📍 715 S Lauderdale St, Memphis, Shelby County, 38126
B. T. Washington High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 477 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 3% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
B. T. Washington High enrolls 477 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 464 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
B. T. Washington High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 90.
B. T. Washington High is one of 222 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The district serves 111,124 students district-wide and employs 6,885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 477 students, B. T. Washington High is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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