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Martin Luther King Preparatory High School

๐Ÿ“ 1530 Dellwood AVE, Memphis, Shelby County, 38127

537
Pupils
27.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Achievement School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 27.8:1. It operates as a public charter school. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. The school offers 9 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Achievement School District

Enrollment & staffing

Martin Luther King Preparatory High School enrolls 537 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 27.8:1.

Male students
261 (49%)
Female students
276 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
19.3
Student-teacher ratio
27.8:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American51295%
Hispanic or Latino152.8%
White61.1%
Two or more races4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Charter school

Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 86.

School district: Achievement School District

Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is one of 16 schools in Achievement School District, based in Nashville, Tennessee. The district serves 1,412 students district-wide and employs 285 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 537 students, Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is larger than the district average of about 88 students per school.

1,412
District students
16
Schools
285
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Graduation rate
34%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (9)

Setting: City - Large

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