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Wooddale High School

Q: Is Wooddale High School a good school?

Wooddale High School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Wooddale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Wooddale High School.

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

Students at Wooddale High School are 65% African American, 32% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Wooddale High School?

Wooddale High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cromwell Elementary School Elementary : Evans Elementary School Elementary : Fox Meadows Elementary School Elementary : Hickory Ridge Elementary School Elementary : Newberry Elementary School Elementary : Winridge Elementary School Middle : Wooddale Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Wooddale High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 662 students in grades 9–12 within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. The school currently ranks 380th out of 400 Tennessee high schools for the 2025–2026 school year, placing it in the bottom 5% of the state, and it has consistently ranked near the bottom since 2015–2016. Academic proficiency rates are very low across nearly every subject, with Algebra II at 6.5% proficient, Biology I at 10.5%, English I at 8.1%, English II at 22.7%, and Geometry at 10.0% — all far below district and state averages.

The most alarming metric is chronic absenteeism, which has skyrocketed from 23.2% in 2022–2023 to 73.1% in 2024–2025 — nearly four times the state average (18.3%) and more than double the district average (30.2%). This is the highest rate among nearby schools. Wooddale's graduation rate of 73.7% and dropout rate of 25.3% also lag well behind district (84.1% / 14.4%) and state (90.5% / 6.7%) figures. The contrast with Power Center Academy High School, located just half a mile away with a similar enrollment of 671 students, is striking: Power Center posts a 95.1% graduation rate, 4.3% dropout rate, and only 13.3% chronic absenteeism — dramatically better outcomes despite similar per-pupil spending.

There are genuine bright spots worth noting. Wooddale's US History proficiency rate of 30.0% is above the district average (28.8%) and far exceeds nearby schools like Ridgeway High School (13.0%) and Overton High School (9.8%). Special education students at Wooddale perform around the state median, ranking 103rd of 210 schools (51st percentile). Additionally, graduation rates have improved from 62.1% in 2022–2023 to 73.7% in 2024–2025, while dropout rates have fallen from 35.1% to 25.3%. However, these gains remain fragile if attendance does not stabilize. Per-pupil spending ($13,655) is comparable to higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting that attendance and student engagement — not just funding — are the critical levers for improvement.

662

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,655

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

5151 Scottsdale
Memphis, TN 38118

(901) 416-2440

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Wooddale High School:

Elementary:	Cromwell Elementary School
	Evans Elementary School
	Fox Meadows Elementary School
	Hickory Ridge Elementary School
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	Newberry Elementary School
	Winridge Elementary School
Middle:	Wooddale Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.0%

Hispanic:

31.9%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (74% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

380^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	9.3	380 of 400	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	362 of 389	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	388 of 392	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	378 of 384	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	340 of 358	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	340 of 347	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	308 of 342	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	332 of 341	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	332 of 351	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	211 of 230	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	213 of 233	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	233 of 240	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	235 of 239	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	208 of 222	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	195 of 208	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	171 of 187	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	185 of 199	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	357 of 365	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	363 of 365	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	362 of 366	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	328 of 350	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	328 of 340	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	301 of 337	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	218 of 229	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	213 of 213	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	208 of 209	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	170 of 202	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	189 of 189	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	160 of 180	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	140 of 153	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	151 of 159	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	280 of 308	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	285 of 324	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	336 of 337	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	328 of 330	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	293 of 317	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	252 of 302	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	286 of 308	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	363 of 368	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	361 of 366	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	350 of 359	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	336 of 349	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	311 of 329	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	103 of 210	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+46 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

US History30%-12 vs state

English II23%-35 vs state

Biology I10%-39 vs state

Geometry10%-32 vs state

English I8%-29 vs state

Algebra II6%-31 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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
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	53.9%	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
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	52.3%	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
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	64.2%	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
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	16.0%	3 (2.5%)	105 (88.2%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)
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
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)
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	54.8%	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
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	13.3%	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
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	53.6%	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
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	49.4%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wooddale High School

How many students attend Wooddale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Wooddale High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wooddale High School?

Students at Wooddale High School are 65% African American, 32% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Wooddale High School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What schools feed into Wooddale High School?

Wooddale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cromwell Elementary School
Elementary : Evans Elementary School
Elementary : Fox Meadows Elementary School
Elementary : Hickory Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Newberry Elementary School
Elementary : Winridge Elementary School
Middle : Wooddale Middle School

Is Wooddale High School a good school?

Wooddale High School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Tennessee high schools.

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