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Memphis College Preparatory

PublicElementaryGrades K–5Charter

1500 Dunn AVE, Memphis, TN 38106 · (901) 620-6475

Memphis’ School Grade D better than 6% of Tennessee school districts

Students
227
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Memphis College Preparatory

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 19.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1500 Dunn AVE, Memphis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten36
Grade 143
Grade 232
Grade 347
Grade 439
Grade 530
Enrollment over time
283’20
275’21
256’22
239’23
227’24

Down 19.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 94%Hispanic 4%White <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Memphis College Preparatory from Memphis families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Memphis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.