📍 1770 Lanier Ln, Memphis, Shelby County, 38117
Overton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 1,422 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 99.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 76%. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Overton High enrolls 1,422 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 99.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 726 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 606 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 3.4% |
| White | 31 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Overton 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 33, state house district 87.
Overton 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 1,422 students, Overton High is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large