Jackson Madison County School System Competitors

A Major, Urban School District on the Cutting Edge of Closing the Achievement Gap Our Mission Memphis-Shelby County Schools is one of the 25 largest school districts in the nation located in a large city with a hometown feel, Memphis, TN. Here in the Bluff City, we are dedicated to preparing all students for success in learning, leadership, and life. • Our promise is that by 2025, 80% of our students will be college & career ready, 90% will graduate high school, and 100% of graduates will enroll in post-secondary education. • Our work is deeply rooted in the belief that every child is capable of learning and that education is the great equalizer. With 84% of all students considered economically disadvantaged, Memphis-Shelby County Schools truly is a place where progressive leaders in education can make a difference in the lives of our country’s most underserved children. Our Future Though our challenges are significant, we are a district on the rise. • Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been a level 5 growth district—the highest achievable level in TN--for the past three years. • Memphis-Shelby County Schools has seen district-wide math proficiency scores double in the past three years. • Memphis-Shelby County Schools I-Zone schools were once performing in the bottom 5% of TN, and are now making significant gains towards the goal of performing amongst the top 25% within five years. We are a district committed to progressive strategies and practices that promote student achievement. We do this by ensuring that every classroom has an effective teacher and every school is operated by staff and leaders committed to excellence.

Harvey Mudd College seeks to educate engineers, scientists and mathematicians well versed in all of these areas and in the humanities, social sciences and the arts so that they may assume leadership in their fields with a clear understanding of the impact of their work on society. Harvey Mudd College is a private, liberal arts college of engineering, science and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. HMC educates engineers, scientists and mathematicians who become leaders in their fields and have a clear understanding of their work's impact on society. HMC has a strong focus on the humanities, social sciences and the arts, exceptional faculty members who challenge students to achieve beyond their expectations and one of the nation’s highest rates of graduates who go on to earn PhDs in the sciences. HMC’s graduates are highly trained scientists, technologists, educators, entrepreneurs and other professionals committed to excellence, integrity, equity and inclusion.

Lane College is a small, private, Christian, liberal arts, HBCU located in Jackson, Tennessee and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.