Southwind High School, 7900 E. Shelby Drive: grades 9-12, 1,675 students in 2024-25, state letter grade C.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Southwind 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.

Southwind High School is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) school serving ninth grade through 12th grade, in the district’s Southeast/Southwind area.

  • Address: 7900 E. Shelby Drive, Memphis, TN 38125
  • Main office: 901-416-3250
  • Grades: 9-12
  • School hours: 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times
  • Website: southwind-hs.scsk12.org

Who to call

  • Front office: 901-416-3250
  • 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
  • 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 John S. Bush, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 1,622 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 1,675 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 Southwind High
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 C (score 2.6 of 5)
Achievement grade D
Academic growth grade D
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students A
College and career readiness grade A
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 18.9%
College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 88.8%
Graduation rate, class of 2025 92.2% (428 of 464 students)
Average ACT composite, 2024-25 15.7 (422 students tested)

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Southwind High students who met or exceeded expectations on each end-of-course exam: English I 18.9%, English II 46.4%, Algebra I 25.6%, Algebra II 17.3%, Geometry 24.9%, Biology 29.9% and U.S. History 15.8%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Southwind 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 Southwind High zone takes in the middle school zones of Highland Oaks Middle and Lowrance K-8.

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

Southwind High competes in the TSSAA, the state high school athletic association. For 2026-27, the TSSAA football classification list puts its team in Class 6A, Region 8, with Germantown, White Station and Whitehaven. Boys basketball is in Class 4A, Region 8, District 16. The school’s athletics page lists football, girls flag football, boys basketball and cheer. For game nights, see our Friday night football guide and the scoreboard.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Southwind High serve?

Ninth grade through 12th grade. The school is at 7900 E. Shelby Drive in Memphis; the main office number is 901-416-3250.

What is Southwind High’s state report card grade?

Southwind High received a C overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

What time does Southwind High start?

School runs from 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell times.