Memphis Virtual School
Memphis · TN · Memphis-Shelby County Schools · Public · K-12 combined
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- 📚 7 AP courses offered — Elite
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🔢 3 calculus classes · 2 physics · 5 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: 71th percentile nationally
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 80th percentile by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 47% (Bottom 9% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Memphis Virtual School compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 71th percentile nationally with 7 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Sheffield Career Technology Center, Sheffield High, Shrine School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
71th percentile nationally
✅ Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2180th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 9% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -32.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 309 students:
≈ 264 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $12,511 per student in district revenue, the 264 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $3,302,904/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Career Technology Center Memphis |
Public | 0.4 | — | — |
| Sheffield High Memphis |
Public | 0.5 | 516 | +9.3% |
| Shrine School Memphis |
Public | 0.5 | 32 | — |
| Memphis School of Excellence Memphis |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 302 | +3.4% |
| Wooddale High Memphis |
Public | 1.1 | 662 | +1.2% |
| The Excel Center Memphis |
Public | 1.4 | 457 | +27.3% |
| Power Center Academy High School Memphis |
Public · charter | 1.6 | 671 | +2.9% |
| Overton High Memphis |
Public | 1.7 | 1,417 | +4.0% |