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Memphis Business Academy High School

Q: Is Memphis Business Academy High School a good school?

Memphis Business Academy High School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Memphis Business Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Memphis Business Academy High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Memphis Business Academy High School?

Students at Memphis Business Academy High School are 74% African American, 25% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Memphis Business Academy High School is a public high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 521 students in grades 9–12 as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The school currently carries a 0-star rating and ranks in the 5th percentile of Tennessee high schools, but that ranking tells only part of the story. MBAHS has posted graduation rates above its district average for three straight years, with an 86.7% graduation rate in 2024–25 — outperforming nearby schools like Kingsbury High School, Manassas High School, Douglass High School, and Trezevant High School. Its 10.8% dropout rate also beats the district average of 14.4%.

Academic proficiency, however, is a serious concern. In 2025–26, only 7.2% of students scored proficient in Algebra I, 12.5% in English I, and 17.4% in Biology I — all far below district and state averages. English II (25.2% proficient) is the school's relative strength and beats several neighboring schools. The contrast with Crosstown High School, which is nearly the same size, is striking: Crosstown posts a 97.5% graduation rate and proficiency rates more than double MBAHS's in most subjects. Likewise, Douglass, despite its lower graduation rate, tops MBAHS in math proficiency by wide margins.

Chronic absenteeism remains a major obstacle. About 45.9% of MBAHS students were chronically absent in 2024–25, down from 67.7% in 2021–22 but still nearly 2.5 times the state rate. Per-pupil spending also fell from $18,803 to $15,204 in one year, coinciding with a sharp statewide ranking drop from the 30th percentile in 2023–24 to the 5th percentile today. The decline affected every measured student group, suggesting a systemic issue rather than a problem isolated to one subject or population. For parents, the picture is mixed: MBAHS keeps students in school and graduates them at a respectable rate, but academic outcomes and attendance need urgent attention.

521

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,204

Per pupil spending ?

55.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

3306 Overton Crossing
Memphis, TN 38127

(901) 357-8680

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.7%

Hispanic:

25.1%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (11% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg43%

381^st of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^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	9.2	381 of 400	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	354 of 389	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	275 of 392	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.8	318 of 384	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	307 of 358	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	332 of 347	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	313 of 342	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	311 of 341	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.9	290 of 351	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	212 of 230	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	199 of 233	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	126 of 240	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	154 of 239	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	172 of 222	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	193 of 208	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	147 of 187	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	153 of 199	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	342 of 365	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	277 of 365	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	315 of 366	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	297 of 350	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	325 of 340	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	299 of 337	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	217 of 229	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	183 of 213	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	73 of 209	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	83 of 202	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	100 of 189	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	151 of 180	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	85 of 153	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	95 of 159	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	278 of 308	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	277 of 324	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	155 of 337	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.4	276 of 330	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	286 of 322	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	281 of 317	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	259 of 302	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	260 of 308	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	327 of 368	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	253 of 366	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	283 of 359	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	304 of 349	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	317 of 332	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	314 of 329	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)46th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

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

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II25%-33 vs state

Biology I17%-32 vs state

US History16%-27 vs state

English I12%-25 vs state

Geometry12%-30 vs state

Algebra II10%-28 vs state

Algebra I7%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math II (2026)					TNReady Integrated Math III (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)					TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (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 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 Integrated Math II 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 12th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	55.5%	4 (0.8%)	398 (77.9%)	107 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9.2	381^st of 400 public high schools	4.8%		13.3	354^th of 389 public high schools	9.0%	27	7.2				7.2			10.3		9.5	17.2	20.0			17.4													17.0	7.1	15.7	12.5				12.5		26.7			25.2		12.5			12.0	$15,204	$1,544	$13,294
Trezevant High School	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	74.7%	4 (0.7%)	515 (93.8%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	16.3	346^th of 400 public high schools	13.5%		9.3	373^rd of 389 public high schools	4.1%	27	14.0				13.8		17.2	16.9	< 5%	15.8		18.2	17.0	< 5%	15.5													7.1		6.7	6.5				6.4		24.8			24.2		23.2	25.8		23.1	$12,683	$1,615	$10,389
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)
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2110 Howell Avenue	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 791-9792	361	32	11.3	70.8%	3 (0.8%)	333 (92.2%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	15	352^nd of 400 public high schools	12.0%		12	360^th of 389 public high schools	7.5%	8	7.8				7.5			9.5		11.1		31.3			29.7													18.9	33.3	22.8	8.7				8.6		33.7			33.3		12.8			12.6	$14,844	$1,563	$12,915
Douglass High School	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	64.4%	9 (1.3%)	507 (75.6%)	130 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	44.2	217^th of 400 public high schools	45.8%		35.3	245^th of 389 public high schools	37.0%	28	33.6				33.3		36.4	28.2		29.0		40.2			41.5																20.2				19.8		42.6			41.0	40.0	35.9			36.8	$14,158	$1,919	$11,317
Manassas High School	Public	9-12	1111 N Manassas St	Memphis	38107	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3244	362	16	22.9	77.5%	4 (1.1%)	338 (93.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	27.2	298^th of 400 public high schools	25.5%		14.9	345^th of 389 public high schools	11.3%	47	19.4				18.4		10.9	30.8		20.2		35.5	27.3		33.7																< 5%				< 5%		20.3			19.0		22.2	19.2		22.6	$16,426	$1,954	$13,219
Raleigh-Egypt High School	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	69.5%	10 (1.4%)	597 (81.4%)	104 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	34.5	268^th of 400 public high schools	33.0%		34.9	249^th of 389 public high schools	36.0%	19	43.3				43.8		16.7	19.4	7.1	17.9	35.7	24.0	22.6	10.0	23.9												12.2		30.0	18.0	9.6				9.4		24.4			24.3		41.7	29.4		39.8	$13,296	$1,619	$10,975
Crosstown High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1365 Tower Avenue	Memphis	38104	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 401-5505	499	36	13.7	41.5%	153 (30.7%)	266 (53.3%)	57 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	55.9	150^th of 400 public high schools	62.5%		54.9	150^th of 389 public high schools	61.4%		11.0				10.9						50.0	46.9			46.5	81.0	21.6			30.4		84.6	36.0		40.9						44.9				44.9		65.6			65.9						$14,982	$1,175	$13,440
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)
Kingsbury High School	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	47.7%	60 (4.5%)	382 (28.8%)	827 (62.3%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (3.1%)	11.2	369^th of 400 public high schools	7.8%		8.8	376^th of 389 public high schools	3.3%	7	< 5%				< 5%	8.0	6.9	6.1	7.1	6.9	33.3	18.0	10.5		20.1													7.7		13.3	8.8				8.6	< 5%	30.4	6.5		24.9		21.2	11.6	15.0	13.0	$13,345	$1,637	$10,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Memphis Business Academy High School

Is Memphis Business Academy High School a good school?

Memphis Business Academy High School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Tennessee high schools.

How many students attend Memphis Business Academy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 521 students attended Memphis Business Academy High School.

What is the racial makeup of Memphis Business Academy High School?

Students at Memphis Business Academy High School are 74% African American, 25% Hispanic.

What district is Memphis Business Academy High School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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