Ridgeway High School

Memphis, TN 38119

Phone: (901) 416-8820
Fax: (901) 416-2199
District: Shelby County Schools

2

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades 9-12 • 1088 students

Memphis's Ridgeway 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 2 out of 10.

Ridgeway High School is a public school in the Shelby County Schools district located in Memphis, TN. The principal of Ridgeway High School is James Long. As of 2014, the students are 91.2% Black, non-Hispanic; 4.5% Hispanic; 3% White, non-Hispanic; 0.8% Asian/Pacific Islander; 0.2% Multiracial; 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.1% Native American or Native Alaskan. 68.8% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 91.2% 66.9% 22.9%
Hispanic 4.5% 9.1% 7.8%
White, non-Hispanic 3% 20.2% 65.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8% 2.5% 1.8%
Multiracial 0.2% 1.1% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 68.8%
English learners 5.1%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Oak Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 9.6 mi
2 Daybreak Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 9.9 mi
3 Country Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bartlett TN 10 mi
4 Harbor Town Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 12 mi
5 Rivercrest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 12.2 mi
6 Oakwood Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Lakeland TN 13.1 mi
7 Templeton Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 22.9 mi
8 Blaydes Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 23 mi
9 Glenview Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Munford TN 25.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Cordova Memphis TN 6.5 mi
2 Bartlett Bartlett TN 8 mi
3 Midtown Memphis Memphis TN 8.8 mi
4 Lakeland Lakeland TN 12 mi
5 Arlington Arlington TN 16.9 mi
6 Millington Millington TN 17.5 mi
7 Desoto County Hernando MS 19.8 mi
8 Atoka Atoka TN 24.8 mi
Base Distance
Tennessee National Guard Memphis 6.6 mi.
NSA Mid South 17.3 mi.
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