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 Shelby County Unified 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. Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, Melrose will become an Innovation Zone School.
Melrose High School has 21 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Tennessee average is 16 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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Athletics
Melrose Boys' Basketball was the first team in Tennessee History to go undefeated and win a state title. . 2009-10 Boys' Basketball Team won the school's fourth state championship. Melrose Power house football team 1996 & 1998 state Champions. In 2004 & 2005 the football program made back to back State Championships runs .
Team Championships for Melrose
Sport Year Class Description Athletes Name Team Record Score Site
Boys' Basketball 2010 Class AAA Team Champions (37-4) 75-70 Murfreesboro
Boys' Basketball 1983 Class AAA Team Champions (37-3) 63-47 Nashville
Boys' Basketball 1978 Class AAA Team Champions (38-1) 62-49 Murfreesboro
Boys' Basketball 1974 Large Team Champions (33-0) 66-30 Memphis
Boys' Track 2003 Class AAA Team Champions 54 Memphis
Boys' Track 1965 Team Champions 21 Memphis
Football 1998 Class 3A Team Champions 35-34 Nashville Attendance - 10,500
Football 1996 Class 3A Team Champions 32-12 Nashville Attendance - 12,000
Girls' Basketball 1985 Class AAA Team Champions (32-2) 82-55 Murfreesboro
Girls' Track 1984 Class AAA Team Champions 52 Nashville
Girls' Track 1983 Class AAA Team Champions 87 Nashville
Championships by Sport
- Girls' Track-2
- Girls' Basketball-1
- Boys' Track-2
- Boys' Basketball-4
- Football-2
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Notable alumni
- William Bedford, basketball player
- Graig Cooper, NFL running back
- Richard Cooper, NFL defensive tackle
- Larry Finch, basketball player
- Jacob Ford, NFL defensive end
- Andre Lott, NFL safety
- Kindal Moorehead, NFL player, strength coach at University of Alabama
- Pat Neely, CEO of famous Neely BBQ and interstate BBQ
- Dewayne Robertson, NFL player
- Ronnie Robinson, basketball player
- Bingo Smith, NBA player
- Rochelle Stevens, athlete, Olympic and world champion
- Adonis Thomas, NBA player
- Sam Walton, NFL tackle
- Cedrick Wilson, NFL player and Super Bowl champion
- Jerome Woods, NFL Pro Bowl safety
- Chris Jones, NBA player
- Larry Riley, Broadway, movie, and television actor
- Ralph Wiley, journalist
- Dr. Alvin Crawford, orthopedic surgeon
- Judges Otis Higgs, Ernestine Hunt Dorse, Gwendolyn Rooks
- Chancellor Walter Evans
References
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