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White Station High

Q: Is White Station High a good school?

White Station High ranks 84 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend White Station High?

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

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

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

Q: What schools feed into White Station High?

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

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 78% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

White Station High is a public magnet high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 1,935 students in grades 9-12. This standout school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance.

White Station High outperforms the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district and the state of Tennessee in various subject areas, such as Algebra II, Biology I, US History, and English. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 49.9% of White Station High students were proficient or better in Algebra II, compared to 18.4% for the district and 34.6% for the state. The school also maintains high graduation rates and low dropout rates, with lower chronic absenteeism compared to the district and state averages.

White Station High's success extends across diverse student subgroups, with the school ranking highly for its performance with White, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. This suggests the school provides a high-quality, equitable education that caters to the needs of all its students. Interestingly, White Station High is surrounded by several other high-performing schools, such as East High and University High School, creating a competitive educational environment that may contribute to the overall academic excellence of the schools in the area.

2,046

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,670

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

514 S Perkins Rd
Memphis, TN 38117-3942

(901) 416-8880

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for White Station High:

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

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 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (48% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Tennessee high schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

!Algebra I scores 13 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg23%

Tennessee avg40%

84^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)92nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-9 vs school

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

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

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

US History69%+30 vs state

English II65%+11 vs state

Biology I55%+9 vs state

English I50%+11 vs state

Algebra II50%+15 vs state

Geometry38%~ state avg

Algebra I17%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)				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 Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
University High School	Public	9-12	330 Fogelman DR	Memphis	38152	Shelby County	University Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 678-4200	0																		(n/a)																										$10,999	$248	$10,647
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
East High	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		81 (13.2%)	420 (68.3%)	63 (10.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.8%)	72.2	67^th of 389 public high schools	82.8%		79.9	39^th of 392 public high schools	90.1%	28	23.1		22.9	92.3	53.8	27.4		43.2	72.6	44.8			61.1	72.4	72.4	60.5	60.5		79.0		79.0	62.9	33.3		41.0	$14,791	$1,083	$12,822
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
Kingsbury High	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		60 (4.5%)	382 (28.8%)	827 (62.3%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.1%)	8.8	376^th of 389 public high schools	3.3%		14.3	347^th of 392 public high schools	11.5%	29			5.0	12.5	5.3	6.0	5.0	5.8	36.1	17.6	25.0		20.7			9.5	9.6	7.1	25.1	12.0	23.0					$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	Public	9-12	2870 Deadrick Ave	Memphis	38114	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-5974	710	40	17.8		6 (0.8%)	617 (86.9%)	69 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	7.5	382^nd of 389 public high schools	1.8%					(n/a)					7.7		6.7			15.4	13.5		12.2			5.3	5.0		17.3		16.7					$13,353	$1,462	$11,129
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

Frequently Asked Questions about White Station High

What is the racial makeup of White Station High?

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

Is White Station High a good school?

White Station High ranks 84^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is White Station High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend White Station High?

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

What schools feed into White Station High?

White Station High is fed by the following schools:

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

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