Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Encyclopedia
Melrose High School is a public high school
located in Memphis, Tennessee
, in the Orange Mound area, serving 1557 students in grades 9-12. It is a part of the Memphis City School District.
Melrose High School did not make AYP in 2007. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Tennessee in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Melrose High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
Melrose High School has 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Tennessee average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
2010 40th Annual MLK Tournament 1st quarter action at Melrose Golden Wildcats F.M. Campbell Arena.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, in the Orange Mound area, serving 1557 students in grades 9-12. It is a part of the Memphis City School District.
Melrose High School did not make AYP in 2007. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Tennessee in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Melrose High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
Melrose High School has 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Tennessee average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
Athletics
Melrose 2009-2010 Boy's Basketball Team won the school's fourth state championship. The Spartans were playing in their third consecutive state title game.2010 40th Annual MLK Tournament 1st quarter action at Melrose Golden Wildcats F.M. Campbell Arena.
Notable alumni
- Larry FinchLarry FinchLarry Finch was a player and coach for the University of Memphis men's basketball team. He is perhaps most famous for leading the Memphis State Tigers to the NCAA men's basketball championship game in 1973 in a heroic loss to the UCLA Bruins, led by Bill Walton.- Playing career :Finch was born in...
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- Ronnie RobinsonRonnie Robinson (basketball)Ronnie Robinson was an American basketball player.Robinson played high school basketball at Memphis Melrose High School, where one of his teammates was his future college and professional teammate, Larry Finch....
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