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Highland Oaks Middle

Public Grades 6-8

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Highland Oaks Middle is a public middle school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 586 students in grades 6-8. 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. Highland Oaks Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, ranking between 466 and 516 out of 563-594 schools over the past 7 years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highland Oaks Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies were all significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 29.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. While the school's African American and Hispanic students perform better than the overall school average, they still lag behind their peers at the district and state levels, and the school's male students and special education students perform particularly poorly.

When comparing Highland Oaks Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, it becomes clear that the school is one of the lower-performing institutions in the area. Schools like Colonial Middle, Ridgeway Middle, and Germantown Middle all outperform Highland Oaks Middle across a variety of academic metrics, suggesting that the challenges faced by Highland Oaks are not necessarily shared by all schools in the district. Despite the school's current challenges, there are signs of potential for improvement, as the school's African American and Hispanic students perform better than the overall school average, indicating that with the right interventions and support, the school could potentially raise its academic outcomes across all student groups.

537

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,129

Per pupil spending ?

65.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5600 Meadowbriar TRL
Memphis, TN 38125-4341

(901) 416-0340

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Students who attend Highland Oaks Middle usually attend:

High:

Southwind High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

80.6%

Hispanic:

14.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2018 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 27 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

495^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 32Middle 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	495 of 583	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	516 of 587	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	509 of 594	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	488 of 569	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	511 of 576	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	505 of 574	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	466 of 563	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	224 of 312	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	228 of 318	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	207 of 316	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	198 of 299	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	223 of 277	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	220 of 293	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	167 of 284	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	443 of 546	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	469 of 554	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	454 of 560	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	457 of 552	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	471 of 538	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	475 of 529	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	38.2	26 of 35	25.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	161 of 286	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	232 of 285	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	180 of 285	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	180 of 275	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	165 of 261	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	164 of 228	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.7	113 of 219	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	392 of 490	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	435 of 510	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	405 of 514	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	406 of 495	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	424 of 483	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	430 of 490	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	378 of 481	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	504 of 550	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	503 of 560	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	518 of 557	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	491 of 540	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	482 of 529	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	458 of 523	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	258 of 332	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	288 of 288	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)26th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-23 vs state

Social Studies22%-27 vs state

English Language Arts18%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-24 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 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 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
Highland Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5600 Meadowbriar TRL	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0340	586	32	18.1		3 (0.5%)	483 (82.4%)	81 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	16.3	495^th of 583 public middle schools	15.1%		12.9	516^th of 587 public middle schools	12.1%	21	18.0	16.9	19.7	18.2	18.2	24.8	12.3	18.3			19.3	28.4	20.3	22.6	14.8	38.8	13.5	22.0	$14,129	$1,559	$11,635
Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-8	8146 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 352-6226	315	10	31.5		1 (0.3%)	261 (82.9%)	50 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	25.7	451^st of 583 public middle schools	22.6%		17.6	488^th of 587 public middle schools	16.9%	37	14.9	14.5	19.5	16.0	22.8	20.2	23.2	21.8			29.7	41.1	30.5	34.5	29.7	44.4	23.2	33.9	$10,566	$1,677	$8,522
Memphis Business Academy Hickory Hill Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4443 S. Germantown RD	Memphis	38125	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 505-0551	56	5	11.2		0 (0.0%)	48 (85.7%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	16	497^th of 583 public middle schools	14.8%		18.8	479^th of 587 public middle schools	18.4%	18	41.4	14.8		29.7	20.7	15.4		17.5			6.9	22.2		14.1	6.9	22.2		15.6	$18,686	$1,228	$17,092
Kirby Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	6670 E Raines RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-8169	366	23	16.2		6 (1.6%)	295 (80.6%)	58 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	3.7	581^st of 583 public middle schools	0.3%		4.8	583^rd of 587 public middle schools	0.7%	2	5.3				6.2						12.4	12.7	5.6	10.2	5.3	14.2		8.1	$17,796	$6,712	$11,084
Hickory Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	3920 Ridgeway RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-9337	865	44	19.8		5 (0.6%)	651 (75.3%)	183 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	9.6	541^st of 583 public middle schools	7.2%		9.3	554^th of 587 public middle schools	5.6%	13	22.9	8.7		11.0	15.7	12.2	8.0	11.7			22.3	20.9	14.7	19.2	15.1	21.6	10.8	16.1	$13,297	$1,575	$10,887
Germantown Middle	Public	6-8	7925 CD Smith Rd	Germantown	38138	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0950	637	42	15.3		17 (2.7%)	510 (80.1%)	57 (8.9%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	26	449^th of 583 public middle schools	23.0%		21.8	465^th of 587 public middle schools	20.8%	16	18.8	15.6	9.3	14.4	27.7	21.0	20.1	22.7	50.0	50.0	35.6	44.1	30.3	36.4	23.7	38.2	32.1	31.5	$13,516	$1,722	$11,025
Power Center Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5449 Winchester RD	Memphis	38115	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 333-6874	449	21	21.0		1 (0.2%)	288 (64.1%)	157 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	27.5	440^th of 583 public middle schools	24.5%		22.6	458^th of 587 public middle schools	22.0%	18	29.7	19.5	40.8	29.9	21.4	18.1	19.6	19.7			32.4	20.9	19.5	24.2	43.4	17.6	41.2	34.0	$14,387	$1,455	$12,565
Wooddale Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3467 Castleman ST	Memphis	38118	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4086	552	28	20.0		7 (1.3%)	311 (56.3%)	226 (40.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	8.6	551^st of 583 public middle schools	5.5%		12.2	522^nd of 587 public middle schools	11.1%	29	6.6	7.6	10.6	8.3	11.8	6.3	9.9	9.3			17.0	14.3	12.8	14.7	29.5	20.5	15.7	21.9	$18,848	$6,996	$11,852
Ridgeway Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 Quince RD	Memphis	38119	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-1588	557	36	15.4		8 (1.4%)	471 (84.6%)	63 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	11.9	521^st of 583 public middle schools	10.6%		9.6	550^th of 587 public middle schools	6.3%	29	14.0	12.8	7.4	11.5	20.6	17.2	13.0	17.2			18.7	23.7	21.5	21.0	22.4	18.7	12.0	18.0	$13,552	$1,585	$11,036
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	9400 Wolf River BLVD	Germantown	38139	Shelby County	Germantown	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 756-2366	886	56	15.8		674 (76.1%)	59 (6.7%)	46 (5.2%)	73 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.6%)	93.2	31^st of 583 public middle schools	94.7%		94.1	27^th of 587 public middle schools	95.4%	4	82.6	73.1	44.0	69.3	73.9	67.1	51.3	64.2	91.8	91.8	80.4	70.3	59.2	71.4	68.2	79.4	71.1	72.9	$11,742	$906	$10,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Oaks Middle

What high school do graduates of Highland Oaks Middle attend?

Students who attend Highland Oaks Middle usually go on to attend Southwind High

How many students attend Highland Oaks Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Highland Oaks Middle.

What district is Highland Oaks Middle in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Highland Oaks Middle?

Students at Highland Oaks Middle are 81% African American, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Highland Oaks Middle a good school?

Highland Oaks Middle ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Tennessee middle schools.

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