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Overton High School

Q: Is Overton High School a good school?

Overton High School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Overton High School?

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

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

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

Q: What schools feed into Overton High School?

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

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 7% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Overton High School is a large traditional public high school in Memphis, TN, serving 1,417 students in grades 9–12 as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district that ranks near the bottom of Tennessee's 141 districts. Overton itself ranks 371st out of 400 Tennessee high schools — placing it in the 7th percentile — and has earned 0 stars in the latest ranking period. Its statewide rank has slipped from the 16th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 7th percentile today, placing it among the lower-performing high schools in the state.

Overton's graduation rate is 77.9%, well below the district's 84.1% and the state's 90.5%. The dropout rate of 21.3% is more than three times the state average of 6.7%. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern — 47.7% of students are chronically absent, compared to 30.2% districtwide and 18.3% statewide. Test proficiency is far below state averages in every core subject. For example, only 7.1% of students are proficient in Algebra I (state: 32.3%), 17.4% in Biology I (state: 49.8%), and 14.5% in English I (state: 37.3%). Nearby White Station High School outperforms Overton in every subject, often by 20–40 percentage points, and nearby Power Center Academy High School also posts better results in most subjects. Overton performs at a similar level to Sheffield High School and Wooddale High School, both of which also struggle with low proficiency and high absenteeism.

Overton spends $13,516 per student — slightly more than White Station — yet results do not match that investment. The graduation rate has been unstable, swinging from 82.9% in 2023-2024 back down to 77.9% in 2024-2025. English II is a relative bright spot, with 32.7% proficiency that is close to the district average and ahead of nearby Sheffield (18.2%) and Wooddale (22.7%). However, most student subgroups at Overton rank in the single digits or teens in statewide comparisons. High chronic absenteeism, an elevated dropout rate, and persistently low academic proficiency remain the most pressing concerns at Overton compared with other high schools in the Memphis area.

1,417

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,516

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1770 Lanier Ln
Memphis, TN 38117

(901) 416-2136

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Overton High School:

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

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 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

371^st of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

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

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SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th 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	11.1	371 of 400	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.0	191 of 230	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	11.5	223 of 229	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.7	293 of 308	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.5	198 of 210	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2026)17th percentile+10 vs school

White (2024)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

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

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II33%-25 vs state

Biology I17%-32 vs state

English I14%-23 vs state

Geometry11%-31 vs state

US History10%-33 vs state

Algebra I7%-25 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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	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 7th Grade	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 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
Overton High School	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	80.8%	30 (2.0%)	736 (49.4%)	666 (44.7%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.3%)	11.1	371^st of 400 public high schools	7.3%		11.1	364^th of 389 public high schools	6.4%	7											7.2				7.1			25.0	5.3	18.8	6.9	36.8	16.9	5.3	18.2	17.4			10.1	7.1	9.8	14.7				14.5	< 5%	37.7	< 5%		32.7	16.7	11.4	7.7		11.4									$13,516	$1,495	$11,409
The Excel Center	Public	9-12	2576 Thousand Oaks Boulevard	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 726-3100	413	11	39.3	8.2%	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
Tennessee Career Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	4775 American Way	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(901) 230-2827																			(n/a)	18.2	11.5		15.3	12.1	7.4		10.0																																							12.1	19.2		15.3	9.1	19.2		13.6
Memphis Virtual Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1775 Ridgeway Rd.	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(901) 416-0115	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 School	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	95.0%	2 (0.4%)	297 (54.7%)	233 (42.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	9.7	378^th of 400 public high schools	5.5%		14.9	344^th of 389 public high schools	11.6%	34											< 5%	< 5%			< 5%				< 5%	9.1	5.4	52.6	9.5	16.1		21.4						7.3				6.8		23.0	8.0		18.2		9.1	< 5%		8.3									$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 School	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	91.4%	2 (0.3%)	406 (65.7%)	194 (31.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	9.3	380^th of 400 public high schools	5.0%		11.2	362^nd of 389 public high schools	6.9%	18											< 5%				< 5%			5.0	13.2		6.5		11.6	< 5%		10.5			38.9		30.0	8.2				8.1		25.8	< 5%		22.7		5.0	11.8	< 5%	10.0									$13,655	$1,739	$11,080
Memphis School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	4921 Winchester Road	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 425-2932	562	36	15.4	88.3%	5 (0.9%)	234 (41.6%)	309 (55.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	14.7	353^rd of 400 public high schools	11.8%		14.8	346^th of 389 public high schools	11.1%	7	14.3	26.3	22.7	20.9	8.3	18.5	13.6	13.4			14.8				15.7				11.1		11.0	18.5				17.0		22.2			23.1	12.3				12.3		39.4			39.4		13.4			13.4	15.5	38.3	23.5	25.6	10.7	48.1	22.2	26.8	$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	70.8%	1 (0.1%)	437 (64.9%)	217 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	23.6	319^th of 400 public high schools	20.3%		33.8	257^th of 389 public high schools	33.9%	62											14.8				14.8				14.7		14.7			25.3		25.3						20.4				20.3		43.7			43.7		20.2			21.0									$14,510	$1,438	$12,705
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	50.5%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Overton High School

What schools feed into Overton High School?

Overton High School is fed by the following schools:

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

How many students attend Overton High School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Overton High School?

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

What district is Overton High School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Overton High School a good school?

Overton High School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Tennessee high schools.

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