Cornerstone Prep School

Cornerstone Prep School is one of the rural-scale primary schools in Memphis, Tennessee, run under Tennessee Public Charter School Commission, with 85 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. That puts it 82% smaller than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 470 students.

Tennessee Public Charter School Commission comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,979 students; Cornerstone Prep School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Cornerstone Prep School lists that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 2% White. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Shelby County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), Cornerstone Prep School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Evans Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Cornerstone Prep School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.