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Kirby High

Public Grades 9-12

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 4% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Kirby High is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 697 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kirby High consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee high schools, with a ranking between 330-375 out of 384-392 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (TNReady) is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 5.6% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra II, compared to 61.1% statewide. Kirby High's graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.1% and 89.2% in recent years, which is below the state and district averages, and the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.9% to 41.0%.

Kirby High's academic performance is consistently lower than the nearby Ridgeway High, Germantown High, and Southwind High, which generally perform better on state assessments and have higher graduation rates. The nearby Memphis School of Excellence and Power Center Academy High School charter schools also outperform Kirby High on various academic metrics.

699

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,021

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4080 Kirby Pkwy
Memphis, TN 38115-6535

(901) 416-1960

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Kirby High:

Elementary:	Belle Forest Community School
	Crump Elementary
	Germanshire Elementary
Middle:	Hickory Ridge Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.8%

Hispanic:

20.2%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (84% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

374^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	9.0	374 of 389	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	375 of 392	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	337 of 384	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	339 of 358	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	341 of 347	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	330 of 342	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	341 of 341	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	333 of 351	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	211 of 233	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	212 of 240	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	184 of 239	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	200 of 222	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	184 of 208	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	169 of 187	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	199 of 199	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	8 of 50	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	358 of 365	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	355 of 365	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	328 of 366	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	336 of 350	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	322 of 340	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	313 of 337	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	146 of 213	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	197 of 209	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	134 of 202	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	148 of 189	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	161 of 180	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	142 of 153	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	150 of 159	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	307 of 324	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	308 of 337	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	160 of 330	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	14.2	300 of 322	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	296 of 317	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	288 of 302	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	299 of 308	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	350 of 368	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	344 of 366	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	305 of 359	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	335 of 349	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	326 of 329	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	11 of 198	94.4%	★★★★★

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 (2025)94th percentile+91 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+80 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II22%-33 vs state

Biology I12%-34 vs state

English I11%-28 vs state

Algebra II8%-26 vs state

Geometry5%-31 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 All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	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	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
Kirby High	Public	9-12	4080 Kirby Pkwy	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-1960	697	43	16.0		6 (0.9%)	541 (77.6%)	127 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	9	374^th of 389 public high schools	3.9%		8.8	375^th of 392 public high schools	4.3%	1											5.6	9.2		8.5		12.9		12.2				11.6	11.4		22.6		21.6		6.4		5.4									$15,021	$1,692	$12,391
Bluff City High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4100 Ross RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8157	478	30	15.9		8 (1.7%)	373 (78.0%)	89 (18.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	10.2	369^th of 389 public high schools	5.1%		12.3	355^th of 392 public high schools	9.4%	14									14.4	14.0		5.6		5.4		5.4		5.1				8.1	8.0		24.8		24.1		6.9		6.7									$13,541	$998	$12,544
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		1 (0.1%)	437 (64.9%)	217 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	33.8	257^th of 389 public high schools	33.9%		28.9	280^th of 392 public high schools	28.6%	23									15.7	15.7		21.3		21.1			31.9	31.9				18.1	18.1		41.8		41.6		29.9		29.3									$14,510	$1,438	$12,705
Southwind High	Public	9-12	7900 E Shelby Dr	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4141	1,622	80	20.3		13 (0.8%)	1,263 (77.9%)	280 (17.3%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.4%)	17.9	335^th of 389 public high schools	13.9%		23.5	311^th of 392 public high schools	20.7%	24									8.3	8.8	24.2	11.7		12.6	35.0	26.9	16.7	27.4				16.4	16.3		29.5		29.3	38.7	18.5	28.6	20.6									$12,669	$1,428	$10,683
Wooddale High	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		2 (0.3%)	406 (65.7%)	194 (31.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	11.2	362^nd of 389 public high schools	6.9%		6	388^th of 392 public high schools	1.0%	26													7.7			10.6	7.7	9.4		8.3	5.7	11.5	11.3	27.3	23.0	18.2	22.8		16.7	5.0	7.2									$13,655	$1,739	$11,080
Memphis School of Excellence	Public, Charter	6-12	4921 Winchester RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 425-2932	562	36	15.4		5 (0.9%)	234 (41.6%)	309 (55.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	14.8	346^th of 389 public high schools	11.1%		24.2	308^th of 392 public high schools	21.4%	38	26.7	16.1	13.4	18.8	13.8	15.1	6.2	11.8	5.3	5.1		20.9		21.7	21.3	28.6		23.3	15.8		15.0	14.5	14.5		32.5		32.5		6.6		6.6	36.0	39.5	24.4	33.5	20.0	31.4	28.0	26.5	$14,449	$1,384	$12,699
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
Germantown High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7653 Old Poplar Pike	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-0971	1,765	97	18.2		62 (3.5%)	1,394 (79.0%)	171 (9.7%)	36 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (5.6%)	45	196^th of 389 public high schools	49.6%		34.2	256^th of 392 public high schools	34.7%	60									26.0	25.4	38.6	24.5	36.4	26.7	53.7	30.7	20.0	33.3	30.8		9.1	28.2	28.1		49.0		47.8	58.8	32.3	39.1	34.9									$13,235	$1,370	$11,356
Memphis Virtual Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	3237 Knight RD	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(901) 321-2500	119	4	33.7		3 (2.5%)	105 (88.2%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirby High

What district is Kirby High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Kirby High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Kirby High.

What is the racial makeup of Kirby High?

Students at Kirby High are 77% African American, 20% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Kirby High?

Kirby High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belle Forest Community School
Elementary : Crump Elementary
Elementary : Germanshire Elementary
Middle : Hickory Ridge Middle

Is Kirby High a good school?

Kirby High ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Tennessee high 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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