Overton High School

Memphis, TN 38117

Phone: (901) 416-2021
Fax: (901) 416-2135
District: Shelby County Schools

3

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 1336 students

Memphis's Overton High School serves grades 9-12 in the Shelby County Schools district. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10.

Overton High School is a public school in the Shelby County Schools district located in Memphis, TN. The principal of Overton High School is Brett E. Lawson. As of 2014, the students are 80% Black, non-Hispanic; 12.7% Hispanic; 5% White, non-Hispanic; 1.4% Multiracial; 0.8% Asian/Pacific Islander; and 0.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 77.2% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 80% 66.9% 22.9%
Hispanic 12.7% 9.1% 7.8%
White, non-Hispanic 5% 20.2% 65.6%
Multiracial 1.4% 1.1% 1.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8% 2.5% 1.8%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 77.2% — —
English learners — 5.1% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Harbor Town Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 10 mi
2 Oak Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 10.3 mi
3 Daybreak Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 10.6 mi
4 Country Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bartlett TN 11.5 mi
5 Rivercrest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 12.9 mi
6 Oakwood Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Lakeland TN 15 mi
7 Templeton Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 23.8 mi
8 Blaydes Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 24 mi
9 Glenview Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Munford TN 26.4 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Midtown Memphis Memphis TN 6.6 mi
2 Bartlett Bartlett TN 8.6 mi
3 Cordova Memphis TN 8.6 mi
4 Lakeland Lakeland TN 13.8 mi
5 Millington Millington TN 17.8 mi
6 Desoto County Hernando MS 18.6 mi
7 Arlington Arlington TN 18.9 mi
8 Atoka Atoka TN 25.8 mi
Base Distance
Tennessee National Guard Memphis 4 mi.
NSA Mid South 17.9 mi.
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