📍 7900 E Shelby Dr, Memphis, Shelby County, 38125
Southwind High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 1,507 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 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. 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.
Southwind High enrolls 1,507 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,134 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 301 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 3.5% |
| White | 11 | <1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Southwind 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 85.
Southwind 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 1,507 students, Southwind 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