📍 2009 Ridgeway, Memphis, Shelby County, 38119
Ridgeway High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 818 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 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgeway High enrolls 818 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 701 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 4% |
| White | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Ridgeway 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 85.
Ridgeway 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 818 students, Ridgeway 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