Eighty-nine students walked across the stage this week as the first graduating class in the history of University High School, and the moment was more than a century in the making. University Schools traces its roots back to 1912, operating for decades as an elementary and middle school before University High opened its doors in 2022. This graduating class is the first to go all four years.
Every single one of the 89 seniors received a diploma. Thirty will stay on campus at the University of Memphis. One student, Azaria Whipe, will be the first in her family to attend college. The class collectively earned $14 million in scholarship offers, and two students are National Merit Finalists. The school ranked second in TCAP scores statewide this past year, less than a point behind Williamson County.
The school now enrolls more than 1,200 students from every zip code in Shelby County and maintains an over 1,000-name waitlist. That kind of demand tells a story!
