📍 2601 Ketchum, Memphis, Shelby County, 38118
Northwest Prep Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Memphis, Shelby County. The school has 175 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school district. It serves grades 8–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Prep Academy enrolls 175 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 159 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.3% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Northwest Prep Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 91.
Northwest Prep Academy is one of 222 schools in Memphis-Shelby County Schools, based in Memphis, Tennessee. The district serves 111,124 students district-wide and employs 6,885 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 175 students, Northwest Prep Academy is smaller than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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