Sheffield High School serves 756 students in grades 9-12.

Sheffield High School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Tennessee for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤5% (which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 35%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 6-9% (which is lower than the Tennessee state average of 35%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The student: teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Tennessee state level of 16:1.

Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Tennessee state average of 37% (majority Black and Latino).

Sheffield High School’s student population of 756 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 44 teachers has declined by 6% over five school years.

School Comparison: Sheffield High School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,684 schools in Tennessee (based on combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Sheffield High School is 0.46, which is less than the equity score at the state average of 0.55. The school’s equity has stayed relatively flat over five school years