📍 5020 Lions Crest DR, Lakeland, Shelby County, 38002
Lakeland Preparatory School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lakeland, Shelby County. The school has 1,094 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lakeland school district. It serves grades 5–9 in a rural setting. The school employs 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakeland Preparatory School enrolls 1,094 students across grades 5–9. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 12% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 701 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 136 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 12% |
| Asian | 74 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lakeland Preparatory School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-80, state senate district 32, state house district 99.
Lakeland Preparatory School is one of 2 schools in Lakeland, based in Lakeland, Tennessee. The district serves 2,538 students district-wide and employs 141 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,094 students, Lakeland Preparatory School is close to the district average of about 1,269 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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