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White Station High School

Q: Is White Station High School a good school?

White Station High School ranks 96 th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend White Station High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,046 students attended White Station High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of White Station High School?

Students at White Station High School are 47% African American, 20% Hispanic, 19% White, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into White Station High School?

White Station High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Richland Elementary School Elementary : White Station Elementary School Middle : White Station Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 76% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

White Station High School is a large public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 2,046 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. Within a district that ranks near the very bottom of Tennessee, White Station stands out as a historically strong performer. For the 2025-2026 school year, it ranked 96th out of 400 Tennessee high schools and earned a 4-star rating. This represents a decline from its recent peak of 21st in the state in 2021-2022, but the school remains far above most of its geographic neighbors.

White Station's academic results dramatically exceed those of most nearby schools. In 2025-2026, for example, 69.1% of students scored proficient in English II, compared to just 32.7% at Overton High School, 24.9% at Kingsbury High School, and 18.2% at Sheffield High School. Similarly, 53.5% were proficient in Algebra II versus 6.9% at both Overton and Kingsbury. The school also boasts a 91.9% graduation rate, above the district (84.1%) and state (90.5%), and far above local schools like Sheffield (56.6%) and Melrose High School (77.0%). The main exception is East High School, located just 2.9 miles away, which now outpaces White Station in most subjects and holds a higher state rank (43rd vs. 96th).

White Station achieves these results while spending less per student ($12,670) than nearby schools like Ridgeway High School ($14,884) and East High School ($14,791), making it an efficient school. It also serves student subgroups well, including low-income students and students with disabilities, who rank in the 86th and 74th percentiles statewide, respectively. The main areas for improvement are chronic absenteeism (23.3%, up from 7.7% a few years ago), support for English Language Learners, and reversing the school's multi-year ranking slide. If the school can address these challenges, it has the potential to reclaim its place among Tennessee's elite public high schools.

2,046

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,670

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

514 S Perkins Rd
Memphis, TN 38117

(901) 416-8880

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for White Station High School:

Elementary:	Richland Elementary School
	White Station Elementary School
Middle:	White Station Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.7%

Hispanic:

19.9%

White:

19.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Tennessee high schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

96^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	96 of 400	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.4	84 of 389	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	68 of 392	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	45 of 384	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	21 of 358	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.9	35 of 347	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	41 of 342	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	73 of 341	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	74.3	29 of 273	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	25 of 351	92.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	43 of 230	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	34 of 233	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	26 of 240	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	31 of 239	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	15 of 222	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.8	18 of 208	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	73.2	18 of 187	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	61.2	42 of 199	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	15 of 49	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	25 of 47	46.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	15 of 47	68.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	29 of 50	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	87 of 365	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	65 of 365	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	40 of 366	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	19 of 350	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.3	27 of 340	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	45 of 337	86.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.9	2 of 9	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	2 of 11	81.8%	★★★★★
2021	72.4	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	59 of 229	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.1	57 of 213	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	35 of 209	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	36 of 202	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	19 of 189	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.5	18 of 180	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	31 of 153	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	43 of 159	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	61 of 308	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	44 of 324	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	41 of 337	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	63 of 330	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	56 of 322	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	48 of 317	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	62 of 302	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	48.8	118 of 308	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	88 of 368	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	74 of 366	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	55 of 359	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	26 of 349	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	71.0	40 of 332	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	43 of 329	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	48 of 210	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	53.2	52 of 198	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	15 of 183	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	50.3	45 of 154	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	55 of 151	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	67 of 125	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	34 of 127	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	21 of 159	86.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	30 of 330	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	26 of 323	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	22 of 326	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	7 of 325	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	8 of 312	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	25 of 306	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	16 of 301	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	17 of 307	94.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)91st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile-36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II69%+11 vs state

Biology I54%+4 vs state

Algebra II54%+16 vs state

English I49%+11 vs state

Geometry47%+5 vs state

US History41%~ state avg

Algebra I23%-10 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 All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	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 All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
University High School	Public	9-12	330 Fogelman Drive	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools - Memphis	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0											80.5	46^th of 400 public high schools	88.5%					(n/a)							54.2				54.2			80.0	32.8		44.9	≥ 95%	69.0			82.1						65.7				65.7		82.1			82.1	81.6	33.3			50.5							$10,999	$248	$10,647
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
East High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3206 Poplar Ave	Memphis	38111	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6160	615	43	14.2	87.0%	81 (13.2%)	420 (68.3%)	63 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	81	43^rd of 400 public high schools	89.3%		72.2	67^th of 389 public high schools	82.8%	24							26.2				26.4			78.1	38.7		50.0	83.7	60.7			74.8			64.8		64.8	60.1				60.1		87.8			87.8	68.9	53.8			58.7							$14,791	$1,083	$12,822
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
Ridgeway High School	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	79.1%	9 (1.1%)	681 (84.6%)	80 (9.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	15.5	351^st of 400 public high schools	12.3%		17.3	338^th of 389 public high schools	13.1%	13							< 5%				< 5%			20.0	13.6		14.8	53.7	19.1			28.4		20.0	13.0		13.0	17.1				17.1		37.7			34.6		14.2	14.3		13.9							$14,884	$1,579	$12,506
Kingsbury High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1270 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-6060	1,327	78	16.9	87.2%	60 (4.5%)	382 (28.8%)	827 (62.3%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.1%)	11.2	369^th of 400 public high schools	7.8%		8.8	376^th of 389 public high schools	3.3%	7							< 5%				< 5%		8.0	6.9	6.1	7.1	6.9	33.3	18.0	10.5		20.1			7.7		13.3	8.8				8.6	< 5%	30.4	6.5		24.9		21.2	11.6	15.0	13.0							$13,345	$1,637	$10,970
Kingsbury Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	1328 N Graham St	Memphis	38122	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-6060	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Melrose High School	Public	9-12	2870 Deadrick Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-7719	710	40	17.8	96.5%	6 (0.8%)	617 (86.9%)	69 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	4.4	397^th of 400 public high schools	0.7%		7.5	382^nd of 389 public high schools	1.8%	15							< 5%				< 5%			< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%		20.0	6.7	< 5%	7.7			< 5%		< 5%	< 5%				< 5%		13.8			13.4	< 5%	< 5%			< 5%							$13,353	$1,462	$11,129

Frequently Asked Questions about White Station High School

What schools feed into White Station High School?

White Station High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Richland Elementary School
Elementary : White Station Elementary School
Middle : White Station Middle School

What district is White Station High School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of White Station High School?

Students at White Station High School are 47% African American, 20% Hispanic, 19% White, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is White Station High School a good school?

White Station High School ranks 96^th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend White Station High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,046 students attended White Station High School.

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