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Germantown Schools
Germantown is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Shelby County (Germantown). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Germantown on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Germantown
6 of 7 schools in Germantown carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 6
Best schools in Germantown
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Dogwood Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Farmington Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Forest Hill Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Houston High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A Houston Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A Riverdale Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Germantown
High schools (1)
- A Houston High School, Germantown
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A Houston Middle School, Germantown
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- A+ Dogwood Elementary School, Germantown
- A+ Farmington Elementary School, Germantown
- A+ Forest Hill Elementary School, Germantown
- A Riverdale Elementary School, Germantown
Other schools and academies (1)
- Germantown Online Academy Of Learning, Germantown
Where Germantown schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Germantown (7)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Shelby County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,028 students with 413 full-time-equivalent teachers and 714 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4700151
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Collierville (10 schools, 5 mi)
- Memphis-Shelby County Schools (201 schools, 10 mi)
- Bartlett (10 schools, 11 mi)
- Arlington (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Millington Municipal Schools (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Fayette County Public Schools (7 schools, 22 mi)
- Tipton County (14 schools, 29 mi)
- Haywood County (7 schools, 45 mi)
Questions about Germantown
How many schools are in Germantown?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Germantown, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Germantown serve?
The largest by graded schools: Germantown.
How good are the schools in Germantown?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A+, with 70.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Germantown?
6,028 students were enrolled in Germantown in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Germantown?
Germantown is in Tennessee, based in Shelby County, with its district office in Germantown. Its boundary covers about 20.0 sq mi.