The Memphis Jewish High School is a co-educational inclusive modern orthodox institution. The Memphis Jewish High School is a comprehensive four-year high school enrolling Jewish students in grade nine through twelve. The school opened August 14, 2006 with a ninth grade student body. The Memphis Jewish High School will add a grade each year and plans to have the first graduating class in June, 2010. The Memphis Jewish High School has been accepted as an official candidate for SACS/CASI accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . Memphis Jewish High School is a member of the College Board and the Educational Records Bureau .
Learning at Memphis Jewish High School is a cooperative enterprise in which the students and teachers work together as partners. All classes are taught using the Harkness Method . Around the Harkness table, classmates learn by discussing their thoughts and ideas: they are ready to learn and, yes, to teach one another. Memphis Jewish High School teachers are participants in the discussion, too—they don’t just lecture; instead, they guide students in significant ways, joining in the discussions, joining in the joy of learning. Both teachers and students are committed to an ideal of active participatory, student-centered learning.