St. George's: A Distinctive Model Addressing the Achievement Gap
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Changing Lives, Impacting a Community
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Memphis at a Glance
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Memphis at a Glance
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Memphis at a Glance
• Population: approx. 1 million
• 52.3% African American
• 43.6% Caucasian
• 5.8% Latino
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Poverty in Memphis• 2nd highest poverty rate for cities > 1
M people
• 3rd highest child poverty rate for > 500,000 people
• Since 2005, poverty rate has increased.
• In 2008, all poverty rates increased.
• Since 2009, only poverty rates for Caucasians have decreased.
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22%-38% in high poverty
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Poverty in Memphis• 27.2 % Memphis Poverty
Rate
• 42.1 % Child Poverty
• 49.2 % African American children
• 45.8 % Latino children
• 15.3 % Caucasian children
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Poverty in Memphis• 49.3% of those under poverty worked
full or part time during the previous month
• 47% of female-headed households have incomes below poverty threshold
Of those…• 47.1% African American
• 57.1% Latinos
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Poverty in Memphis• 42% in poverty are under 18 years
old
• 49% African American
• 46% Latino
• 15% Caucasian
• 62.5% of births to single mothers
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38126• Population 6,619• Caucasian 2.7%• African American95.2%• Latino <1%• Asian <.2%
• 0-17 years old 2,206 33%
• Median Income $13,542
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National Spotlight
State of Education in Memphis
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Memphis City Mayor Shelby County Mayor
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Unified School District
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Caucasian 33% 72%
African-American 61% 22%
Latino 5% 3%
Asian 1% 3%
Ethnicity
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Median Family Income$36,535
$77,350
Educational Attainment (BA or higher)
23% 40%
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Graduation Rates72.6%
88.9%
Economically Disadvantage85.1%
38.6%
African American 82.7%37.4%
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St. George’s Day School
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Germantown
PK-5
Collierville 6-12 Memphis PK-5
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GermantownPopulation 15,570
Households 5,327
Caucasian 88%African-American 2.8%Latino 1.8%Asian 7%
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GermantownMedian Income $142,222
Income• > $200,000 30%• Between $125-$150,000 12%• < $25,000 3.6%
BA or higher 26%
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ColliervillePopulation 48,888
Households 17,030
Caucasian 72.6%African-American 13.7%Latino 2.8%Asian 7.43%
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ColliervilleMedian Income $106,190
Income• > $200,000 16%• Between $125-$150,000 10%• < $25,000 8%
BA or higher 61%
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MemphisPopulation 43,459
Households 17,408
Caucasian 40%African-American 51%Latino 8%Asian 1.6%
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MemphisMedian Income $39,910
Income• > $200,000 5%• Between $125-$150,000 2.6%• < $25,000 31%
BA or higher 11%
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Mission“St. George's is a co-educational school of excellence preparing
students for a life of learning and
meaningful contribution through dedication to
high academic achievement and the development of moral
character reinforced by Judeo-Christian values.”
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Philosophy• Mission Driven• Holistic• Student
Centered• Character
Education• Worship
Opportunity• Community
Service• Creative• Accepting• Parental
Partnerships• Relationships
• Hands On• Collegiality• Evolving
Strengths• Fun• College
Preparatory• Citizenship• Communication• Problem Solving• Gifts and
Talents• Focus on Effort
and Process
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Today• 54th year• Three Campuses• 1200+ Students• 225 Faculty and Staff• 8th Graduating Class in 2013• 1st Memphis class are freshmen
in HS
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Recent College Acceptances• American University
• Boston College• Bowdoin College• Bucknell University• Clark University• Dartmouth College• Duke University• Emory University• John Hopkins University• Kenyon College• Georgetown University• Georgia Institute of Tech.• Howard University• Lehigh University• MIT
• New York University• Northwestern• Princeton University• Purdue University• Tufts University• Wake Forest University• Wesleyan University• University of Michigan• University of Chicago• University of Notre Dame• University of Virginia• U.S. Military Academy• U.S. Air Force Academy• Vanderbilt University
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Memphis Campus• PK-5, one class of each grade, 17-19
students• 144 students
• 90% African American• 4% Latino• 4% Caucasian• 2% Multi-racial
• 2 teachers per class• 67% receive free and reduced meals • 60% single mother/guardian
households• 33 zip codes
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St. George’s Independent school
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Citizenship
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Citizenship Institute
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Citizenship through Service
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Public Speaking
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Public Speaking
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Collaboration
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Parent Partnership
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Relationships
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Relationships
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Critical Thinking
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GOU
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Continued Efforts