Manassas High School

Manassas High School
Address
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1111 N Manassas St

Information
TypePublic
Established1900
School districtMemphis-Shelby County Schools
NCES District ID4700148
NCES School ID470014801113
PrincipalEric Cooper
Teaching staff25.92 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment347 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio13.39[1]
Color(s)Gold and blue     [2]
Team nameTigers[2]
Website[1]

Manassas High School is in Memphis, Tennessee. It was established in 1900. As of 2022, the school had about 420 students 96 percent of whom were black.[3] The high school produced several prominent jazz musicians.[4][5] In the 1920s, it was one of two high schools in Memphis for African Americans.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Manassas High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Manassas High School". Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/tennessee/districts/shelby-county-schools/manassas-high-school-18096
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference jazz was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Kernodle, Tammy L.; Maxile, Horace (December 17, 2010). Encyclopedia of African American Music [3 volumes]. ISBN 9780313342004.
  6. ^ Wilkinson, Christopher (February 1, 2012). Big Band Jazz in Black West Virginia, 1930–1942. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-62846-751-2.