Original Research by School Decision on Oakhaven High
Oakhaven High sits within Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the large unified district serving the city and surrounding county. The school is located on Ladbrook Road in Memphis, near the Hickory Hill area in the southeastern part of the city. The broader Memphis metro provides the context students live in: a major city on the Mississippi River with institutions such as the National Civil Rights Museum, FedExForum, and Shelby Farms Park. The Memphis Area Transit Authority runs public bus service, and the city’s downtown riverfront has seen recent public investment, including the renovation of Tom Lee Park.
Oakhaven High serves students in grades nine through twelve and is classified as a regular public school. Enrollment sits at approximately a size that is typical for a neighborhood high school in an urban district. The student body is overwhelmingly composed of Black students, who make up the large majority of the school. Hispanic students represent a meaningful minority share, while the number of White students, multiracial students, and other groups is very small. Free and reduced-price lunch data was not available, and special population counts for students with disabilities and English learners were also not present in the records we reviewed, so a family interested in those supports would want to ask the school directly. State testing data and a graduation rate were not available in the provided records either. For a high school, these are critical measures of academic performance and completion. A parent considering Oakhaven High should seek this information from the school or from Tennessee’s state education department to evaluate how students are performing and how many are graduating on time. The absence of these figures in our data set means we cannot characterize the school’s academic profile from standardized results.
Because testing and graduation data are missing, the neighbor comparison that would place Oakhaven relative to other districts in Shelby County could not produce results for proficiency or graduation rate. The school’s standing against nearby peers on these measures is unknown from the available information. The housing context for the area includes a median home value that is below both the state and national benchmarks, making the neighborhood a more affordable entry point into the Memphis housing market. Rents are also on the lower side relative to national figures, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment under a conventional rate is modest. The local economy faces some headwinds, with a national unemployment rate that has been steady at a moderate level.
Oakhaven High does not have reportable data on discipline, course access, staffing, or attendance in the records we examined. Programs such as Advanced Placement, career and technical education pathways, or dual enrollment were not listed. Without academic metrics, graduation outcomes, or program offerings, the available picture of Oakhaven High is largely demographic and contextual: a small, regular public high school in a large urban district, serving a predominantly Black and Hispanic student body in a more affordable part of the Memphis housing market. Families will need to gather additional information directly from the school or district to determine whether the academic environment matches their priorities.
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