Germantown High

7653 Old Poplar Pike, Arlington TN, 38138 | Shelby County School District | 901-756-2350
  • grades 9-12
  • students 2017
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 28% 21% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 14 in Arlington
  • Ranked #0 of 2314 in Tennessee
Proficiency Averages
53%Arlington
35%Tennessee

Germantown High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Shelby County School District" in Arlington, TN. There are a total of 2,017 students and 104 teachers at Germantown High, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Germantown High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 27.5%, which is 21% lower than the Tennessee average.

Germantown High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students2017
Teachers104
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment246
Taking some courses225
Taking some courses (not tests)19
Passing some courses56
Passing no courses157

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Germantown High, there are a total of 246 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 225 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All10%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School10%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All45%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School45%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Germantown High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictTennesseeNational
White 33.5% 10.4% 67.1% 51.1%
Black 54.4% 75.1% 21.2% 15.9%
Asian 6.9% 1.9% 1.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2% 11.3% 8.0% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.8% 1.1% 1.5% 3.1%

Arlington demographics profile

StatisticArlingtonTennesseeNational
Population39,1966,833,174328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,96116791
Median age44.238.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)77%57%55%
Speak English90%93%79%
Speak Spanish2%4%13%

Education level achieved in Arlington

IndexArlingtonTennesseeNational
Completed 8th grade96.6%82.0%84.3%
Completed high school96.2%79.9%83.0%
Completed some college87.3%53.2%59.4%
Completed associate degree70.8%32.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors64.8%25.4%30.3%
Completed masters25.1%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree10.0%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.8%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Germantown High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.