Overton High School, 1770 Lanier Lane: grades 9-12, 1,417 students in 2024-25, state letter grade D.
Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Overton High, Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ school directory, 2026-27 bell times (PDF) and School Zone Locator, 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.
Overton High School is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) school serving ninth grade through 12th grade, in the district’s Sherwood/Sea Isle area. It is one of the district’s Optional schools, listed in the 2026-27 Optional Schools Handbook under Creative and Performing Arts; Optional schools have entrance requirements and take applications through the district’s school choice process.
- Address: 1770 Lanier Lane, Memphis, TN 38117
- Main office: 901-416-2136
- Grades: 9-12
- School hours: 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times
- Website: overton-hs.scsk12.org
Who to call
- Front office: 901-416-2136
- Enrolling a new student: the school, with the district’s registration page; MSCS main line 901-416-5300
- Checking a zone: the MSCS School Zone Locator
- Optional school applications: the Optional Schools office, 901-416-5338
- 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
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 1,491 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 1,417 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 | Overton High |
|---|---|
| Overall letter grade, 2024-25 | D (score 1.8 of 5) |
| Achievement grade | F |
| Academic growth grade | F |
| Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students | A |
| College and career readiness grade | A |
| Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 | 12.3% |
| College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 | 70.6% |
| Graduation rate, class of 2025 | 77.9% (307 of 394 students) |
| Average ACT composite, 2024-25 | 16 (297 students tested) |
The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Overton High students who met or exceeded expectations on each end-of-course exam: English I 14.5%, English II 32.7%, Algebra I 7.1%, Algebra II 6.9%, Geometry 11.4%, Biology 17.4% and U.S. History 9.8%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.
The State Report Card page for Overton High 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).
On the district’s zone map, the Overton High zone takes in the middle school zones of Colonial Middle and Sherwood Middle.
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 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.
Sports and activities
Overton High competes in the TSSAA, the state high school athletic association. For 2026-27, the TSSAA football classification list puts its team in Class 5A, Region 8, with Brighton, Kingsbury, Memphis Central and Munford. Boys basketball is in Class 4A, Region 8, District 16. For game nights, see our Friday night football guide and the scoreboard.
More
- The school’s own site: overton-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 Overton High serve?
Ninth grade through 12th grade. The school is at 1770 Lanier Lane in Memphis; the main office number is 901-416-2136.
What is Overton High’s state report card grade?
Overton High received a D overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.
What time does Overton High start?
School runs from 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.
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