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Central High
C

Central High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

306 S Bellevue Blvd, Memphis, TN 38104 · (901) 416-4500 · Part of Shelby County School District

Memphis’ School Grade D better than 6% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Photo: Halpaugh at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,331
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state

On the path

Where Memphis kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–833 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Central HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

306 S Bellevue Blvd, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9338
Grade 10340
Grade 11322
Grade 12331
Enrollment over time
1,394’20
1,300’21
1,312’22
1,300’23
1,331’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 83%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%White 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High from Memphis families.

Other schools in Shelby County School District

The district →
Dexter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cordova
C−
1,509 students
Snowden Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Memphis
C
1,384 students
Macon-Hall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B−
1,070 students
Belle Forest Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Memphis
D
1,027 students
Riverwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cordova
B+
985 students
Early Childhood Programs
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Memphis
938 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Memphis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.