Mitchell High School, also known as Mitchell Road High School, is a public 9–12 school in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, located at 658 West Mitchell Road in South Memphis. The school is served by the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. As of 2022 the high school's student body was 97 percent black and 1.4 percent hispanic.
Athletics Mitchell High School plays in TSSAA's west grand division and 9th athletic district as the Tigers and Lady Tigers for baseball, basketball, cross country, football, softball, track and field, and volleyball. Historically, the school used to compete in bowling and golf.
The school has a strong record for both gendered track and field teams. The boys' team has 8 state titles and 7 individual champions, and the girls' team has 3 state titles and 8 individual champions. +Team State TitlesYearSportClassAwardDetails1983Girls' BasketballAAARunner-Up(24-11)1987Boys' BasketballAARunner-Up1990Girls' BasketballAARunner-Up(32-4)2002Football2ARunner-Up(12-3)2005Girls' Track and FieldA-AA400 Meter Relay Champions2005Girls' Track and FieldA-AA800 Meter Relay Champions2005Girls' Track and FieldA-AAChampions2006Boys' BasketballAARunner-Up(31-7)2006Girls' Track and FieldA-AAChampions2007Boys' BasketballAARunner-Up(28-13)2008Boys' BasketballAARunner-Up(25-9)2008Football3ARunner-Up(10-5)2010Girls' Track and FieldAAA800 Meter Relay Champions2012Boys' BasketballAARunner-Up(23-10)2014Boys' BasketballAChampions(30-6)2015Boys' BasketballAChampions(32-6)2016Boys' BasketballAChampions(33-7) Notable alumni
Jeremiah Martin – professional basketball player for Śląsk Wrocław (basketball) of the PLK Moneybagg Yo – rapper Jaylon Moore – NFL player Justin J. Pearson – politician and member of the Tennessee House of Representatives Andre Turner – NBA player for the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets Thaddeus Young – NBA player for the Toronto Raptors
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