John P. Freeman Optional School

Memphis, TN 38109

Phone: (901) 416-3156
Fax: (901) 416-3127
District: Shelby County Schools

10

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades K-8 • 592 students

John P. Freeman Optional School, located in Memphis, Tennessee, serves grades K-8 in the Shelby County Schools district. It is among the few public schools in Tennessee to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.

John P. Freeman Optional School is a public school in the Shelby County Schools district located in Memphis, TN. The principal of John P. Freeman Optional School is Monica Smith. As of 2014, the students are 98.7% Black, non-Hispanic; 0.8% Hispanic; 0.2% White, non-Hispanic; 0.2% Multiracial; and 0.2% Asian/Pacific Islander. 61.3% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 98.7% 66.9% 22.9%
Hispanic 0.8% 9.1% 7.8%
White, non-Hispanic 0.2% 20.2% 65.6%
Multiracial 0.2% 1.1% 1.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2% 2.5% 1.8%
Native American or Native Alaskan — 0.1% 0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — 0.1% 0.1%

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 61.3% — —
English learners — 5.1% —
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Harbor Town Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 10.8 mi
2 Oak Forest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 18.6 mi
3 Daybreak Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 18.8 mi
4 Country Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bartlett TN 20.5 mi
5 Rivercrest Neighborhood/Subdivision Memphis TN 21 mi
6 Oakwood Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Lakeland TN 24.4 mi
7 Templeton Farms Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 31.6 mi
8 Blaydes Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Atoka TN 32 mi
9 Glenview Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Munford TN 33.7 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Midtown Memphis Memphis TN 8.8 mi
2 Desoto County Hernando MS 12.7 mi
3 Bartlett Bartlett TN 16.8 mi
4 Cordova Memphis TN 18.1 mi
5 Lakeland Lakeland TN 23.2 mi
6 Millington Millington TN 24.7 mi
7 Arlington Arlington TN 28.2 mi
8 Atoka Atoka TN 33.7 mi
Base Distance
Tennessee National Guard Memphis 5.7 mi.
NSA Mid South 25.2 mi.
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