Cornerstone Prep - Lester

Tennessee Public Charter School Commission

www.cegmemphis.org/cpl

Charter School 354 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Cornerstone Prep - Lester is a mid-sized public educational campus located in Memphis, TN. Administered by Tennessee Public Charter School Commission, the institution operates as a public charter school serving approximately 354 enrolled students across grades PK through 05.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately N/A full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers .

Located at 320 Carpenter ST in Memphis, TN 38112, Cornerstone Prep - Lester serves families zoned within the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

354

Total Students

N/A

Full-Time Teachers

N/A

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Cornerstone Prep - Lester
Demographic	Student Count
White	9
Hispanic	1
Black	342
Two or More	2

Black
342 (96.6%)
White
9 (2.5%)
Two or More
2 (0.6%)
Hispanic
1 (0.3%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Changed Boundary/Agency
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Tennessee Public Charter School Commission
Phone:	(901)416-3640
Website:	http://www.cegmemphis.org/cpl
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	354
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	N/A
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	N/A
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 33

Kindergarten 53

Grade 1 62

Grade 2 39

Grade 3 60

Grade 4 51

Grade 5 56