📍 3206 Poplar Ave, Memphis, Shelby County, 38111
East High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 568 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 22 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East High enrolls 568 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 16% White and 8.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 378 | 67% |
| White | 92 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 7.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
East High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 93.
East 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 568 students, East 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