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Whitehaven High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4851 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis, TN 38116 · (901) 416-3000 · Part of Shelby County School District

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

Directions
Students
1,509
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Whitehaven High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 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
9–12Whitehaven HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts20%
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 ↗

4851 Elvis Presley Blvd, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9380
Grade 10384
Grade 11402
Grade 12343
Enrollment over time
1,566’20
1,481’21
1,587’22
1,549’23
1,509’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 94%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%White <1%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 Whitehaven High from Memphis families.

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The district →
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C
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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.