12

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Mitchell High School is a public high school in Memphis, TN, serving 376 students in grades 9–12 as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school has shown meaningful improvement in recent years, moving from the 5th percentile of Tennessee high schools in 2020-21 to the 22nd percentile in 2025-26. While the school's current ranking still places it in the bottom quarter of the state, it has climbed out of the bottom 5% and now outperforms most of its closest neighboring high schools, including Hamilton High School, Hillcrest High School, and Westwood High School.

The school's strongest asset is its attendance record. With a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%, Mitchell nearly matches the state average of 18.3% and dramatically outperforms the district average of 30.2%. This is especially notable when compared to nearby schools like Hamilton High School (65.3%) and Hillcrest High School (70.2%). The school also shows strengths in specific subjects: proficiency in Biology I (30.6%) and Algebra II (23.1%) both exceed the district average. Graduation rates have improved from 71.9% in 2021-22 to 79.0% in 2024-25, and subgroup rankings have improved significantly over the past two years, particularly for students from low-income families.

The biggest challenges remain foundational math and literacy. Only 6% of Mitchell students scored proficient in Algebra I, and just 13.1% scored proficient in English I — both far below state averages. The dropout rate of 20.0% is roughly three times the state average. There is also a notable gender gap, with female students' subgroup ranking (30th percentile) nearly double that of male students (16th percentile). Whitehaven High School, located just a few miles away, demonstrates what is possible in the same area — it ranks in the top 13% of Tennessee high schools with an 87.7% graduation rate, despite spending slightly less per student. Mitchell appears to be in the early stages of a turnaround, with attendance and several subject areas trending in the right direction, but Algebra I and English I proficiency remain critical obstacles.

376

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,970

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

658 WMitchell Rd
Memphis, TN 38109

(901) 416-8174

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Mitchell High School:

Elementary:

Ford Road Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (79% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

310^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

21^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	25.2	310 of 400	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	324 of 389	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	349 of 392	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	354 of 384	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	337 of 358	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	329 of 347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	302 of 342	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	294 of 341	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	326 of 351	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	155 of 230	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.9	169 of 233	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	183 of 240	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	198 of 239	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	196 of 222	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	187 of 208	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	148 of 187	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	119 of 199	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	255 of 365	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.4	331 of 365	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	335 of 366	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	323 of 350	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	332 of 340	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	305 of 337	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	218 of 308	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	243 of 324	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	281 of 337	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	281 of 330	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	280 of 322	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	298 of 317	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	239 of 302	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	269 of 308	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	308 of 368	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	327 of 366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	339 of 359	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	311 of 349	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	320 of 332	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	277 of 329	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Biology I31%-19 vs state

English II26%-32 vs state

Geometry26%-17 vs state

Algebra II23%-14 vs state

English I13%-24 vs state

Algebra I6%-26 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 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 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 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	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
Mitchell High School	Public	9-12	658 WMitchell Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8174	358	24	15.0	80.6%	1 (0.3%)	346 (96.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	25.2	310^th of 400 public high schools	22.5%		19.9	324^th of 389 public high schools	16.7%	14									6.0				6.0			20.0	23.1	23.1		33.3	36.7	20.0	30.6					13.1				13.1		27.7			26.4		26.6			25.7									$14,970	$1,821	$12,466
Southwest Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	3746 Horn Lake Road	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-8186	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westwood High School	Public	9-12	4480 Westmont Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8000	329	21	15.3	72.9%	0 (0.0%)	317 (96.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	11.8	364^th of 400 public high schools	9.0%		12.6	356^th of 389 public high schools	8.5%	8									13.0				13.5			< 5%	< 5%	< 5%		< 5%	20.0		6.8		5.7	10.5	6.7	11.0				10.8		22.7			21.8		17.6	15.4		17.4									$15,971	$1,889	$13,288
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School	Public, Charter	6-12	817 Brownlee Road	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	317	16	20.4	56.7%	1 (0.3%)	244 (77.0%)	65 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)	21.8	31.1	21.1	24.7	27.7	14.2	10.1	17.1																																			43.6	46.2	34.9	41.5	43.6	48.1	38.5	43.4	$11,829	$1,446	$10,017
Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Public, Charter	6-12	5132 Jonetta Street	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	723	47	15.3	59.1%	1 (0.1%)	607 (84.0%)	104 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	16.7	344^th of 400 public high schools	14.0%		23.6	308^th of 389 public high schools	20.8%	36	15.5	18.5	21.9	18.7	19.7	27.7	11.1	19.2	10.6				10.6		42.1	6.0		12.7	29.8				29.3		16.7		17.0	16.4				16.4		53.3			52.6		18.3			17.3	21.1	23.1	17.8	20.6	15.5	38.5	38.4	30.6	$14,252	$1,495	$12,391
Fairley High School	Public	9-12	4950 Fairley Road	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 730-8160	0			64.1%								7.6	389^th of 400 public high schools	2.8%					(n/a)									5.7				5.6		7.7	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%		13.7	10.0		12.0					< 5%				< 5%	< 5%	22.1			19.9		15.0			13.2									$14,303	$1,862	$11,538
Hillcrest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4184 Graceland Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4098	441	20	22.0	58.2%	1 (0.2%)	413 (93.7%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8.7	383^rd of 400 public high schools	4.3%		7	384^th of 389 public high schools	1.3%	1									8.8				9.8			16.4		20.3		13.3			14.6					6.5				6.3		11.8			11.2		10.8			12.5									$18,230	$6,876	$11,354
Whitehaven High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4851 Elvis Presley Blvd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3000	1,549	82	18.8	58.7%	4 (0.3%)	1,455 (93.9%)	23 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.1%)	79.1	51^st of 400 public high schools	87.3%		60	126^th of 389 public high schools	67.6%	75									40.3				40.0	91.7	61.4	62.7		62.5		50.0	60.1	45.8	57.9		81.6	80.0	79.4	43.6				43.5		65.9			65.6		87.3	82.2	69.2	82.3									$13,670	$1,339	$11,585
City University School Of Liberal Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 E. Shelby Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	201	15	13.1	62.0%	1 (0.5%)	183 (91.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	8.4	385^th of 400 public high schools	3.8%		19.1	329^th of 389 public high schools	15.4%	56									< 5%				< 5%			< 5%		< 5%		20.9			20.5	9.8			14.0	6.7				6.7		22.4			22.0		13.0			13.7									$17,924	$1,541	$16,016
City University School of Independence	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 East Shelby Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	14	1	10.1	61.5%	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																< 5%		< 5%																																	$8,792	$1,358	$7,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitchell High School

What district is Mitchell High School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Mitchell High School?

Students at Mitchell High School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Mitchell High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Mitchell High School.

Is Mitchell High School a good school?

Mitchell High School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Tennessee high schools.

What schools feed into Mitchell High School?

Mitchell High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ford Road Elementary School

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