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Douglass High

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Douglass High ranks 245 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 37% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Douglass High is a public magnet high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 671 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.

Douglass High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Tennessee high schools, with low performance on state assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14.7% of Douglass High students were proficient or better in English I, compared to 18.5% for the district and 39.2% for the state. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.4% and 89.2%, which is generally lower than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 6.7% to 19.5%, which is higher than the district and state averages. Douglass High has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.1% to 29.5% over the past few years.

While the nearby schools, such as Memphis Business Academy High School, Memphis Rise Academy, and Compass Community School Midtown Campus, also struggle with low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates, University High School, located within the same district, stands out as a high-performing school. Despite the overall challenges, Douglass High appears to have some strengths, particularly in supporting its English Language Learner (ELL) students, who have performed relatively well on state assessments compared to their peers at other schools.

604

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,158

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 Mount Olive Rd
Memphis, TN 38108-1939

(901) 416-0990

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Feeder schools for Douglass High:

Elementary:	Douglass Elementary/Middle
	Treadwell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.4%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (76% vs 90%)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (23% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

Tennessee avg40%

245^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	35.3	245 of 389	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	7.6	379 of 392	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	363 of 384	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	318 of 358	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	339 of 347	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	319 of 342	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	314 of 341	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	243 of 273	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	313 of 351	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	87 of 233	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.3	228 of 240	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	228 of 239	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	167 of 222	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	197 of 208	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	157 of 187	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	10 of 50	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	49.3	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	257 of 365	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	7.0	353 of 365	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	355 of 366	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	311 of 350	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	329 of 340	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	315 of 337	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	154 of 213	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	201 of 209	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	168 of 202	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	133 of 189	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	146 of 180	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	110 of 153	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	81 of 159	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	99 of 324	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	13.6	315 of 337	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	311 of 330	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	267 of 322	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	305 of 317	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	284 of 302	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	273 of 308	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	249 of 368	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.1	347 of 366	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	337 of 359	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	291 of 349	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	320 of 329	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Biology I32%-14 vs state

Algebra I30%~ state avg

Algebra II27%-8 vs state

English II25%-30 vs state

Geometry21%-16 vs state

English I15%-25 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 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 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 11th 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 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglass High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3200 Mount Olive Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-0990	671	33	20.0		9 (1.3%)	507 (75.6%)	130 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	35.3	245^th of 389 public high schools	37.0%		7.6	379^th of 392 public high schools	3.3%	134										31.3	30.5		52.6	21.1		26.6		31.9	33.3		32.1					14.7	14.7	18.2	26.5		24.8		21.6	29.4		21.1								$14,158	$1,919	$11,317
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)
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2110 Howell AVE	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9792	361	32	11.3		3 (0.8%)	333 (92.2%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	12	360^th of 389 public high schools	7.5%		15.1	343^rd of 392 public high schools	12.5%	17													12.5					23.9			23.1	14.8	15.7		15.7	8.0	8.0		28.2		27.8		7.7			11.5								$14,844	$1,563	$12,915
Trezevant Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	3224 Range Line Rd	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-3800	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Trezevant High	Public	9-12	3350 N Trezevant St	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3760	549	36	15.1		4 (0.7%)	515 (93.8%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	9.3	373^rd of 389 public high schools	4.1%		6.9	384^th of 392 public high schools	2.0%	11										6.9	7.0							11.1	7.4	5.9	8.0			18.2	15.4				23.5		21.9			6.7	6.7									$12,683	$1,615	$10,389
Memphis Business Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3306 Overton Crossing	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 357-8680	511	35	14.6		4 (0.8%)	398 (77.9%)	107 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13.3	354^th of 389 public high schools	9.0%		29.2	275^th of 392 public high schools	29.8%	79										5.5	5.4			13.1		13.5	16.0				17.0		28.0		27.0	9.6	9.6		30.5		30.2		11.9			11.4								$15,204	$1,544	$13,294
Memphis Rise Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5221 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 379-5750	755	61	12.3		21 (2.8%)	151 (20.0%)	564 (74.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	42.1	209^th of 389 public high schools	46.3%		35.4	250^th of 392 public high schools	36.2%	41	64.8	53.6	29.8	53.1	35.2	20.9	16.8	24.2	69.6	8.8	35.7		82.7	25.5		53.9	38.3				36.8		32.4		31.1	37.8	37.8		59.4		55.9	69.2	9.6			38.0	52.8	45.5	49.1	72.2	50.0	51.8	57.8	$15,446	$1,443	$13,637
Compass Community School Midtown Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	61 N. McLean BLVD	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 276-1221	356	31	11.6		10 (2.8%)	115 (32.3%)	221 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	37.8	229^th of 389 public high schools	41.1%		33.2	263^rd of 392 public high schools	32.9%	34										10.5	10.5			20.9		21.8			37.2		37.5		30.6		30.3	15.2	15.2		54.5		54.5		32.1			31.7								$13,992	$1,421	$12,205

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglass High

What district is Douglass High in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Douglass High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended Douglass High.

What schools feed into Douglass High?

Douglass High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Douglass Elementary/Middle
Elementary : Treadwell Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Douglass High?

Students at Douglass High are 71% African American, 25% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Douglass High a good school?

Douglass High ranks 245^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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