MNPS
Westmeade Elementary
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
At Metro Schools, we’re committed to helping every student learn, grow and thrive. Through tailored, individualized teaching and learning, our talented teachers and staff ensure that every student is known by getting to know our students’ interests, learning styles and needs and creating personalized learning experiences for all students.
We have more than 150 schools across Nashville; each offering interesting, rigorous academic programs starting as early as elementary school.
Our nationally recognized Pre-K program is where our youngest learners start to develop important skills that will serve as the cornerstone of their educational journey.
Big dreams start young -- our elementary schools offer fun, hands-on learning experiences for all students with programs like STEAM, gifted and talented programs, and more.
Students cultivate their interests and expand their academic skills in middle school and high school, where they explore career pathways and earn industry certifications – all before graduating as well-rounded young adults, ready for college and career.
Career and college options are exciting – and no matter what path a high school graduate chooses, we work with students to find their passions and cultivate a competitive skillset.
At MNPS, there’s a world of experiences waiting for every student. Enroll today at: mnps.org/experience
TIP: Metro Schools are your neighborhood schools; what makes them shine is the reflection of our diverse and beautiful city shown through our students, staff and the vast opportunities of programs and experiences. If you haven’t visited, or it’s been a while, it’s time to take a second look.
St. Cecilia Academy
St. Cecilia Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory Academy for girls grades 7-12, seeking to grow in character, confidence, and creativity. Our independent, all-girl environment ennobles young women, equips them to excel, and inspires them to lead lives of integrity.
Founded by the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in 1860, St. Cecilia Academy is the oldest continually operating high school in Nashville. SCA provides a rigorous liberal arts academic program in a Christ-centered environment. St. Cecilia is the patron saint of the arts, and SCA takes pride in its long tradition of excellence in the arts, reflected in its extensive offerings. SCA offers the opportunity for young women to know their worth and potential. In the classroom or on the athletic fields, St. Cecilia girls have an abiding sense of purpose. They collect an impressive academic honors list to prepare for their future education at the next level.
Last year’s senior class was offered over $12.2 million in merit aid awards for various talents, including academic achievement, leadership, athletics, service, and the arts. They are now attending 36 colleges and universities in 18 states and making a difference in the world everywhere they go. St. Cecilia Academy has been consistently recognized nationally since 2004 to the Catholic Education Honor Roll School by the Cardinal Newman Society.
TIP: Schedule your Day at SCA to experience what it means to be a St. Cecilia Girl! stcecilia.edu/admissions
Tennessee Technological University
Students come to Tennessee Tech University to live bold, fearless, confident and kind lives. Providing majors for today’s top jobs, Tech produces career-ready graduates known for their creativity, tenacity and analytical approach.
The university offers more than 200 majors in nine academic colleges, with bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate-level degrees. Tech faculty and staff are focused on putting students first and helping students express themselves through innovation and problem-solving. Most importantly, students can make a difference immediately with their ideas and passions, with a community of support to help along the way.
With hundreds of clubs and activities,Tech students design the future in virtual reality labs and build new technology, are members of professional organizations and honor societies, join fraternities and sororities, and engage with a wide variety of faith-based and academic clubs. Through experiential learning, internships and co-op assignments, students gain real- world knowledge and experience; and when they graduate, they add immediate value to their professions, communities and their employers.
Tech has long demonstrated that accessibility and excellence go together. Tech graduates have the lowest average student debt of any public university in the state, and approximately two-thirds of Tech students receive some form of financial aid. Trailblazers, student tour guides who can share a view of the university from a genuine perspective, are ready to show you how you can Live Wings Up!
Schedule a campus visit with a Trailblazer to see Tech for yourself at www.tntech.edu/visit
TIP: MORE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MORE STUDENTS. GUARANTEED. The Presidential Scholars program offers guaranteed scholarships to high school students with good to great grades and test scores. New freshmen who meet the requirements are guaranteed this scholarship if they apply for admission by December 15. Find out more at tntech.edu/freshmanscholarships.
Blair Academy at Vanderbilt
Blair Academy at Vanderbilt offers something for everyone. With more than 50 years of tradition, our world-class faculty leads a wide range of classes and music education opportunities for children, youth, and adults.
Group performance programs for students include the Vanderbilt Youth Choirs; Vanderbilt Youth Orchestras; and Suzuki training in violin, cello, and trumpet. Individual instruction is offered for all orchestral instruments - strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, fiddle, jazz instruments, and more. Adults can study the elements of music theory, musicology and ethnomusicology, become a member of the Vanderbilt Community Chorus, or learn the fundamentals of songwriting in Blair’s acclaimed Hit Songwriter Series class.
New this fall at Blair School of Music:
A new practice organ has been installed and Blair now offers organ instruction.
The renowned Suzuki Program has been expanded to include trumpet training.
Building on Blair School of Music’s nationally acclaimed collegiate jazz program, the Academy now offers jazz instruction for pre-collegiate students. Blair Academy at Vanderbilt is the pre-college and adult program of the Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music. Our mission is to provide the highest caliber of music education for children, youth, and adults, so they may achieve their full potential as artists, citizens, and leaders. Learn more at vu.edu/academy
Brentwood Academy
Providing students with an opportunity to pursue excellence while integrating faith, Brentwood Academy aims to nurture and challenge each whole person, body, mind, and spirit, to the glory of God. For more than 50 years, Brentwood Academy has encouraged students grades 6 through 12 to thrive in an environment that fosters community, integrity, and critical thinking, resulting in a transformational experience for students and their families. The school is located on forty acres in Brentwood, Tennessee and is open daily for tours by appointment.
Visit BrentwoodAcademy.com/starthere for more information.
TIP: WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BRENTWOOD ACADEMY?
Join us on a tour! Campus tours, led daily by our Admission team, allow families to learn more about the history and mission of Brentwood Academy while offering a glimpse of BA students engaged in various activities throughout our exceptional facilities. This tour provides interested families with an excellent opportunity to explore the BA experience and ask questions along the way. Tours last about one hour and are offered every weekday at 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, or 12:30 PM. Visit BrentwoodAcademy.com/starthere to book a tour.
Davidson Academy
At Davidson Academy, our mission is to prepare students for college, life, and eternity. From preschool through high school graduation, Davidson Academy offers a strong Christian foundation for college preparation by nurturing spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social growth in an interdenominational setting with 100% college placement. Providing our students with a wide variety of exceptional opportunities, they are challenged to excel academically in the classroom, athletically on the field, and by expressing creativity while performing on stage.
Davidson Academy celebrates a tradition of providing a safe, Christ- centered community where students are inspired to be compassionate and creative in a small class environment, build relationships with God and with each other, and become servant leaders and all God intended. Experience the Davidson Academy difference by joining us for a private campus tour. Contact our Director of Admissions, Lori Trew, at 615-565-0219 or via email at ltrew@davidsonacademy.com to set up your tour.
TIP: Just recently, our 65-acre campus has expanded our footprint to include a brand-new preschool program serving children from six weeks to Pre-K-4, projected to open Spring 2024. In addition, Davidson Academy has elevated the student experience through the introduction of a cutting- edge STEAM-focused curriculum, the commitment to our Middle School reboot, along with other project upgrades like a revamped weight room, the addition of LED lights on the baseball field, new dugouts on the soccer field, the construction of a new indoor softball facility, and the creation of a new football practice field.
Ensworth
Envision a vibrant, dynamic community committed to the search for truth. Ensworth provides a challenging program within a loving environment, creating an inspiring and joyful place where students develop the intellectual agility and self-confidence they need to grow and thrive. Ensworth believes that the key to developing lifelong learners is awakening and cultivating intellectual curiosity, and our curriculum engages students as active learners, encouraging their individual approaches to exploration and understanding. Students have opportunities to discover and develop their talents both inside and outside the classroom, and they flourish in an environment where their unique skills and interests are respected and nurtured.
At Ensworth, students are more than scholars, athletes, and artists—they are courageous and compassionate global citizens who are empowered to make a difference.
TIP: Learn more about our K-12, coeducational program at www.ensworth.com
Harding Academy
Harding Academy is a coeducational, nonsectarian day school serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. With a focus on rigorous academics taught by nurturing teachers, Harding students thrive within a uniquely balanced and motivating environment. At the heart of the Harding Academy advantages is our fundamental commitment to the Pre-K-8 structure, which supports every student’s social, emotional, and academic needs in a developmentally appropriate manner.
We seek to serve a diverse community of families searching for the optimal pathways to some of the nation’s most challenging public and independent high schools, and who share our mission to foster thoughtful, lifelong learners and responsible, caring citizens. We encourage any interested family to contact our admissions office at 615-356-2974 or email admissionsoffice@hardingacademy.org to schedule a tour. We also offer a few facts and figures that well represent the success of our school and our students:
Grades kindergarten through fifth have a Learning Effectiveness Teacher in addition to their homeroom teacher.
Pre-K through fourth grade students study Spanish as their world language twice a we
The science curriculum features robotics, programming, physics, chemistry and four science labs.
At the middle school level, Harding offers twenty-one competitive team sports with a no- cut policy, three world language offerings, student-led community engagement groups, and student-led clubs.
Harding Academy produces two student-led full-scale theater programs each year and has attained national status with its award-winning art program.
At the middle school level, Harding offers twenty-one competitive team sports with a no-cut policy, three world language offerings, student-led community engagement groups, and student-led clubs. Harding Academy produces two student-led full-scale theater programs each year and has attained national status with its award-winning art program.
Harding Academy strives to inspire the mind and nurture the spirit in all we do. Our PreK-8 model provides the optimal environment in which to strike this balance. We serve each and every student with a whole-child approach and through challenging and developmentally appropriate curriculum, character education, and extracurricular activities.
Harpeth Hall
At Harpeth Hall, ambitions become achievements and girls become purposeful young women prepared to make a meaningful difference in their communities and the world.
An independent school for students in 5th through 12th grades, Harpeth Hall designs every aspect of the school experience with girls in mind. The student council president is a girl. The captain of the state title-winning lacrosse team is a girl. The leader of our two-time world championship-qualifying robotics team is a girl. At Harpeth Hall, we know how girls learn best and provide an environment where our students are embraced for who they are and encouraged in their intellectual curiosity.
In the classroom, students learn through doing. From power tools to telescopes, Harpeth Hall teachers create hands-on experiences that elevate concepts beyond the textbook and make lessons memorable. Through premier programs such as Winterim, SEEK, Global Scholars, and Public Purpose, students develop global perspectives as they think outside of familiar boundaries and engage in a vibrant academic environment that values diversity of thought and cultivates respect for others’ views.
In the arts, students experience creative expression without limits. Our girls shine on stage as actors, screenwriters, and musicians, and school publications featuring original paintings, poetry, and prose showcase their artistic endeavors. In athletics, girls take healthy risks, push themselves beyond their comfort zones, and enjoy unforgettable experiences. In 2022-2023, Harpeth Hall claimed five state championships for the second year in a row, with titles in cross country, riflery, lacrosse, rowing, and track and field. The strength and confidence our students develop as athletes prepare them for a lifetime of health and well-being.
TIP: A SCHOOL WORTH LEARNING ABOUT
For more than 150 years, Harpeth Hall has held true to the idea that girls deserve an excellent education full of possibilities and purpose. At Harpeth Hall, every girl thrives. To learn more about Harpeth Hall, where students learn to think critically, lead confidently, and live honorably, visit HarpethHall.org
Battle Ground Academy
Battle Ground Academy is located in Franklin, Tenn., and is the No. 1 Private K-12 School in Williamson County.
Known for creating an elevated educational experience, we believe in the enormous potential within every child, and to that end, BGA will open the doors of its Early Learning Center for pre-K4 and pre-K5 students in Fall 2024. Our youngest students will actively participate in their learning; create meaningful connections between their school and their world; and find joy as they grow, play, and create in our language-rich learning community. Students will have daily opportunities to grow in math, literacy skills, phonemic awareness, and character development.
Whether engaged in inquiry-based learning through a pre-K creative center or our challenging college preparatory K-12 curriculum, our students’ needs are recognized, supported, and encouraged by a caring faculty committed to igniting and nurturing student curiosity, intellect, and character.
TIP: This fall, BGA will expand its Upper School academic program to include a concentration in Global Studies. The Academy’s innovative Entrepreneurial Leadership, STEM, and Global Studies concentrations provide students the opportunity to meaningfully explore and dive deeper into an area of academic interest through specialized curricula, enhanced learning opportunities, and intentional experiences.
Currey Ingram Academy
Promoting Strengths. Supporting Differences.
Situated on a beautiful 83-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, Currey Ingram Academy is a PreK-12 day school and 9-12 boarding school for students with learning differences. Some of our students have diagnoses such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, ADHD, twice exceptional, executive function and/or processing speed deficits, and others simply thrive best in a smaller, more personalized setting.
“Currey Ingram is the best decision that we have ever made for a child. It has been life-changing.” ~ Anonymous parent comment from the all-school survey
If your child is not reaching his or her fullest potential in a traditional classroom, Currey Ingram can provide them with the tools to succeed. Through small classes and individualized learning plans, we address each student’s learning profile – allowing students to soar ahead in areas of strength while shoring up any areas of need.
Strong signature programs, arts, athletics, and extracurricular activities emphasize student strengths and talents. We offer support in speech-language and occupational therapy, executive function skills, and social-emotional learning. School counselors and college counseling round out our approach to preparing every child for college and for life.
TIP: Currey Ingram Academy features in-person instruction and has a year- round admission process, which means it is never too late to apply. For more information about admission, or to set up an in-person tour, contact the Admission Office at admissions@curreyingram.org or call (615) 507-3173.
Episcopal School of Nashville
The Episcopal School of Nashville is a diverse, urban, independent school located in East Nashville. ESN’s mission is to nurture the joy of learning and the spirit of discovery in each of its students. ESN’s vision is to shape students who are intellectually, spiritually, and responsibly engaged with the place, community, and world they call home.
ESN’s goals are to develop each student’s:
Social and Emotional Intelligence
Valuable Habits of Mind – Perseverance, Gratitude, Joy, Resilience, and Curiosity
Problem-Solving Skills – students who understand their roles as change agents in their local community and the wider world.
Value of Diversity and the Episcopal Tradition of Inclusiveness.
Strong Academic Skills – students will be competitive and academically successful in the most rigorous college-preparatory high schools as well as in university and life beyond.
Exploration of spiritual practices, cultivation of a spiritual identity, and an understanding of the richness of religious traditions in our world. When our students graduate from ESN, they will possess a set of experiences and values that help define who they are and distinguish them from their peers.
Franklin Road Academy
Franklin Road Academy is a pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade coeducational independent school offering a challenging educational experience in an inclusive Christian community. FRA provides an excellent education within a collaborative learning environment, preparing students to attend the finest colleges and universities across the nation while also cultivating a concern for others within and beyond their own community. With innovative academic spaces like a DNA Lab and Innovation Lab, students are honing team-building, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills in dynamic spaces as they become critical thinkers and leaders in pursuit of excellence.
FRA is big enough to offer students opportunities to discover and pursue their passions and small enough to know each family’s story. FRA fosters a healthy student experience with intentional class sizes that allow students to fully engage in the classroom while competing at a high athletic level or perfecting an art form. For more information, call our Admission Office at 615-832-8845 or visit www.franklinroadacademy.com
TIP: Franklin Road Academy recently established the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership to provide additional experiential and innovative learning opportunities for students. The curriculum and programs are designed to inspire students to pursue their passions, while equipping them with the skills required to chart their own path. With this innovative new program, upper school students will begin the entrepreneurship program by taking the finance and communications foundational skills course to strengthen core competencies and propel students into the incubator course.
Fusion Academy
Every student is so different. But traditional schools treat them all the same. Fusion Academy is the world’s most personalized school, with 1-to-1 classrooms that match your student’s pace and preferences, so they can learn better, dive deeper, and never get left behind. You’ll receive daily feedback from each of your student’s instructors, every school day. Plus, we can design
a school schedule that actually fits your family’s busy lifestyle. By putting your student at the center of their learning experience, they develop the confidence and independence required for college and career success – all to ensure they reach their limitless potential. With 80+ schools nationwide and 30+ years of personalized education experience, Fusion’s 1-to-1 teaching model is proven to be the most effective way students learn.
TIP: Fusion is the perfect school for any student who feels unseen, underserved, or unchallenged in a traditional classroom. With 1 teacher and 1 student in the classroom, Fusion teachers can personalize the curriculum to the precise pace and learning preference of your student.
Linden Waldorf
Linden Waldorf School is Nashville’s co-ed independent school where imagination is in the making for preschool – grade 8. At Linden Waldorf, we believe the act of making—of creating something from nothing, of joining disparate parts into a cohesive whole, of revising what currently exists for greater effectiveness—is one of the most important capacities for our children’s success in the unknown future. And to make requires the ability to imagine the possible and pursue it with tenacity. At Linden Waldorf, we cultivate your child’s imagination, as a tool and a skill, from their first day with us. Because with imagination, the future is theirs to make.
TIP: Our rich academic programs in science, math, and language arts are balanced with music, Spanish, movement, strings, woodworking, and handwork. Linden students learn to harness the infinite possibilities they envision to become active makers of words and ideas, of art, music, and poetry, of lasting change, of new knowledge and thoughtful revisions, of influential contributions to their world. Over 90% of our graduates are accepted to their top choice of high school.
Montgomery Bell Academy
Montgomery Bell Academy is the oldest independent school for boys in Tennessee. Founded in 1867, MBA is home to 850 boys in grades 7-12. MBA offers young men an exemplary college preparatory experience in an inclusive community, assisting them to be “gentlemen, scholars, and athletes” and young men of wisdom and moral integrity who will make significant contributions to society.
MBA quick facts:
14 National Merit Semifinalists and 142 AP Scholars.
200+ boys participate in school-funded international exchanges.
17 varsity sports competing at the highest level.
80+ different clubs and activities.
Nationally-recognized Visual and Performing Arts programs.
70% of faculty hold advanced degrees, including 25 doctorates.
20% of students receive $3 million in need-based financial aid.
One of the nation’s top debate programs.
27 Advanced Placement courses offered.
We are committed to building boys into great men who will make a difference in their communities.
Mount Juliet Christian Academy
Mt. Juliet Christian Academy (MJCA) is a private Christian school that is a ministry of First Baptist Church Mt. Juliet. We desire to partner with families in developing students to think, lead, and live as Christians based upon a biblical worldview. As a college-preparatory school, we extend a variety of opportunities through numerous academic, fine arts, and athletic programs, including a formal leadership academy and a dual enrollment partnership with Carson-Newman University. Guided by our mission, we approach education with the goal of “enriching minds, engaging hearts, and equipping hands” with excellence for the glory of God! Rigorous curriculum, including advanced placement courses are all taught within a biblical-worldview framework. Active learning in every classroom meets the highest academic standards while holding a strong, Christ-centered foundation.
Overbrook Catholic School
Overbrook Catholic School (OCS), located on 83 acres in the heart of Nashville, makes learning come to life. From a mini-farm to an academic- enrichment program to Catechesis of the Good Shepherd instruction, OCS is committed to forming the whole child. Faculty and staff focus on the rich harmony of faith and reason, forming leaders grounded in virtue stemming from friendship with Jesus Christ.
A prekindergarten-3 through sixth-grade co-educational experience, the academically-rigorous approach emphasizes that true learning leads to wisdom. Whether ranking second nationally in math or taking home 91 forensics awards in one season, Overbrook Catholic students have a contagious joy. Even following a difficult test or close basketball game, their joyful disposition shows a rooted identity.
Overbrook Catholic School is a private, independent school owned and operated by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia since 1936. OCS offers small class sizes, multi-layered support and community, and diverse afterschool programming.
TIP: Want to see the Dominican Difference for yourself? Schedule a tour or RSVP for a Lunch and Learn at overbrook.edu/admissions
Pope John Paul II Preparatory School
Inspired by our understanding that God made each of our students with unique gifts that can be used to change the world, Pope John Paul II Preparatory School is an innovative institution committed to our unchanging mission: to prepare students to be strong in mind, body, character, and spirit for lives of learning and service, according to the Gospel. Serving students in grades 6-12, Pope John Paul II Preparatory School was established in 2002 in Hendersonville, Tennessee as a ministry of the Diocese of Nashville. Pope Prep is known for
its high academic standards, competitive athletic programs, and innovative extracurricular opportunities. Pope John Paul II Preparatory School has earned accreditation as a Tennessee STEM school and has been named an Apple Distinguished School.
TIP: Pope Prep’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship courses and internship placements are developed in partnership with instructors who are professionals in a variety of fields: engineering, healthcare, visual and performing arts, business, and marketing. Through project-based learning, students develop skills necessary for careers in the 21st century: communication, collaboration, dependability, creative and critical thinking, and technology.
St. Henry School
Saint Henry School provides a vibrant, faith-filled, academically rich school environment. Teachers challenge and support students to achieve their highest potential and seek to make all academic areas come to life in developmentally appropriate ways. In all grades, students engage in the core subjects of Religion, Math, Science, Literature, English, and Social Studies, thus continually deepening their comprehension of fundamental concepts and skills. Academic contests offered in almost every discipline (National History, Spelling and Geography Bees, Math and Science Olympiads, MTSU STEM Expo, Lego League, Middle Tennessee Vocal Association Contest, Mid-State Band Competition and Nashville Art Shows/Contests). Zero Hour Program offers Debate, Guitar and Drones. Sports teams for all levels of play, a spring drama production, forensics, scouts and many service opportunities. Full-time nurse practitioner, full-time school counselor, full-time security officer, and a Resource Department for educational testing, guidance and instructional support. Before and aftercare are available.
TIP: “St. Henry’s is one of the best decisions we made for our daughter; because of the academic standards she was held to, she developed an advanced knowledge base, work ethic, and discipline that prepared her for the rigorous academic challenges in high school. We are proud to see her as humble, respectful, and encouraging of others; character traits developed within the St. Henry’s family that have continued to live strong.”
St. Paul Christian Academy
St. Paul Christian Academy is a co-educational, interdenominational, independent, elementary school (junior kindergarten to 6th grade). At St. Paul, we walk with parents to establish a permanent foundation for our students so that they might flourish by pursuing academic excellence, a passion for Christ, and an ever-deepening understanding of their call to be leaders who uniquely shape the world in which they live. We form this foundation by creating a place filled with childlike wonder where your child is known, loved, nurtured, and challenged to be his or her best.
We hold high expectations for our students, and our nurturing environment helps them meet those expectations to reach their highest potential. As a result, our students are well prepared for acceptance into the most competitive college- preparatory schools in Nashville. At the center of everything we do is our center pillar, passion for Christ; we desire all of our students to come to know and love God, understand his Word, and develop the wisdom, courage, and strength to walk in His ways.
We believe that God is calling our students to become Christian leaders in their homes, at their schools, in their future careers, and throughout their lives. We equip our students to understand Christian leadership, and we give them opportunities to practice leading; students lead chapel programs, help keep our campus clean, participate in service at every grade level, and mentor younger students in our buddy program. Additionally, in their capstone year, our sixth graders have new, daily opportunities to serve our school as they prepare to be leaders in their next schools and beyond.
Templeton Academy
Discover Templeton Academy, an independent private school serving Grades 5-12 in downtown Nashville! Our first foundational pillar is Core Advisory, where students engage in social-emotional learning because we recognize education should be for the whole person. Our second pillar is Project Based Learning, because we understand students learn best by doing. Finally, we use our City as a Classroom as our third pillar, not only to understand but also to participate in the real-life, real-time connections between life and learning. Templeton Academy was founded to revolutionize the way students learn by mentoring the critical thinking and problem-solving skills they need to thrive
in college, career, and life. We welcome young people from all backgrounds and seek to nurture them into purpose-driven lifelong learners who use their gifts in a way that brings them joy and serves others. Big things happen at a small school -- come see what we can do!
TIP: There is no such thing as bad weather, as long as you have good clothing choices! At Templeton Academy, students navigate the city as a classroom with weekly field trips on Fridays where destinations include the Frist, Lane Motor Museum, and more!