2025 Nashville Private School Guide
With so many private school options in the Nashville area, finding the right fit for your child can be overwhelming. Our Nashville Moms team has compiled a guide that we hope you find useful in your search. We have enjoyed partnering with the amazing schools highlighted below, so be sure to check them out in person as you navigate your private school decision!
Brentwood Academy
For more than 50 years, Brentwood Academy has served students in grades 6-12, developing them into well-rounded individuals ready to live out their purpose beyond BA. We intentionally provide experiences that help our students become resilient, critical thinkers, thoughtful communicators, problem solvers, and Christ followers. Our philosophy, symbolized by a triangle, visually represents our mission to nurture and challenge each whole person – body, mind, and spirit – to the glory of God.
St. Paul Christian Academy
Over the last 52 years, St. Paul has emerged as a local and regional leader in early childhood education and academic excellence. The nurturing environment is a signature to our school, which has faculty whose special calling is to bring out the best in their students, starting in these formative early years and continuing long after their graduation from sixth grade.
The St. Paul experience can best be described in the succinct mission captured with the St. Paul pillars: Academic Excellence, Passion for Christ, and Leadership Development. The St. Paul journey from junior kindergarten to sixth grade is an authentic partnership with parents where a culture of joy abounds, as children and families are served well because they are well known. With a unique curriculum based on a classical experience, curiosity, and inspiration, St. Paul faculty and staff know students well and, as a result, strengthen their spiritual, academic, and personal foundation to bring out his or her best and thrive at any next-level school.
We would love the opportunity to share how St. Paul could be a blessing to your family. The early childhood years are thoroughly enjoyed as part of a faith-based and engaging community, and it would be our honor to walk alongside your family as you seek a place for your child to grow and thrive during these most important foundation-building years.
Franklin Road Academy
Franklin Road Academy is a coeducational independent school in Nashville offering students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 an exceptional educational experience within an inclusive Christian community, all on one campus. At FRA, every child is known, valued, and inspired to thrive. Nestled on a beautiful, 62-acre campus just minutes from downtown Nashville, FRA is more than a school; it is a vibrant community that feels like home.
Each year, 100 percent of our graduates are accepted to four-year colleges and universities, including some of the most selective in the nation. But our mission goes beyond academics; we guide students in discovering their purpose, deepening their faith, and preparing to lead with integrity and compassion in college and in life.
With seamless alignment from pre-K through 12th grade, our dedicated faculty create a joyful, supportive environment where every stage of learning builds on the last. Students are inspired to think boldly, explore deeply, and grow into compassionate, capable leaders, ready to thrive in a changing world.
Each year, 100 percent of our graduates are accepted to four-year colleges and universities. Our expert faculty challenge our students to think critically in an ever-changing world. Our students go to college confident in their abilities to tackle the most challenging problems, communicate effectively using a variety of media, and ask challenging questions of their own.
Ensworth School
The Ensworth School is a kindergarten through twelfth grade, coeducational independent school located in Nashville, Tennessee. The School promotes academic excellence and inspires students to be intellectually curious, to use their talents to the fullest, to be people of integrity, and to be contributors to society. Students are encouraged to pursue intellectual challenges, think logically and critically, communicate clearly, be creative, be physically fit, develop good organizational and study skills, be conscientious and consistent in their studies, learn to set and achieve goals, develop confidence through individual effort, work effectively with others, be responsible, be respectful, be honest, and be good citizens. We believe that coeducation improves the ways students think, learn and collaborate. Children are able to develop confidence, empathy, understanding and leadership as they navigate the challenges of social and emotional growth, while encouraging success in one another. By offering a coeducational environment where youth develop the character, understanding and skills necessary for the future, Ensworth equips students for life beyond the classroom.
KINDERGARTEN ADMISSION LUNCHES
September 24 & November 5
MIDDLE SCHOOL PREVIEW
Thursday, October 23 at 6:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL PREVIEW
Sunday, November 9 at 2:00 p.m.
Kindly RSVP online:
www.ensworth.com/visit
For questions, visit www.ensworth.com or contact our Director of Enrollment Management Rebekah Armstrong at [email protected].
Montgomery Bell Academy
Montgomery Bell Academy is the oldest independent school for boys in Tennessee. Founded in 1867, MBA is home to 853 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 is a place where a boy’s academic, extracurricular, and emotional needs are the priority. Faculty and staff at MBA are committed to providing the best education for young men, and to know, care for, and understand our students.
Admission to MBA is competitive and successful candidates are those who have demonstrated a serious approach to their studies. Candidates ascribe to MBA’s ideal of becoming a Gentleman, Scholar, and Athlete. Additionally, we want students who will seek the abundant opportunities that MBA provides. The best way to experience MBA is to come see it in person.
Join us for upcoming admissions events:
- Coffee and Tours – every Thursday at 10 a.m.
- Carnival and Picnic – Friday, Sept. 12
- Homecoming and Spaghetti Supper – Friday, Oct. 10
- Admission Preview Day – Sunday, Oct. 26
Currey Ingram Academy
Situated on a beautiful 3-acre campus in Brentwood, Tennessee, Currey Ingram Academy is a PreK-12 day school and 9-12 boarding school for students with learning differences. If your child isn’t reaching his or her fullest potential in a traditional classroom, Currey Ingram can help arm them with the tools to succeed. We address each student’s learning profile through small classes and individualized learning plans. Signature programs include arts, athletics, and extracurricular activities that emphasize student strengths and talents while offering support in speech-language, OT, executive function skills, social-emotional learning, school counseling, and college counseling, rounding out our approach to preparing every student for college and life.
Currey Ingram Academy also has a Residential Life Program that continues the mission of the day school program by supporting and empowering students to live independently. Residential life is open to students in grades 9-12.
Episcopal School of Nashville
Episcopal School of Nashville is an inclusive 3K-6 independent school located in the heart of East Nashville. Celebrating 10 years of purpose, promise, and possibility!
At ESN, we create a foundation for learning that lasts a lifetime. It starts in our unique, play-based early childhood program where children’s natural curiosity is nurtured. As they progress through our lower and upper schools, students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through a balance of traditional academics and project-based learning. Outside of the classroom, we offer a variety of special classes, clubs, sports, and community service opportunities to encourage each student to pursue their passions and develop new skills.
Schedule a visit and join us at an upcoming event to see where the joy of learning and spirit of discovery thrive!
Coffee & Conversation Admissions Events
September 3, November 12, January 14 at 9 AM
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Fall Festival
September 21
