Collierville Schools is a

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that serves approximately 9,000 students in

Collierville, Tennessee Collierville is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb located in the Memphis metropolitan area. With a population of 51,324 in the 2020 census, Collierville is the third largest municipality in the county after Memphis ...

. It was formed by

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from Shelby County Schools in 2014.

History

Collierville Schools was formed in 2014 as one of six

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school districts to secede from Shelby County Schools after the

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permitted the formation of new school districts the previous year. The district saw considerable reshuffling due to

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at the start of the 2018–19 school year. The high school received a new

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-laden $94 million campus, and Schilling Farms Middle School moved into the old high school building as "West Collierville Middle School". The Schilling Farms namesake and old campus were thereafter used for a new elementary school. The following year, the district shifted its middle and high school start times to a later schedule. The shift was prompted by a

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authored by high school student Chase Via that advocated for later school start times. Upon the creation of the district, former

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John Aikten of Shelby County Schools was selected as superintendent. After Aitken retired in 2019, he was succeeded by Dr. Gary Lilly, former superintendent of Bristol Tennessee City Schools.

Schools

High schools

Collierville High School Collierville High School is a public high school (grades 9–12) located in Collierville, Tennessee which operates under the administration of Collierville Schools. It was previously under the authority of Shelby County Schools until Collierville ...

Middle schools

Collierville Middle School Collierville Middle School is a public middle school ( grades 6–8) located in Collierville, Tennessee, which operates under Collierville Schools. It was founded in 1973 in the Shelby County Schools and has since used four different campuses as o ...

West Collierville Middle School West Collierville Middle School, (formerly known as Schilling Farms Middle School) is a public middle school ( grades 6–8) located in Collierville, Tennessee, which operates under Collierville Schools. SFMS was originally located at 935 Colbert ...

Elementary schools

* Bailey Station Elementary School * Collierville Elementary School * Crosswind Elementary School * Sycamore Elementary School * Tara Oaks Elementary School * Schilling Farms Elementary School

References

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External links

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