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Bolton High

Q: Is Bolton High a good school?

Bolton High ranks 288 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 26% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Bolton High is a public magnet high school serving grades 9-12 in Arlington, Tennessee, which is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. Despite being a magnet school, Bolton High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee high schools over the past several years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students consistently underperforming the state and district averages on TNReady assessments across all subject areas and grade levels. Bolton High struggles particularly in mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 6-29% across Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. The school also lags behind in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates well below the state averages. Additionally, Bolton High has had lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the state average, as well as high chronic absenteeism rates.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the same district, such as Memphis School of Excellence Cordova and Memphis Rise Academy, generally outperform Bolton High on academic measures, though they also struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates. Schools in other nearby districts, such as Brighton High and Bartlett High, demonstrate stronger academic performance and higher rankings compared to Bolton High.

661

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,872

Per pupil spending ?

60.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7323 Brunswick Rd
Arlington, TN 38002-9605

(901) 416-1435

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Bolton High:

Elementary:	Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle
	Lucy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.9%

Hispanic:

5.9%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% Tennessee)

!English I scores 26 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Tennessee avg40%

288^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th 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	27.2	288 of 389	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	350 of 392	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	344 of 384	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	311 of 358	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	317 of 347	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	312 of 342	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	306 of 341	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	298 of 351	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	119 of 233	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	180 of 240	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	189 of 239	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	165 of 222	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	177 of 208	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	170 of 187	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	168 of 199	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	292 of 365	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	335 of 365	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	330 of 366	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	313 of 350	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	310 of 340	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	311 of 337	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	13.3	206 of 209	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	157 of 202	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	168 of 189	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	156 of 180	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	129 of 153	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	109 of 159	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	164 of 324	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.2	324 of 337	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	319 of 330	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	215 of 322	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	275 of 317	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	282 of 302	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	248 of 308	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	272 of 368	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	331 of 366	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	327 of 359	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	295 of 349	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	306 of 332	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	303 of 329	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	168 of 183	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	145 of 154	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	125 of 125	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	266 of 306	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	178 of 301	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	194 of 307	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)13th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II37%-18 vs state

US History31%-7 vs state

Algebra II29%-5 vs state

Biology I24%-22 vs state

Geometry22%-14 vs state

English I13%-26 vs state

Algebra I9%-20 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 8th Grade	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 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 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th 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
Bolton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7323 Brunswick Rd	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1435	678	42	16.1		44 (6.5%)	556 (82.0%)	49 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	27.2	288^th of 389 public high schools	26.0%		13.9	350^th of 392 public high schools	10.7%	62										9.2		9.2		36.4	29.1		29.4		23.6		23.7		33.3		31.4	13.3	13.2		37.8	36.6		23.2			22.4									$13,872	$1,634	$11,416
Arlington High	Public	9-12	5475 Airline RD	Arlington	38002	Shelby County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 867-1541	1,866	107	17.5		1,259 (67.5%)	271 (14.5%)	176 (9.4%)	63 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	91 (4.9%)	82.5	39^th of 389 public high schools	90.0%		81.4	36^th of 392 public high schools	90.8%	3										33.5		33.2		89.4	36.2		52.8	67.9	56.3		66.8		64.1		64.3	62.7	62.7		79.6	79.3	90.6	42.7			56.0									$13,293	$825	$12,075
Millington Central Middle High School	Public	7-12	8050 West ST	Millington	38053	Shelby County	Millington Municipal Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 873-8100	1,211	81	14.9		420 (34.7%)	455 (37.6%)	201 (16.6%)	18 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (9.4%)	33	264^th of 389 public high schools	32.1%		27	288^th of 392 public high schools	26.5%	24		14.5	27.9	21.9		18.8	14.9	16.7		17.8		17.0		56.3	12.0		15.9	75.5	25.0		37.4		32.2	18.2	30.7	23.1	23.0		48.6	46.8	53.8	22.8			23.8		40.9	25.9	32.6		42.9	41.5	42.1	$13,479	$725	$11,845
Munford High School	Public	9-12	1080 McLaughlin DR	Munford	38058	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	No	(901) 837-5701	1,273	69	18.5		946 (74.3%)	185 (14.5%)	75 (5.9%)	12 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.9%)	74.8	60^th of 389 public high schools	84.6%		66.8	87^th of 392 public high schools	77.8%	27										34.9	5.9	33.3		69.2	34.4	7.1	58.1	81.0	51.4		58.6					45.2	45.0		62.3	61.9		41.8	49.4		46.4									$10,078	$396	$9,132
Bartlett High School	Public	9-12	5688 Woodlawn AVE	Bartlett	38134	Shelby County	Bartlett	No	No	No	No	(901) 373-2620	2,863	156	18.3		1,443 (50.4%)	890 (31.1%)	271 (9.5%)	100 (3.5%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	149 (5.2%)	73.6	63^rd of 389 public high schools	83.8%		72.4	65^th of 392 public high schools	83.4%	2										26.1		25.7		82.0	43.1		51.7	70.2	52.6	5.6	54.8	65.3	50.6		52.5	48.0	48.0	15.4	67.9	64.2	66.4	35.1			39.7									$12,218	$590	$11,172
Cordova High School	Public	9-12	1800 Berryhill RD	Cordova	38016	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4312	2,194	121	18.1		147 (6.7%)	1,301 (59.3%)	598 (27.3%)	25 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	119 (5.4%)	22.3	316^th of 389 public high schools	18.8%		20	325^th of 392 public high schools	17.1%	9										17.1		16.7	21.1	12.8	9.2		12.7	29.9	25.6	17.6	28.5	16.7	22.5	11.1	21.0	22.4	22.3	5.9	41.8	39.6		31.9	17.6	22.6	20.1									$13,024	$1,368	$11,085
Brighton High School	Public	9-12	8045 Hwy 51 South	Brighton	38011	Tipton County	Tipton County	No	No	No	No	(901) 837-5800	1,116	66	16.9		781 (70.0%)	211 (18.9%)	62 (5.6%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.2%)	37	237^th of 389 public high schools	39.1%		37.2	235^th of 392 public high schools	40.1%	2										15.0		14.4			26.9	14.3	32.9	48.5	13.6		44.5					38.6	38.1		47.7	47.7		14.6	11.1		22.0									$11,149	$459	$10,144
Craigmont High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3333 Covington Pike	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4312	867	53	16.3		12 (1.4%)	725 (83.6%)	79 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	13.7	350^th of 389 public high schools	10.0%		18.1	333^rd of 392 public high schools	15.1%	17										5.1		5.0	16.0	6.2	8.5		8.6	30.6	20.9		21.3		7.3		5.8	15.7	15.7	14.3	31.0	29.1	14.3	16.7	25.4		19.8									$13,392	$1,464	$11,165
Raleigh-Egypt High	Public	6-12	3970 Voltaire Ave	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4108	733	32	23.0		10 (1.4%)	597 (81.4%)	104 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	34.9	249^th of 389 public high schools	36.0%		22.3	316^th of 392 public high schools	19.4%	67										57.7		57.9		15.1	5.8	30.0	9.7		16.7	33.3	17.2				47.1	7.4	7.3	16.7	20.5	19.7	52.0	35.8			37.4									$13,296	$1,619	$10,975
Memphis School of Excellence Cordova	Public, Charter	6-12	8360 Macon RD	Cordova	38018	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(901) 421-6825	362	22	16.8		33 (9.1%)	224 (61.9%)	80 (22.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	32.8	265^th of 389 public high schools	31.9%		35.4	251^st of 392 public high schools	36.0%	14	22.2	15.2	5.6	15.4	28.4	22.8	19.0	23.4	36.0	22.7		26.0			20.0		20.0	33.3			32.9	28.2			28.2	20.0	20.0		48.7	48.7		28.2			27.5	27.5	46.7	16.5	31.1	8.8	28.6	24.1	20.8	$14,184	$1,119	$12,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Bolton High

How many students attend Bolton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended Bolton High.

What schools feed into Bolton High?

Bolton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barret's Chapel Elementary/Middle
Elementary : Lucy Elementary

What district is Bolton High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Is Bolton High a good school?

Bolton High ranks 288^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bolton High?

Students at Bolton High are 85% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

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