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Beacon College Preparatory

Public, Charter Grades K-5

936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Beacon College Preparatory is an elementary public charter school located in Memphis, Tennessee, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 263 students. The school is part of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, which is ranked 135 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beacon College Preparatory consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Tennessee on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.7% of students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 22.6% for the district and 42.2% for the state. Similarly, only 23.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 23.7% for the district and 38.9% for the state. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom 50% of Tennessee elementary schools for female, male, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school performs better for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 30% and top 15% of Tennessee elementary schools, respectively.

Beacon College Preparatory's performance is generally lower than the nearby public schools, such as Wells Station Elementary, Jackson Elementary, and Brownsville Road Elementary, which consistently outperform Beacon College Preparatory on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's performance is also lower than the nearby Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School, which serves a similar student population but outperforms Beacon College Preparatory on most academic measures.

321

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,596

Per pupil spending ?

5130 Raleigh Lagrange RD
Memphis, TN 38134

(901) 853-0965

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.6%

Hispanic:

36.4%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2024 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2024

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg24%

Tennessee avg42%

936^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2024

From bottom 13% (2024) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

135^th of 139Memphis-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
2025	10.4	936 of 1009	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	882 of 1018	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	446 of 498	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	403 of 498	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	127 of 211	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.6	35 of 178	80.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	937 of 986	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	946 of 990	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	282 of 424	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	203 of 415	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	303 of 387	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	699 of 843	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	605 of 853	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	635 of 865	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	873 of 984	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	735 of 991	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	919 of 987	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-16 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 vs state

Science15%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)			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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Beacon College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-5	5130 Raleigh Lagrange RD	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 853-0965	263	16	16.9		16 (6.1%)	150 (57.0%)	91 (34.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	10.4	936^th of 1009 public elementary schools	7.2%		16.1	882^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	13.4%	54	10.0	25.5	11.1				15.7	23.3	26.1	18.5				23.3	8.3	19.1	22.2				14.9				$12,596	$1,375	$10,855
Raleigh-Bartlett Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5195 Twin Woods Ave	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4336	433	25	17.3		11 (2.5%)	369 (85.2%)	41 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	6.5	980^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.9%		8.4	978^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.9%	2	10.2		8.5				7.9	18.6		10.2				11.6	13.6	10.9	18.6				14.6				$16,030	$1,614	$12,606
Wells Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Wells Station Rd	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-2172	633	50	12.6		53 (8.4%)	62 (9.8%)	503 (79.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	58.7	370^th of 1009 public elementary schools	63.3%		52.6	440^th of 1018 public elementary schools	56.8%	70	44.6	47.0	43.8				45.2	43.5	53.0	30.1				42.7	62.0	59.0	41.1				54.8				$15,732	$1,643	$13,135
Shelby Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6053 Summer Ave	Memphis	38134	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4305	764	46	16.6		67 (8.8%)	504 (66.0%)	161 (21.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)	21.2	831^st of 1009 public elementary schools	17.6%		16.1	880^th of 1018 public elementary schools	13.6%	49	29.3	34.2	29.8				31.1	31.1	36.0	24.0				30.6	11.4	23.4	21.9				18.6				$14,120	$1,480	$11,615
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Wales Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-4222	303	22	13.7		14 (4.6%)	50 (16.5%)	238 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49.4	492^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	51.2%		30	737^th of 1018 public elementary schools	27.6%	245	50.0	51.5	55.6				52.3	47.5	45.5	19.4				37.6	45.0	30.3	33.3				36.7				$17,549	$1,377	$14,678
Memphis Business Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1082 Berclair	Memphis	38127	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 591-7267	307	21	14.3		6 (2.0%)	92 (30.0%)	208 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.9	678^th of 1009 public elementary schools	32.8%		37.6	639^th of 1018 public elementary schools	37.2%	39	22.5	34.8	43.2				33.3	20.0	47.8	32.4				34.1	20.0	52.2	37.8				37.4				$17,430	$1,413	$15,651
Journey Coleman K-8	Public, Charter	K-8	3210 Raleigh Millington RD	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 567-6078	0																		(n/a)																									$7,933	$1,763	$5,804
Kingsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4055 Bayliss Ave	Memphis	38108	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6020	513	40	12.8		20 (3.9%)	127 (24.8%)	352 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	18.5	853^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.2	916^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.0%	63	10.3	33.9	20.0				20.8	10.3	37.3	27.1				24.4	23.5	35.6	25.7				27.9				$16,156	$1,926	$13,144
Brownsville Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5292 Banbury Ave	Memphis	38135	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-4300	506	26	19.8		18 (3.6%)	442 (87.4%)	29 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	30.9	722^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	28.4%		34.8	680^th of 1018 public elementary schools	33.2%	42	34.8	32.5	32.1				33.0	43.5	35.0	30.9				36.1	31.9	37.5	22.2				30.4				$14,316	$1,567	$11,905
Granville T. Woods Academy of Innovation Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3824 Austin Peay HWY	Memphis	38128	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 800-1209	366	23	16.0		3 (0.8%)	333 (91.0%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	9.9	941^st of 1009 public elementary schools	6.7%		7.5	985^th of 1018 public elementary schools	3.2%	44	12.2		12.9	20.7	14.0	17.5	13.8	26.8	5.0	9.7	21.7	21.1	7.0	15.7		7.7		13.3	14.5	5.3	8.7	30.2	32.7	22.4	$15,278	$1,499	$13,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Beacon College Preparatory

What is the racial makeup of Beacon College Preparatory?

Students at Beacon College Preparatory are 58% African American, 36% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

What district is Beacon College Preparatory in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Beacon College Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Beacon College Preparatory.

Is Beacon College Preparatory a good school?

Beacon College Preparatory ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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