Central High School

Memphis, TN 38104

Phone: (901) 416-4500
Fax: (901) 416-4506
District: Shelby County Schools

4

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 1826 students

Central High School, located in Memphis, Tennessee, serves grades 9-12 in the Shelby County Schools district. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10.

Central High School is a public school in the Shelby County Schools district located in Memphis, TN. The principal of Central High School is Greg McCullough. As of 2015, the students are 85.9% Black, non-Hispanic; 7.2% White, non-Hispanic; 2.9% Hispanic; 2.5% Asian/Pacific Islander; 1.1% Multiracial; 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan; and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. 63% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 85.9% 66.9% 22.9%
White, non-Hispanic 7.2% 20.2% 65.6%
Hispanic 2.9% 9.1% 7.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander 2.5% 2.5% 1.8%
Multiracial 1.1% 1.1% 1.6%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.3% 0.1% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 63% — —
English learners — 5.1% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Harbor Town Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 2.7 mi
2 Oak Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 11.2 mi
3 Daybreak Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 11.3 mi
4 Rivercrest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 13.1 mi
5 Country Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bartlett TN 14 mi
6 Oakwood Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Lakeland TN 18.3 mi
7 Templeton Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 23.2 mi
8 Blaydes Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 23.6 mi
9 Glenview Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Munford TN 25 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Midtown Memphis Memphis TN 0.8 mi
2 Bartlett Bartlett TN 9.6 mi
3 Cordova Memphis TN 13.6 mi
4 Millington Millington TN 15.9 mi
5 Lakeland Lakeland TN 17.2 mi
6 Desoto County Hernando MS 21.4 mi
7 Arlington Arlington TN 22 mi
8 Atoka Atoka TN 25.2 mi
Base Distance
Tennessee National Guard Memphis 5.5 mi.
NSA Mid South 16.7 mi.
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