Martin Luther King Preparatory High School

Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is a small high school in Memphis, Tennessee, (ZIP code 38127). The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 491 students. High schools in Tennessee have about 754 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.

The Achievement School District system has 15 schools and 5,309 students.

Roughly 92% of students at Martin Luther King Preparatory High School are Black. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Shelby County, the Black share is about 52%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Martin Luther King Preparatory High School scores 14%.

Martin Luther King Preparatory High School has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 27.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Tennessee is 21.0:1.

American Community Survey estimates for Shelby County show that median household income comes to about $63,767, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 287, with about 154,209 students.

Frayser-Corning Elementary, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.

Between 2017-18 and 2023-24, Martin Luther King Preparatory High School had a net loss of 81 students, or 14%. The Black share of enrollment dropped from 97% to 92% over the same period. The ratio of students to teachers went from 25.1:1 to 17.6:1 over the same years.

The allk12 page for Martin Luther King Preparatory High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.