Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School

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Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School
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Location
Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School
1530 Dellwood Ave

Memphis
,
Tennessee
38127

United States
Coordinates 35°12′49″N90°00′42″W / 35.213611°N 90.011667°W / 35.213611; -90.011667
Information
Former nameFrayser High School
TypeCharter School
ClosedMay 2024 (2024-05)
School districtFrayser Community Schools
NCES District ID 470014701064 [1]
PrincipalChiquita Perry
Teaching staff27.83 (FTE) (2023-2024) [1]
Grades9–12
GenderCoed
Enrollment491 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.64 (2023-2024) [1]
Website fraysercs.org/martin-luther-king-jr-college-preparatory-high-school/

Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School, previously known as Frayser High School, was a charter high school located in Memphis, Tennessee. It was demolished in fall of 2024. It operated as part of the Frayser Community Schools district between 2014-2024. [2]

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History

A new auditorium and gymnasium were opened on November 14, 1951. [3] The school was further expanded in 1959 with the addition of two portable classrooms. [4]

On July 1, 2014, the newly formed Frayser Community Schools, a part of the Achievement School District, took over Frayser High School and renamed it MLK Jr. College Preparatory High. [5]

Replacement

In 2021, Shelby County Schools announced plans to replace MLK Prep High School and Trezevant High School with a new school. [6] MLK Prep closed for demolition in May 2024. [7] The Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved the final funds needed for the $112 million project on December 16, 2024 [8] and construction broke ground on April 1, 2025. [9]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - MKL Preparatory (470014701064)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Martin Luther King Jr College Prep". Frayser Community Schools. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Building Dedicated at Frayser School". The Commercial Appeal . November 15, 1951. p. 38.
  4. ↑ "30 Classrooms In City To Be Portable". The Commercial Appeal. p. 3. ProQuest   2653910471 . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ Roberts, Jane (July 27, 2014). "Prepping for Change: From shell of troubled institution, charter emerges, led by educator with deep neighborhood roots". The Commercial Appeal . pp. 1A, 11A. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ Pierre, Jeremy (April 20, 2021). "Reimagining 901: Shelby County Schools unveils plan to transform education, school buildings". FOX13 Memphis. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Weathersbee, Tonyaa (November 3, 2023). "MLK College Prep students will have 6 choices for next year while new school is built". Chalkbeat . Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ Coombs, Lydian (December 16, 2024). "$33.9M in funding for new high school in Frayser passes final hurdle". Action News 5 . Retrieved September 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ Smith, Lee Eric (April 5, 2025). "Frayser celebrates groundbreaking for new Frayser High on Dellwood". Tri-State Defender . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Former Student, Famed Recording Artist GloRilla, Returns to MLK College Prep; Donates $25,000". Frayser Community Schools. September 23, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ Aniftos, Rania (September 23, 2022). "Rapper GloRilla Returns to High School to Donate $25,000". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2022.


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