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Creative Life Preparatory School

1222 RIVERSIDE BLVD, MEMPHIS, TN 38106

Compared to its its local public school district, where the student body was predominantly Black, this school had a much higher share of such students during the 2021–22 school year.

However, the school’s student body had less racial diversity than the district’s. What does this mean?

Creative Life Preparatory School (2021–22)
Shelby County School District (2021–22)
  • White
  • Black
  • Hisp.
  • Asian Am.
  • Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat.
  • Haw. / Pac. Isl.
  • Multi.
  • Not spec.

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data

Information about this school comes from the Private School Universe Survey, a national dataset collected by the National Center for Education Statistics since 1989 that is aimed at gathering information about private schools across the United States. Creative Life Preparatory School has completed the survey 11 times, most recently for the 2021–22 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

Creative Life Preparatory School
Shelby County School District

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
Creative Life Preparatory School 21 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Shelby County School District 109,431 5.6% 73.3% 17.1% 0.9% 0.1% 0.0% 3.0%

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data (2021–22)

Private School Survey Responses

School Year Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi. Teachers Student-Teacher Ratio
2021–2022 21 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5 4:1
2019–2020 43 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6 7:1
2017–2018 32 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5 6:1
2015–2016 33 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8 4:1
2013–2014 44 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7 6:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
Gmaa Regular elementary or secondary PK–9th Seventh-Day Adventist 2.75 mi.
St. Augustine Catholic School Regular elementary or secondary PK–6th Roman Catholic 2.89 mi.
St. Jude School Program Early childhood/day care center KG–12th Nonsectarian 3.27 mi.
Maria Montessori School Montessori KG–8th Nonsectarian 3.43 mi.
1st Class Montessori I Montessori 1st–2nd Nonsectarian 3.46 mi.

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About This Data

Where is this data from?

Most of the data we use comes from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Private School Universe Survey, which has aimed to gather information about U.S. private schools every other year since 1989. Because the regulation of private schools is handled differently by state, there is no comprehensive list of every private school in the country. The PSS attempts to approximate such a list using various sources, including state education departments, private school associations and religious organizations, and, in some areas, online yellow pages and local government offices.

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