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Craigmont High School (Memphis, Tennessee)

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Coordinates: 35°12′59″N 89°53′44″W / 35.2164°N 89.89554°W / 35.2164; -89.89554
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Craigmont High School
U.S. Secretary of Education John King Jr. at the school, 2016
Address
Map
3333 Covington Pike

Memphis
,
Tennessee

United States
Coordinates35°12′59″N 89°53′44″W / 35.2164°N 89.89554°W / 35.2164; -89.89554
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1974
School districtShelby County Schools
PrincipalDerek King[1]
Teaching staff52.98 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment867 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.36[2]
Color(s)Maroon and gray   
MascotChief
Websiteschools.scsk12.org/craigmont-hs

Craigmont High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Memphis, Tennessee, in the Raleigh community. It was part of the Memphis City Schools district before consolidation with the Shelby County Schools district, beginning with the 2013-14 school year. It is home to the district's only International Studies magnet program.

History

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The school first opened in 1974 for only 7th through 10th grade students, but each subsequent year, added a grade higher. The first graduating class was the class of 1976. Beginning with the 1991-1992 school year, students from grade 9 would become a part of the senior high section of the building.

In 2001, the 7th and 8th grade students, along with the 6th grade students from Brownsville Road Optional Elementary School, formed the new Craigmont Middle School at the opposite end of the same block. This was done both to help overcrowding and to reduce the extreme age and maturity gaps present in a single building. Before the physical split between junior and senior high schools, junior high students (those in grades 7, 8, & 9) remain relegated to the north end of the building for classes while those senior high students (grades 10, 11, & 12) attended the majority of their classes in the south end of the school building.

Former principal, Dr. Ada Jane Walters, would go on to become the Tennessee State Commissioner of Education.

Academics

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Enrollment

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As of the 2023-2024 school year, Craigmont High School has an enrollment of 867 students.[2]

  • Black - 83.6%
  • Hispanic - 9.1%
  • White - 1.4%
  • Multiple Races - 5.5%

Awards

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Planetarium

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Craigmont High School is one of four schools in the state of Tennessee that has a planetarium. The planetarium opened alongside the school in 1975 and hosted plays and an event during the 1986 visit of Halley's Comet. The projection equipment stopped working in 2010, leading to a 2016 fundraising campaign.[3] The equipment was updated in 2018 with funding from Shelby County Schools and donors.[4]

Extracurricular activities

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Athletics

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Craigmont is a member of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Its basketball team won the State Championship in 2011.

Clubs

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Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Craigmont High School Principal". Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Craigmont High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Kull, Katie (August 11, 2016). "Once a shining star, Craigmont High School's planetarium due for a makeover". Chalkbeat. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Restored Craigmont High School planetarium enriches solar eclipse for Memphis students". Chalkbeat. Archived from the original on February 16, 2025. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  5. ^ Dao, James (February 17, 2010). "A Muslim Son, a Murder Trial and Many Questions". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Kristina Goetz (November 13, 2010). "Muslim who shot soldier in Arkansas says he wanted to cause more death". The Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
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