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Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School

Q: How many students attend Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School?

Students at Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School are 77% African American, 20% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

Summary

Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School is a small school in Memphis, TN, serving 335 students in grades 6–12 within the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, a district that overall ranks in the bottom 3% of Tennessee districts. The school's most striking strength is attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate is just 9.1%, compared to 30.2% for the district and 18.3% for the state, and dramatically better than nearby Hillcrest High School (70.2%) and Oakhaven High School (42.8%).

Academically, the school has an uneven profile. Its students outperform the district by a wide margin in science (41.5% proficient vs. 28.4% district) and social studies (43.4% vs. 28.7%), and it slightly edges out the district in math (24.7% vs. 22.1%). Compared to nearby Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship, Brownlee posts substantially higher scores in science, social studies, and math. However, English language arts is a clear weakness, with only 17.1% proficient — below the district's 24.6% and far below the state's 40.6%. ELA proficiency also declines sharply as students advance: 27.7% in 6th grade, 14.2% in 7th, and just 10.1% in 8th grade, making 8th grade the weakest year across all subjects.

On a positive note, the school has shown strong forward momentum. Science proficiency has nearly doubled since 2022-23, and chronic absenteeism has dropped from 42.1% to 9.1% in three years. Spending per student is also lower than most nearby schools at $11,829, suggesting efficient use of resources. Notably, Whitehaven High School, less than two miles away, ranks in the 87th percentile statewide, proving that high achievement is possible in this community. Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee sits in the middle of the local spectrum — stronger than most nearby schools in attendance and science/social studies, but with significant work remaining in literacy and math.

335

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,829

Per pupil spending ?

56.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

817 Brownlee Road
Memphis, TN 38116

(901) 538-9500

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.3%

Hispanic:

20.3%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2019 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 45% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

Tennessee avg45%

416^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 141Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	416 of 594	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	380 of 583	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	462 of 587	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	500 of 594	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	492 of 569	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	538 of 576	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	507 of 574	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	151 of 328	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	120 of 312	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	190 of 318	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	220 of 316	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	231 of 299	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	246 of 277	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	236 of 293	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	17 of 100	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.5	1 of 73	98.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	400 of 546	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	459 of 554	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	498 of 560	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	495 of 552	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	515 of 538	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	471 of 529	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	108 of 302	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	102 of 286	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	125 of 285	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	182 of 285	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	179 of 275	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	171 of 261	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	213 of 478	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	189 of 490	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.9	349 of 510	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	400 of 514	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	413 of 495	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	430 of 483	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	409 of 490	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	332 of 550	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	420 of 560	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	456 of 557	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	449 of 540	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	484 of 529	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	445 of 523	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	235 of 349	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.4	264 of 332	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies43%-8 vs state

Science42%-5 vs state

Mathematics25%-18 vs state

English Language Arts17%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)				TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)				TNReady Social Studies (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School	Public, Charter	6-12	817 Brownlee Road	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	317	16	20.4	56.7%	1 (0.3%)	244 (77.0%)	65 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)	21.8	31.1	21.1	24.7	27.7	14.2	10.1	17.1																																			43.6	46.2	34.9	41.5	43.6	48.1	38.5	43.4	$11,829	$1,446	$10,017
Hillcrest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4184 Graceland Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Achievement School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 730-4098	441	20	22.0	58.2%	1 (0.2%)	413 (93.7%)	23 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8.7	383^rd of 400 public high schools	4.3%		7	384^th of 389 public high schools	1.3%	1									8.8				9.8			16.4		20.3		13.3			14.6					6.5				6.3		11.8			11.2		10.8			12.5									$18,230	$6,876	$11,354
Whitehaven High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4851 Elvis Presley Blvd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3000	1,549	82	18.8	58.7%	4 (0.3%)	1,455 (93.9%)	23 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.1%)	79.1	51^st of 400 public high schools	87.3%		60	126^th of 389 public high schools	67.6%	75									40.3				40.0	91.7	61.4	62.7		62.5		50.0	60.1	45.8	57.9		81.6	80.0	79.4	43.6				43.5		65.9			65.6		87.3	82.2	69.2	82.3									$13,670	$1,339	$11,585
City University School Of Liberal Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 E. Shelby Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	201	15	13.1	62.0%	1 (0.5%)	183 (91.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	8.4	385^th of 400 public high schools	3.8%		19.1	329^th of 389 public high schools	15.4%	56									< 5%				< 5%			< 5%		< 5%		20.9			20.5	9.8			14.0	6.7				6.7		22.4			22.0		13.0			13.7									$17,924	$1,541	$16,016
City University School of Independence	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 East Shelby Drive	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	14	1	10.1	61.5%	0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																< 5%		< 5%																																	$8,792	$1,358	$7,068
Fairley High School	Public	9-12	4950 Fairley Road	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 730-8160	0			64.1%								7.6	389^th of 400 public high schools	2.8%					(n/a)									5.7				5.6		7.7	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%		13.7	10.0		12.0					< 5%				< 5%	< 5%	22.1			19.9		15.0			13.2									$14,303	$1,862	$11,538
Southwest Career Technology Center	Public	9-12	3746 Horn Lake Road	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	No	(901) 416-8186	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Public, Charter	6-12	5132 Jonetta Street	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	723	47	15.3	59.1%	1 (0.1%)	607 (84.0%)	104 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	16.7	344^th of 400 public high schools	14.0%		23.6	308^th of 389 public high schools	20.8%	36	15.5	18.5	21.9	18.7	19.7	27.7	11.1	19.2	10.6				10.6		42.1	6.0		12.7	29.8				29.3		16.7		17.0	16.4				16.4		53.3			52.6		18.3			17.3	21.1	23.1	17.8	20.6	15.5	38.5	38.4	30.6	$14,252	$1,495	$12,391
Westwood High School	Public	9-12	4480 Westmont Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8000	329	21	15.3	72.9%	0 (0.0%)	317 (96.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	11.8	364^th of 400 public high schools	9.0%		12.6	356^th of 389 public high schools	8.5%	8									13.0				13.5			< 5%	< 5%	< 5%		< 5%	20.0		6.8		5.7	10.5	6.7	11.0				10.8		22.7			21.8		17.6	15.4		17.4									$15,971	$1,889	$13,288
Mitchell High School	Public	9-12	658 WMitchell Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8174	358	24	15.0	80.6%	1 (0.3%)	346 (96.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	25.2	310^th of 400 public high schools	22.5%		19.9	324^th of 389 public high schools	16.7%	14									6.0				6.0			20.0	23.1	23.1		33.3	36.7	20.0	30.6					13.1				13.1		27.7			26.4		26.6			25.7									$14,970	$1,821	$12,466

Frequently Asked Questions about Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School

What district is Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School?

Students at Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School are 77% African American, 20% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee School.

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