Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Memphis, Tennessee
Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship in Memphis, Tennessee enrolled 692 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, 13-17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (Tennessee: 87.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 4%
830 students in 2022-23, 723 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 45.0 to 47.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 830 | 45.0 | 18.4 |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 47.0 | 15.4 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.
6 AP courses in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship enrolled 830 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent9.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.6% of students were Black, 15.8% Hispanic, 2.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black81.6%
- Hispanic15.8%
- Two or more races2.2%
- White0.4%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship scored proficient or above: 13-17% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 13‑17% | 22% | 35% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 8% | 16% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
70-74% of the 106 students in Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 70‑74% | 81% | 87.3% |
| Students in the class | 106 | 7,461 | 71,510 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Memphis
46 public high schools in Memphis report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Station High | 2,046 | 16.9 | not reported |
| Southwind High | 1,675 | 23.8 | not reported |
| Whitehaven High | 1,509 | 16.8 | not reported |
| Overton High | 1,417 | 14.3 | not reported |
| Kingsbury High | 1,383 | 21.8 | not reported |
| Central High | 1,331 | 21.2 | not reported |
| Craigmont High | 968 | 15.3 | not reported |
| Trezevant High | 883 | 17.2 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship
- Westwood HighThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 361 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Freedom Prep Middle - BrownleeThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 335 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship with Westwood HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in TennesseeFreedom Preparatory Academy Flagship is the number 168 by size of 384 Tennessee high schools open in 2024-25.#168 of 384
- 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 Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship
How many students attend Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship?
692 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 830 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Memphis, TN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship?
18.4 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship a Title I school?
Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship do on state tests?
The students tested at Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship scored proficient or above: 13-17% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship?
70-74% of the 106 students in Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship in?
Memphis-Shelby County Schools, NCES district ID 4700148. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470014802208 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.