First Assembly Christian school (FACS) is a
private
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Music
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,
college preparatory Christian school
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located in the
Cordova section of
Memphis, Tennessee
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. FACS was founded as First Assembly of God Christian School in 1972 to preserve
white-only school in response to a federal court order requiring
integrated schools. The school was initially located on Highland Street in Memphis before moving to Walnut Grove in Cordova.
History
According to the historian
Marcus Pohlmann, FACS was established in 1972 as part of a
wave of private schools formed by white parents seeking to avoid sending their children to
racially integrated public schools.
Demographics
For the 2021-2022 school year, the school had 512 students in grade PK-12, of whom 6 were American Indian/Alaska Natives, 9 were Asian, 105 were Black, 38 were Hispanic, 297 were White, and 26 were of two or more races.
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Christian schools in Tennessee
Educational institutions established in 1972
Preparatory schools in Tennessee
Private K–12 schools in Tennessee
Segregation academies in Tennessee
Schools in Memphis, Tennessee