Lester School

School: Lester School

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Lester School
Grade Span: 06 - 08
Address: 320 Carpenter Memphis TN 38112
Phone: (901) 416-5969
Charter School: No
Magnet School: Yes
Title I School: Yes
County: Shelby County
District: Shelby County
Teachers: 17
Students: 271
  • School Diversity Scores
  • Ethnicity Score 5
  • Gender Score 99
  • Socioeconomic Score 10
  • Overall Diversity Score 11
Overall Diversity Score: Ethnicity Diversity Score (weight: 75%) + Gender Diversity Score (weight: 5%) + Socioeconomic Diversity Score (weight: 20%)

Ethnicity Ethnicity Diversity Score: 5

Ethnicity Count Percent
American Indian 0 0.00 %
Asian 2 0.74 %
Black 264 97.42 %
Hawaiian 0 0.00 %
Hispanic 2 0.74 %
White 3 1.11 %
Two Plus 0 0.00 %
Total 271 100.00 %
Ethnicity Diversity Score: Equal ethnicity distribution of student population. A high score indicates a very racially diverse student body.

Gender Gender Diversity Score: 99

Gender Count Percent
Male 137 50.55 %
Female 134 49.45 %
Total 271 100.00 %
Gender Diversity Score: Equal gender distribution of student population (closer to 50% is better for diversity).

Socioeconomic Socioeconomic Diversity Score: 10

Socioeconomic Count Percent
Free Lunch 248 91.51 %
Reduced Lunch 9 3.32 %
Free + Reduced Lunch 257 94.83 %
Socioeconomic Diversity Score: Equal socioeconomy distribution of student population (Free + Reduced Lunch closer to 50% is better for diversity).