Macon Road Baptist School

Macon Road Baptist School is a private Baptist Christian school with several locations in the Memphis, Tennessee area.

Macon Road Baptist School
Location
Arlington, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee

United States
Coordinates35.2002973°N 89.6880489°W / 35.2002973; -89.6880489
Information
TypePrivate
Religious affiliation(s)Baptist
Established1973
NCES School ID01611904[1]
A0503322[2]
Operations ManagerDaniel Webb
Faculty54[3]
GradesPreK–12
Enrollment612 (2015[3])
Student to teacher ratio9:1[3]
Color(s)Blue, Black and White
   
MascotKingsmen
AffiliationsAmerican Association of Christian Schools[1]
Websitewww.maconroadbaptist.org

Overview

Macon Road's main campus, which has grades K–12, is located in Arlington. Macon Road's other two campuses, which host pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students, are in Lakeland and Oakland (Fayette County). Macon Road has around 500 K3–12 students, around 200 of which are in the 7–12th grades. The school mascot is the Kingsmen and the colors are blue, black, and white.[4]

History

Macon Road Baptist Church opened the school in 1973 in the churches buildings, which was located at what is now the school's Berclair Road campus. The school was part of a wave of private schools formed by white parents seeking to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools.[5]

Wayne Webb has headed the school since 1974.In March 2014, Macon Road became accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), an accreditation division of AdvancED.[6]

Academics

Macon Road uses the Abeka Curriculum, produced by Pensacola Christian College, in most of its preschool and elementary classes. All students are required to take a Bible class from K3–12th grade; a King James Version Bible is required. AP English (11th and 12th grades) and AP Biology (12th grade) are the only Advanced Placement courses offered. Online dual enrollment for college credit is also offered. Other electives include Yearbook, Personal Fitness, Christian Ethics, and various higher level sciences and math classes including Anatomy and Physiology, Physics, and Advanced Math.[7] The school-wide average ACT composite score in 2012 was a 23.[8]

References
  1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Macon Road Baptist School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  2. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Macon Road Baptist School-east Campus". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  3. "Private School Universe Study". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. "About Us". Macon Road Baptist School. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  5. Pohlmann, Marcus D. (2008). Opportunity Lost: Race and Poverty in the Memphis City Schools. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 85. ISBN 9781572336384.
  6. "MRBS is now accredited through SACS". Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  7. "Macon Road Baptist School East Campus 2013 - 2014 Class Schedule Grades 7-12" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  8. "Senior High Profile". Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.