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Overton High

Q: Is Overton High a good school?

Overton High ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Overton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,417 students attended Overton High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Overton High?

Students at Overton High are 47% Hispanic, 47% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools feed into Overton High?

Overton High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Sea Isle Elementary Elementary : Sharpe Elementary Elementary : South Park Elementary Elementary : Willow Oaks Elementary Middle : Colonial Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 6% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Overton High is a public magnet high school located in Memphis, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,491 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.

Overton High has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Tennessee high schools, ranking between 256 and 364 out of 389 high schools in the state over the past 9 years. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing high schools in Tennessee. Overton High struggles across various student subgroups, with its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the TNReady assessments, significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Overton High's proficiency rates in Algebra II (9.6%), Biology I (17.2%), and English II (27.2%) were all less than half the state averages.

The nearby schools in the Memphis-Shelby County district, such as Ridgeway High, Germantown High, and White Station High, generally outperform Overton High across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and school rankings. For example, White Station High, a magnet school located just 2.41 miles from Overton High, ranked 84 out of 389 Tennessee high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and had significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects.

1,417

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,516

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1770 Lanier Ln
Memphis, TN 38117-7006

(901) 416-2136

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Overton High:

Elementary:	Sea Isle Elementary
	Sharpe Elementary
	South Park Elementary
	Willow Oaks Elementary
Middle:	Colonial Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.3%

African American:

47.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (78% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

364^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	11.1	364 of 389	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	329 of 392	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	325 of 384	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	304 of 358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	294 of 347	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	290 of 342	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	271 of 341	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	256 of 273	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	273 of 351	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	209 of 233	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	137 of 240	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	157 of 239	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	135 of 222	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	113 of 208	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	107 of 187	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	81 of 199	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	15.5	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	352 of 365	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	308 of 365	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	318 of 366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	290 of 350	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	283 of 340	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	288 of 337	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	207 of 213	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	178 of 209	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	177 of 202	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	150 of 189	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	159 of 180	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	117 of 153	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	124 of 159	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	297 of 324	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	247 of 337	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	259 of 330	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	249 of 322	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	243 of 317	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	219 of 302	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	207 of 308	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	345 of 368	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	318 of 366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	302 of 359	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	307 of 349	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	290 of 332	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	286 of 329	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	48 of 198	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	25.2	129 of 151	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	75 of 127	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	122 of 159	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	278 of 326	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	322 of 325	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	206 of 306	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.6	55 of 301	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	83 of 307	73.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+69 vs school

White (2024)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II27%-27 vs state

Biology I17%-28 vs state

English I10%-29 vs state

Algebra II10%-25 vs state

Geometry9%-28 vs state

US History8%-30 vs state

Algebra I8%+5 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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th 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 12th 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 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
Overton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1770 Lanier Ln	Memphis	38117	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2136	1,491	79	18.8		30 (2.0%)	736 (49.4%)	666 (44.7%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.3%)	11.1	364^th of 389 public high schools	6.4%		19.1	329^th of 392 public high schools	16.1%	35										8.3		38.5	8.7		9.6		17.1	10.9	23.1	17.2		9.2	8.5	11.1	10.2		29.9		27.2		7.2		8.9									$13,516	$1,495	$11,409
The Excel Center	Public	9-12	2576 Thousand Oaks BLVD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 726-3100	413	11	39.3		17 (4.1%)	320 (77.5%)	62 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)								(n/a)																																										$6,362	$827	$5,169
Memphis Virtual Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	3237 Knight RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(901) 321-2500	119	4	33.7		3 (2.5%)	105 (88.2%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)
Sheffield High	Public	9-12	4315 Sheffield Ave	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2370	543	25	21.8		2 (0.4%)	297 (54.7%)	233 (42.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	14.9	344^th of 389 public high schools	11.6%		7.8	377^th of 392 public high schools	3.8%	33									7.3		7.6		26.6		25.0		13.4			10.5				9.5	8.7		22.1		16.8		11.1		7.4									$14,614	$1,999	$11,713
Sheffield Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	4350 Chuck Ave	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-2340	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wooddale High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5151 Scottsdale	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-2440	618	37	16.6		2 (0.3%)	406 (65.7%)	194 (31.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	11.2	362^nd of 389 public high schools	6.9%		6	388^th of 392 public high schools	1.0%	26														7.7			10.6	7.7		9.4		8.3	5.7	11.5	11.3	27.3	23.0	18.2	22.8		16.7	5.0	7.2									$13,655	$1,739	$11,080
Memphis School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	4921 Winchester RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 425-2932	562	36	15.4		5 (0.9%)	234 (41.6%)	309 (55.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	14.8	346^th of 389 public high schools	11.1%		24.2	308^th of 392 public high schools	21.4%	38	26.7	16.1	13.4	18.8	13.8	15.1	6.2	11.8	5.3		5.1		20.9		21.7	21.3	28.6			23.3	15.8		15.0	14.5	14.5		32.5		32.5		6.6		6.6	36.0	39.5	24.4	33.5	20.0	31.4	28.0	26.5	$14,449	$1,384	$12,699
Power Center Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5390 Mendenhall Square Mall	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 310-1331	673	37	18.3		1 (0.1%)	437 (64.9%)	217 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	33.8	257^th of 389 public high schools	33.9%		28.9	280^th of 392 public high schools	28.6%	23									15.7		15.7		21.3		21.1			31.9		31.9				18.1	18.1		41.8		41.6		29.9		29.3									$14,510	$1,438	$12,705
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
Ridgeway High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2009 Ridgeway	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-8820	805	43	18.6		9 (1.1%)	681 (84.6%)	80 (9.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	17.3	338^th of 389 public high schools	13.1%		16.3	337^th of 392 public high schools	14.0%	1												16.7	9.1		10.3	62.9	21.6	10.0		30.2		13.9	12.7	19.2	19.1		37.0		34.8		9.9	17.9	11.6									$14,884	$1,579	$12,506

Frequently Asked Questions about Overton High

Is Overton High a good school?

Overton High ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Tennessee high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Overton High?

Students at Overton High are 47% Hispanic, 47% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What schools feed into Overton High?

Overton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sea Isle Elementary
Elementary : Sharpe Elementary
Elementary : South Park Elementary
Elementary : Willow Oaks Elementary
Middle : Colonial Middle

How many students attend Overton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,417 students attended Overton High.

What district is Overton High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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