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Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee

817 Brownlee RD, Memphis, TN 38116 · (901) 538-9500 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Tennessee public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public high schools

Enrollment
335
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 754
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611635%
Grade 710933%
Grade 811033%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
6820%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
25977%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17753%
Female
15847%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
20.1%
TN avg 40.9% . +8.8pp since 2022
Math
25.7%
TN avg 39.3% . +14.7pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2520.1%25.7%
2023-2415.8%16.9%
2022-2311.3%11.0%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Shelby County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.7%#183 of 339
▲ 68
#16 of 51
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
20.1%#302 of 337
▲ 10
#30 of 51
▲ 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
335#300 of 381#48 of 56
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
36.1%#178 of 332#23 of 50
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
335
+47 (+16%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25335N/AN/AN/A
2023-2431715.520.4:1N/A
2022-233391719.9:1N/A
2020-212881420.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee.

About Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee

Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee is a low-enrollment high school with an address in Memphis, Tennessee. The school's 335 students are in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 56% lower than the average for high schools in Tennessee, which is about 754.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools runs Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee along with 210 other schools, enrolling 111,979 students in total.

Black students make up a majority at Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee, at 77%. Other students are 20% Hispanic. That is higher than the 52% Black share among all Shelby County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Measured against Tennessee public high schools, Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Within Shelby County, the median household income is $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee, Shelby County has 286 other public schools.

The closest public school, Westhaven Elementary, is about 0.9 miles from Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee is one of the charter schools in Tennessee.

Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee's enrollment grew from 288 in 2020-21 to 335 in 2024-25.

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Shelby County at a glance

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Population
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students

Quick facts

School name
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee
District
Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Address
817 Brownlee RD, Memphis, TN 38116
Phone
(901) 538-9500
County
Shelby County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
335
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
470014802565
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee
What is the total enrollment at Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee?
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee serve?
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee serves grades 06-12.
How diverse is Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee?
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee reports a student body of 1% White, 20% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee?
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee is overseen by Memphis-Shelby County Schools in Shelby County.
What city is Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee in?
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee is located in Memphis, TN.
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