spring 2007. The building underwent moderate renovations to accommodate what is currently Ridgeway High School's Ninth Grade Freshmen Academy. Graves Elementary School, closed in 2014. Former secondary schools Longview Middle School (closed spring 2007) Former high schools Humes High School Messick High School Memphis Technical High School Southside High School Blue Ribbon Schools Seven Memphis City Schools have been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools Program, which honors schools that are academically superior or demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement. These schools are: 1982-83 — Snowden School 1985-86 — Grahamwood School 1992-93 — Craigmont Junior/Senior High School 1993-94 — Richland Elementary School 2004 — Keystone Elementary 2005 — Delano Elementary School 2008 — John P. Freeman Optional School Other facilities Memphis City Schools was headquartered in the Francis E. Coe Administration Building, It was shared with the pre-merger Shelby County Schools. The building has two wings, one for each district. As of 2013 the corridor linking the wings had a double-locked doors, and the glass panels had been covered by particle boards. Irving Hamer, the deputy superintendent of Memphis City Schools, described the barrier as "our Berlin Wall." See also History of Memphis, Tennessee List of high schools in Tennessee List of school districts in Tennessee Shelby County Schools WQOX, a radio station owned by Memphis City Schools References Further reading Collins, Thomas W. and George W. Noblit. "Stratification and Resegregation: The Case of Crossover High School, Memphis, Tennessee." (Archive) - Info page. ERIC Number: ED157954. Noblit, George W. and Thomas W. Collins. School flight and school policy: Desegregation and resegregation in the Memphis City Schools. The Urban Review, Kluwer Academic Publishers. Fall 1978 (Cover date September 1, 1978), Volume 10, Issue 3, pp 203–212. DOI 10.1007/BF02174224. DOI 10.1007/BF02174224, Print ISSN 0042-0972, Online ISSN 1573-1960. Pohlmann, Marcus D. Opportunity Lost: Race and Poverty in the Memphis City Schools. University of Tennessee Press, 2008. External links SCSK12.org - Official Shelby County Schools Website City Schools 2013 disestablishments in Tennessee Educational institutions disestablished in 2013 Former school districts in the United States School districts in Shelby County, Tennessee