Beacon College Preparatory

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Memphis, Tennessee

Beacon College Preparatory in Memphis, Tennessee enrolled 321 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 28% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers fell 14%

206 students in 2022-23, 263 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 15.5.

Students enrolled at Beacon College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 26301002003002022-232062023-24263
Students enrolled at Beacon College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 26301002003002022-232062023-24263
Students enrolled at Beacon College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 26301002003002022-232062023-24263
Students enrolled at Beacon College Preparatory by school year2022-23: 206, 2023-24: 26301002003002022-232062023-24263
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320618.011.4
2023-2426315.517.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 73 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Beacon College Preparatory enrolled 145 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 73 of the 145 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent2.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.6% of students were Black, 36.4% Hispanic, 3.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black57.6%
  2. Hispanic36.4%
  3. White3.1%
  4. American Indian1.6%
  5. Two or more races0.9%
  6. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Beacon College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Math20% or less16% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Memphis

111 public elementary schools in Memphis report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Snowden Elementary/Middle1,38416.7not reported
Belle Forest Community School1,02716.8not reported
Treadwell Elementary92113.5not reported
Richland Elementary90715.3not reported
Parkway Village Elementary85613.1not reported
Grahamwood Elementary85013.9not reported
Highland Oaks Elementary82113.3not reported
Lowrance Elementary/Middle78716.4not reported

All public schools in Memphis →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Beacon College Preparatory

  1. Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 398 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Wells Station ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 593 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Beacon College Preparatory with Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Memphis-Shelby County Schools spends per student$13,695 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,695
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeBeacon College Preparatory is the number 742 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#742 of 998
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Beacon College Preparatory

  1. How many students attend Beacon College Preparatory?
    321 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 206 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Memphis, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Beacon College Preparatory?
    11.4 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Beacon College Preparatory a Title I school?
    Beacon College Preparatory ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Beacon College Preparatory do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Beacon College Preparatory scored proficient or above: 20% or less in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Beacon College Preparatory in?
    Memphis-Shelby County Schools, NCES district ID 4700148. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470014802635 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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