Middle College High School, 750 E. Parkway S.: grades 9-12, 304 students in 2024-25, state letter grade A.
Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Middle College High, Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ school directory, 2026-27 bell times (PDF), the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card, 2024-25 letter grade and school profile files and spring 2026 test file, and the federal NCES school directory.
Middle College High School is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) school serving ninth grade through 12th grade, in the part of the city the district’s school map calls Midtown.
- Address: 750 E. Parkway S., Memphis, TN 38104
- Main office: 901-416-4550
- Grades: 9-12
- School hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times
- Website: middlecollege-hs.scsk12.org
Who to call
- Front office: 901-416-4550
- Enrolling a new student: the school, with the district’s registration page; MSCS main line 901-416-5300
- Buses: MSCS Transportation Services, which runs Find My Bus; the district says students who live outside the parent responsibility zone (1.5 miles for elementary, 2 miles for middle and high school) can ride to their zoned school
Principal
Principal Kimberly Eason, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 333 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 26 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 304 students.
State report card
Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools, as well as a measure of college and career readiness just for high schools.”
From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file, 2025 graduation rate file and 2024-25 ACT file:
| Measure | Middle College High |
|---|---|
| Overall letter grade, 2024-25 | A (score 5 of 5) |
| Achievement grade | A |
| Academic growth grade | A |
| Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students | A |
| College and career readiness grade | A |
| Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 | 55.9% |
| College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 | over 95% |
| Graduation rate, class of 2025 | over 99% |
| Average ACT composite, 2024-25 | 22.1 (70 students tested) |
The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Middle College High students who met or exceeded expectations on each end-of-course exam: English I 40%, English II 69.6%, Algebra I 23.6%, Algebra II 32.8%, Geometry 28.2% and Biology 58%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.
The State Report Card page for Middle College High lists the school as a Reward School, the state’s label for high performance or improvement, and holds the full detail: results by grade and subject, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
MSCS attendance zones do not follow city limits. Check an address in the School Zone Locator, which shows the zoned elementary, middle and high school, or see the district’s 2026-27 boundary maps for elementary, middle and high schools (PDFs).
Middle College High has no attendance zone of its own on the district’s 2026-27 zone map. Ask the school or the district how students are placed.
Our Downtown and Midtown neighborhood guide covers the area around the school.
Calendar and school hours
The district’s 2026-27 student calendar, which MSCS says is pending approval by the Tennessee Department of Education, has these dates next:
- Monday, Oct. 19: last day of fall break; students return Tuesday, Oct. 20
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Dec. 16-18: semester exams; Dec. 18 ends the first semester
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027
- March 15-19: spring break, with a second break March 26 and 29
- Thursday, May 20, 2027: last day for students
Parent-teacher conferences run 4 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2027, for high schools. The school day runs 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.
Sports and activities
Middle College High competes in the TSSAA, the state high school athletic association. For 2026-27, the TSSAA football classification list puts its team in Class 1A, Region 8, with Booker T. Washington, KIPP Memphis Collegiate School, Manassas, Middleton, Oakhaven and Westwood. Boys basketball is in Class 1A, Region 8, District 15. The school’s athletics page lists football, boys and girls basketball and soccer. For game nights, see our Friday night football guide and the scoreboard.
More
- The school’s own site: middlecollege-hs.scsk12.org
- The school’s listing in the MSCS school directory
- Every public school in the city: Memphis public schools
- Calendars, enrollment and the school board: our Memphis schools guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Middle College High serve?
Ninth grade through 12th grade. The school is at 750 E. Parkway S. in Memphis; the main office number is 901-416-4550.
What is Middle College High’s state report card grade?
Middle College High received an A overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.
What time does Middle College High start?
School runs from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.
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