Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee

Memphis · TN · Memphis-Shelby County Schools · Public charter · K-12 combined

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Programs & features
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee compares for families

What families should know about Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee.

  • LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Whitehaven High, Hillcrest High School, City University School Of Liberal Arts and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

46%
admit rate
$13,812
in-state tuition/yr · $33,256 out-of-state
1190–1340
SAT 25–75 · ACT 25–31

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,976/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full The University of Tennessee-Knoxville profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

💰 Pay for college in Tennessee

Tennessee's public scholarships

Tennessee pairs a lottery-funded merit award (HOPE) with the well-known TN Promise, which makes community and technical college essentially free for any graduate.

Merit Tennessee HOPE Scholarship (TELS)
$4,500–$5,700/yr (4-yr) · $3,200/yr (2-yr)
GPA: 3.0 weighted GPA Test: OR SAT 1060 / ACT 21 Income: No income limit

Lottery-funded merit award — qualify with EITHER a 3.0 weighted GPA OR ACT 21 / SAT 1060. No income limit. (Qualify by either path; enroll within 16 months of graduating.)

Official program details ↗
Promise Tennessee Promise
Free community / technical college (last-dollar)
Income: No income limit

Tuition-free community or technical college for any TN grad — no GPA, test, or income requirement. (Apply senior year; FAFSA, mentor meeting, 8 hrs community service/term.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
36.1%
Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.
Students absent 15+ days
121
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 268 in 2021 to 335 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+25.0%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +6.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 335 students:

2025
356
2027
401
2029
453

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $12,511 per student in district revenue, the 118 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,476,298/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Whitehaven High
Memphis
Public 1.3 1,509 +1.9%
Hillcrest High School
Memphis
Public · charter 1.3 476 +10.2%
City University School Of Liberal Arts
Memphis
Public · charter 1.5 179 -22.2%
City University School of Independence
Memphis
Public · charter 1.5 13
Fairley High School
Memphis
Public 1.6 463
Southwest Career Technology Center
Memphis
Public 2.0
Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship
Memphis
Public · charter 2.7 444 -9.9%
Westwood High
Memphis
Public 3.1 361 +19.5%

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