📍 7653 Old Poplar Pike, Germantown, Shelby County, 38138
Germantown High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Germantown, Shelby County. The school has 1,806 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 108.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 2% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 31 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Germantown High enrolls 1,806 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 108.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 9.9% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,407 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 178 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 109 | 6% |
| White | 66 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 46 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Germantown High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-80, state senate district 31, state house district 83.
Germantown 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 1,806 students, Germantown 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: Suburb - Large