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Oakhaven High

Public Grades 9-12
307th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 389 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 21% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Oakhaven High is a public high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakhaven High consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Oakhaven High schools in Tennessee, with low academic performance on state assessments across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.1% to 89.2% over the past 5 years, which is below the state average of around 90%, and its dropout rate has been consistently high, ranging from 6.7% to 16.9% during the same period. Additionally, Oakhaven High has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.2% to 29.5% over the past 5 years, well above the state average.

The challenges faced by Oakhaven High are not unique, as many of the nearby schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, such as City University School of Independence, City University School Of Liberal Arts, and Wooddale High, also perform poorly compared to the state. However, some nearby schools, like Memphis School of Excellence and Invictus Academy at Airways, show slightly better performance in certain subject areas and subgroups compared to Oakhaven High.

341
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,161
Per pupil spending ?
95.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3125 Ladbrook Rd
       Memphis, TN  38118-8229

(901) 416-2300

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools


Feeder schools for Oakhaven High:

Elementary:    Oakhaven Elementary
Middle:    Oakhaven Middle
Racial breakdown:

African American:
81.2%
Hispanic:
16.4%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (79% vs 90%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school21%
District avg23%
Tennessee avg40%
307th of 389
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2016
From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
17th of 42High Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools
135th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202524.0307 of 38921.1%★☆☆☆☆
202430.3272 of 39230.6%★★☆☆☆
202325.2300 of 38421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202220.5295 of 35817.6%★☆☆☆☆
20217.0335 of 3473.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.7329 of 3423.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.2310 of 3419.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.6329 of 3516.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202539.9124 of 23346.8%★★☆☆☆
202443.6114 of 24052.5%★★★☆☆
202340.8119 of 23950.2%★★★☆☆
202234.0140 of 22236.9%★★☆☆☆
202119.9179 of 20813.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.1178 of 1874.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.1141 of 19929.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202528.5271 of 36525.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.2267 of 36526.8%★☆☆☆☆
202339.6213 of 36641.8%★★☆☆☆
202223.1282 of 35019.4%★☆☆☆☆
20214.0338 of 3400.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.0321 of 3374.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202516.0205 of 2133.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202454.768 of 20967.5%★★★☆☆
202336.9122 of 20239.6%★★☆☆☆
202224.2158 of 18916.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202543.3170 of 32447.5%★★☆☆☆
202443.4174 of 33748.4%★★☆☆☆
202343.8166 of 33049.7%★★☆☆☆
202232.1232 of 32228.0%★☆☆☆☆
202111.1306 of 3173.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.3273 of 3029.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.1240 of 30822.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202520.3299 of 36818.8%★☆☆☆☆
202428.3265 of 36627.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.6307 of 35914.5%★☆☆☆☆
202221.1286 of 34918.1%★☆☆☆☆
202111.2315 of 3325.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.0322 of 3292.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+26 vs school
African American (2025)47th percentile+26 vs school
Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
English II42%-13 vs state
Biology I28%-18 vs state
Geometry23%-14 vs state
Algebra II16%-18 vs state
English I9%-30 vs state
Algebra I8%-21 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Oakhaven High

Oakhaven High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oakhaven Elementary
Middle : Oakhaven Middle

Students at Oakhaven High are 81% African American, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Oakhaven High ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Tennessee high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Oakhaven High.

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Latest Tennessee data All new data »
2024–25 dropout ratesApr 2, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesOct 28, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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