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Raleigh-Egypt High

Public Grades 6-12
249th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 389 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 36% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Raleigh-Egypt High is a public high school serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 733 students in Memphis, Tennessee, which is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district.

Raleigh-Egypt High has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Tennessee high schools over the past 5 years, with low performance on state assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.3% of students were proficient or better in English I, compared to 39.2% statewide and 18.5% in the district. The school's graduation rate has ranged from 80.1% to 89.2%, which is generally lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 6.7% and 16.9%, which is higher than the state and district averages. Raleigh-Egypt High has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 47.2% over the past 5 years, significantly exceeding the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, such as Douglass High, Kingsbury High, and Craigmont High, Raleigh-Egypt High's academic performance is generally lower. However, the nearby charter schools, such as Memphis Business Academy High School and Memphis Rise Academy, show more promising academic results, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings compared to Raleigh-Egypt High and other district schools.

725
Students ?
23.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,296
Per pupil spending ?
90.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3970 Voltaire Ave
       Memphis, TN  38128-2282

(901) 416-4108

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:
81.1%
Hispanic:
13.8%
Two or more races:
3.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (26% vs 40% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (80% vs 90%)
!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (17% vs 7%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg23%
Tennessee avg40%
249th of 389
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 36%▲ up 29 pts since 2016
From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 36% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201917.9486 of 57415.3%★☆☆☆☆
20189.7529 of 5636.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201926.1219 of 29325.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.8250 of 28412.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201915.9463 of 52912.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201936.3140 of 22838.6%★★☆☆☆
201832.5148 of 21932.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201924.9399 of 49018.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.6442 of 4818.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
201917.5454 of 52313.2%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202534.9249 of 38936.0%★★☆☆☆
202422.3316 of 39219.4%★☆☆☆☆
202315.7332 of 38413.5%★☆☆☆☆
202213.4314 of 35812.3%★☆☆☆☆
20219.5320 of 3477.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.2331 of 3423.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.9296 of 34113.2%★☆☆☆☆
20169.8328 of 3516.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202544.8113 of 23351.5%★★★☆☆
202434.4139 of 24042.1%★★☆☆☆
202322.9191 of 23920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.1183 of 22217.6%★☆☆☆☆
202115.1196 of 2085.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.7180 of 1873.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201836.8109 of 19945.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202535.8238 of 36534.8%★★☆☆☆
202424.7284 of 36522.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.0332 of 3669.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.6308 of 35012.0%★☆☆☆☆
20218.4315 of 3407.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.1328 of 3372.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.6133 of 21337.6%★★☆☆☆
202444.2100 of 20952.2%★★★☆☆
202346.892 of 20254.5%★★★☆☆
202250.774 of 18960.8%★★★☆☆
202139.4101 of 18043.9%★★☆☆☆
201919.9133 of 15313.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.2117 of 15926.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202544.6160 of 32450.6%★★★☆☆
202442.4184 of 33745.4%★★☆☆☆
202330.3242 of 33026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.2290 of 3229.9%★☆☆☆☆
202113.1295 of 3176.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.5293 of 3023.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.1241 of 30821.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202541.4207 of 36843.8%★★☆☆☆
202420.9300 of 36618.0%★☆☆☆☆
202318.6308 of 35914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.9312 of 34910.6%★☆☆☆☆
202113.8304 of 3328.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.4321 of 3292.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202555.247 of 19876.3%★★★★☆
202423.1154 of 18315.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Hispanic (2019)39th percentile+23 vs school
African American (2019)25th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)19th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2019)13th percentile~ school
Female (2019)12th percentile-3 vs school
High school
Special Education (2025)76th percentile+40 vs school
African American (2025)52nd percentile+16 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school
Male (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2025)38th percentile~ school
Female (2025)35th percentile~ school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I58%+29 vs state
US History47%+8 vs state
Geometry37%~ state avg
English II20%-35 vs state
Biology I17%-28 vs state
Algebra II10%-25 vs state
English I7%-32 vs state

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Raleigh-Egypt High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Egypt Elementary
Elementary : Keystone Elementary
Elementary : Promise Academy - Spring Hill
Elementary : Scenic Hills Elementary

Students at Raleigh-Egypt High are 81% African American, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

Raleigh-Egypt High ranks 249th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Raleigh-Egypt High.


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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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