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D−

Westwood High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4480 Westmont Rd, Memphis, TN 38109 · (901) 416-8000 · Part of Shelby County School District

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

Directions
Students
361
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Westwood High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 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
9–12Westwood HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4480 Westmont Rd, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9118
Grade 1089
Grade 1152
Grade 12102
Enrollment over time
356’20
302’21
319’22
329’23
361’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 95%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%White 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Westwood High from Memphis families.

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The district →
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Macon-Hall Elementary
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1,070 students
Belle Forest Community School
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D
1,027 students
Riverwood Elementary School
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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.