📍 4315 Sheffield Ave, Memphis, Shelby County, 38118
Sheffield High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 536 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 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 1% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 47%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sheffield High enrolls 536 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 47% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 270 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 250 | 47% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.6% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Sheffield 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 91.
Sheffield 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 536 students, Sheffield 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