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Hickory Ridge Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3920 Ridgeway RD, Memphis, TN 38115 · (901) 416-9337 · Part of Shelby County School District

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

Directions
Students
805
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Hickory Ridge Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Memphis kids: 30 high schools

On the path

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

PK–582 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Hickory Ridge MiddleYou are here
9–1230 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts7%
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 ↗

3920 Ridgeway RD, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6226
Grade 7297
Grade 8282
Enrollment over time
807’20
746’21
803’22
865’23
805’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 74%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 3%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hickory Ridge Middle 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.