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Westwood High

Public Grades 9-12

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Westwood High is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 329 students in grades 9-12. Despite being part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in the state, Westwood High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee high schools over the past several years.

Westwood High faces significant challenges in academic performance, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.1% of 12th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra II, compared to 8.3% for the district and 6.7% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in science and math, with only 9.8% of students proficient or better in Biology I and 7.1% in Geometry. While the school's English II proficiency rates are slightly better at 26.4%, they still lag behind the district (36.2%) and state (54.3%) averages. Westwood High's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated between 80.1% and 89.2% in recent years, which is generally lower than the state average, and the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.5% to 29.5%.

Interestingly, Westwood High's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Whitehaven High, a public magnet school that consistently outperforms Westwood High and the district averages on standardized tests, and City University School of Liberal Arts, a public charter school that also outperforms Westwood High in most academic areas, despite being part of the same Memphis-Shelby County Schools district.

361

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,971

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4480 Westmont Rd
Memphis, TN 38109-5646

(901) 416-8000

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Westwood High:

Elementary:	Double Tree Elementary
	Levi Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.0%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Biology I scores 36 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

356^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	12.6	356 of 389	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	346 of 392	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	362 of 384	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	345 of 358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	342 of 347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	327 of 342	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	292 of 341	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	331 of 351	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	219 of 233	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	182 of 240	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	217 of 239	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	195 of 222	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	187 of 187	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	70 of 199	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	361 of 365	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	305 of 365	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	338 of 350	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	329 of 337	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	281 of 324	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	290 of 337	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	313 of 330	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	313 of 317	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	299 of 302	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	175 of 308	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	323 of 368	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	364 of 366	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	334 of 349	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	312 of 329	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II26%-28 vs state

Biology I10%-36 vs state

Geometry7%-30 vs state

Algebra II7%-28 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 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 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	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
Westwood High	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		0 (0.0%)	317 (96.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	12.6	356^th of 389 public high schools	8.5%		14.5	346^th of 392 public high schools	11.7%	10													9.1	6.7		9.7	7.7		9.8							26.8	26.4	6.7	11.8	7.1									$15,971	$1,889	$13,288
Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Public, Charter	6-12	5132 Jonetta ST	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	723	47	15.3		1 (0.1%)	607 (84.0%)	104 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	23.6	308^th of 389 public high schools	20.8%		18.5	332^nd of 392 public high schools	15.3%	24	16.5	14.1	27.6	19.2	13.9	8.2		8.8	12.5	12.4	28.6	7.9		11.1	18.0				18.7		33.7		33.3	20.1	20.1	59.2	55.3	6.7		6.1	25.3	15.3	22.4	20.8	49.4	32.9	27.6	36.7	$14,252	$1,495	$12,391
Southwest Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	3746 Horn Lake RD	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)
Mitchell High	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		1 (0.3%)	346 (96.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	19.9	324^th of 389 public high schools	16.7%		14	349^th of 392 public high schools	11.0%	25									11.0	10.7		16.2	19.0	19.1		50.0	18.8	12.5	25.8					6.8	6.6	26.3	25.8	6.5		8.9									$14,970	$1,821	$12,466
Fairley High School	Public	9-12	4950 Fairley RD	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 321-2500	0																		(n/a)																																							$14,303	$1,862	$11,538
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee	Public, Charter	6-12	817 Brownlee RD	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	317	16	20.4		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	32.1	23.3	25.7	30.9	16.0	12.7	20.1																							37.3	42.5	33.0	37.6	47.3	41.5	50.5	46.4	$11,829	$1,446	$10,017
Whitehaven High	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		4 (0.3%)	1,455 (93.9%)	23 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.1%)	60	126^th of 389 public high schools	67.6%		62.6	109^th of 392 public high schools	72.2%	17									51.2	50.0	49.6	44.7	28.6	47.3		72.7	40.3	35.0	41.9		77.9	58.8	72.4	20.5	20.3	38.6	38.1	73.5	60.7	68.6									$13,670	$1,339	$11,585
City University School Of Liberal Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 E. Shelby DR	Memphis	38106	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	201	15	13.1		1 (0.5%)	183 (91.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	19.1	329^th of 389 public high schools	15.4%		21.1	321^st of 392 public high schools	18.1%	8									20.5	19.1		17.0		16.7		5.0			6.5	12.8	66.7		25.0	11.1	11.1	21.4	21.4	5.1											$17,924	$1,541	$16,016
City University School of Independence	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	14	1	10.1		0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	283^rd of 389 public high schools	27.2%					(n/a)																28.6			28.6	25.0			25.0			28.6	28.6	23.1		23.1									$8,792	$1,358	$7,068
Hillcrest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4184 Graceland DR	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4098	441	20	22.0		1 (0.2%)	413 (93.7%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7	384^th of 389 public high schools	1.3%		10.7	363^rd of 392 public high schools	7.4%	21												9.4		11.4		5.5			5.7					6.6	6.2	21.6	19.8												$18,230	$6,876	$11,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood High

How many students attend Westwood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Westwood High.

What schools feed into Westwood High?

Westwood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Double Tree Elementary
Elementary : Levi Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Westwood High?

Students at Westwood High are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Westwood High a good school?

Westwood High ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Tennessee high schools.

What district is Westwood High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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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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