Top Private Schools in Nashville

Private Schools in Nashville

Here is a rundown of our partnering top independent schools in and around Nashville. This is for grades kindergarten and up and includes both religious and non-religious options. Middle Tennessee has an abundance of options when it comes to private education, as well as many options in the public school sector as well. We encourage you to reach out to the schools below in your quest to find the best fit for your family.

*Top-Tier Partners are listed first, in alphabetical order. Listing Partners are listed afterward, also in alphabetical order.

Please note we are continuing to update this article with open house dates and information for the 2025-2026 school year. We also have: StyleBlueprint’s Private School Open Houses article located here.

Christ Presbyterian Academy

School Mission: Christ Presbyterian Academy, an educational ministry of Christ Presbyterian Church, assists Christian families in helping students come to know God, evaluate all knowledge and all life by His truth, and live transformed by His truth for His glory.

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Open Houses & Events

CPA offers small group tours to both parents and students throughout the spring for families interested in an excellent education with a Christian worldview.

Registration for small group tours is open now at cpalions.org/visit or contact the enrollment office at (615) 301-3531.

 

Franklin Road Academy

School Mission: Franklin Road Academy provides a challenging educational experience in an inclusive Christian community with an unwavering commitment to develop leaders of integrity and purpose.

School Statement: Franklin Road Academny will inspire in students a lifelong love of learning through a dynamic academic program which will prepare them for success in life; Encourage students to discover their passions through opportunities in academics, the arts, athletics, and servant leadership; Nurture leaders of integrity, guided by Christian principles, compelled to lead lives of compassionate global citizenship.

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Open Houses & Events

Franklin Road Academy offers personalized tours for families interested in a challenging educational experience in an inclusive Christian community with an unwavering commitment to develop leaders of integrity and purpose.

For inquiries regarding scheduling a tour, contact their admissions team at (615) 832-8845 or email admission@franklinroadacademy.com for further details.

Learn more about their admissions process at franklinroadacademy.com/admission.

 

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Brentwood Academy

School Statement: Brentwood Academy is a co-educational, independent, college preparatory school dedicated to nurturing and challenging each whole person – body, mind, and spirit – to the glory of God.

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Open Houses & Events

Visit their website to schedule a tour, apply, or attend their upcoming Admission Day on February 1.

 

Harding Academy

School Mission: To educate and inspire young people to become thoughtful, creative, lifelong learners and self-disciplined, responsible, caring citizens.

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School Vision: Within an inclusive and diverse community of engaged partners, Harding Academy will set the standard for premier PreK-8 independent schools and inspire students’ intellectual development, embrace their balanced, personal growth, and develop well-prepared leaders and positive contributors to our 21st-century society.

Open Houses & Events

Harding Academy welcomes prospective families to visit their campus. They offer tours, shadow days (for families with children applying to grades five through eight), and community events throughout the admissions season.

To schedule a tour, please complete the inquiry form. For questions or additional information, contact the admissions team at admissionsoffice@hardingacademy.org or (615) 356-2974.

Harpeth Hall

School Statement: Harpeth Hall educates girls and young women to think critically, lead confidently, and live honorably.

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Open Houses & Events

Harpeth Hall invites prospective students and families to visit their website to discover more about their school, where girls and young women in grades 5 through 12 learn to think critically, lead confidently, and live honorably.

For more information about the admission process, please visit HarpethHall.org/admission. To schedule an individual campus tour or learn more about student visit days, email [email protected].

Cost should never be a barrier to the Harpeth Hall student experience. Their  financial aid program grants over $2.7 million in need-based aid to qualifying families.

 

Montgomery Bell Academy

School Statement: 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.

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Open Houses & Events

Parent coffee and tours take place almost every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. from January through May, 2025 with no required reservation. Full or half-day shadow opportunities for prospective students are offered in January with required reservations. Parent admission information sessions (reservations required) will be held on January 15, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for high school entry and Friday, January 24, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. for junior school entry.

Reservations can be made by calling (615) 369-5311 or emailing [email protected].

 

St. Bernard Academy

School Statement: An Independent, Inclusive, Catholic school steeped in the tradition of Mercy in the heart of Nashville.

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Open Houses & Events

Prospective parent tours offered daily. Please email [email protected] for additional information on scheduling a visit.

 

St. Cecilia Academy

School Slogan: Faith in Young Women. Since 1860.

School Statement: As Nashville’s oldest private school, St. Cecilia Academy is a college preparatory school serving girls in grades 7 through 12. Since 1860, St. Cecilia has been providing a premier Catholic education for young women who have used their feminine genius to influence and shape their communities as confident leaders. Its rigorous, award-winning, liberal arts academic program teaches students how to think critically and navigate our complex world today.

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Open Houses & Events

St. Cecilia offers informal meet and greet “Walk-In Wednesdays” with the SCA Admissions team and a campus tour from noon to 1 p.m. any Wednesday that SCA is in session from September 11, 2025 through April 30, 2025. No registration is required.

To schedule a personal tour of St. Cecilia Academy or a shadow day for your prospective student, please contact the admissions office at [email protected] or (615) 298-4525.

The Webb School

School Mission:  The Webb School is a coeducational, college preparatory boarding and day school – grades 6-12 – in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, just one hour south of Nashville. Their 150-acre campus serves as the perfect backdrop for learning safely and distraction-free. For 155 years, The Webb School has stayed true to their mission “to turn out young people who are tireless workers, and who know how to work effectively; who are accurate scholars; who know the finer points of morals and practice them in their daily living, who are always courteous.”

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Open Houses & Events

The Webb School offers open house dates on January 10, 2025, and April 11, 2025. Register by visiting their website. For more information, contact their admissions team at (931) 389-9322 or [email protected].

 

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Battle Ground Academy

School Statement: To ignite and nurture student curiosity, intellect, and character

Open Houses & Events

Campus tours are available by appointment. Visit battlegroundacademy.org/admissions/visit-campus to learn more.

 

Christ the King School

School Statement: Christ the King School serves God by educating students within the Catholic tradition of faith, academic excellence, love, and service. Always Thinking, Always Growing.

Open Houses & Events

For private tours and more information contact Jeanette Neuhoff Vogt in the Admissions Office by email at jeanette.vogt@cks-nashville.org or by phone at (615) 347-1409.

 

Currey Ingram Academy

School Statement: The mission of Currey Ingram Academy is to provide an exemplary JK-12 day and boarding school program that empowers students with learning differences to achieve their fullest potential.

Open Houses & Events

Personal tours can be scheduled by visiting HERE.

 

Davidson Academy

School Statement: Davidson Academy is dedicated to providing a strong Christian foundation for lifelong learning and college preparation by nurturing spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social growth in an interdenominational setting. Their mission is to prepare students for college, life, and eternity. Davidson Academy celebrates a tradition of providing a safe, Christ-centered community where students are inspired to BE compassionate and creative, BUILD relationships with God and with each other, and BECOME servant leaders and all God intended.

Open Houses & Events

November 17, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, January 26, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, March 23, 2025, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

There will also be designated Thursdays once a month throughout the school year when you can learn what it’s like to “BE A DA BEAR” for the day.  Check with the Director of Admissions (Lori Trew) for setting up a shadow day visit at DA. She can be reached at [email protected] or 615-565-0219.

 

Ensworth

School Motto: In Search of Truth

School Mission: Ensworth is a kindergarten through twelfth grade, coeducational independent school. 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.

School Statement: Ensworth envisions a school community dedicated to following the highest principles with the greatest love, as characterized by moral integrity, intellectual vitality, discipline, compassion, humor, and joy –where a deep sense of community and belonging pervades all aspects of school life.

Open Houses & Events

Kindergarten Admission Lunch: September 25 and November 6, 2024, at Red Gables Campus at 11 a.m.

Middle School Preview: October 24, 2024, at Red Gables Campus at 6:30 p.m.

High School Preview: November 10, 2024, at Frist Campus at 2 p.m.

 

Episcopal School of Nashville

School Mission: The Episcopal School of Nashville, a diverse, urban independent school, is dedicated to nurturing the joy of learning and the spirit of discovery in each of its students.

School Vision: To shape students who are intellectually, spiritually, and responsibly engaged with the place, community, and the world they call home.

School Slogan: Come Soar with Us!

Open Houses & Events

Tours are available for families interested in applying to Episcopal School of Nashville. For inquiries, please call us at (615) 928-8611 or email [email protected] for further details.

 

Father Ryan High School

School Statement:  A Tradition of Faith, Knowledge, Service.

Open Houses & Events

Open House: October 27, 2024- 12:30-4 p.m. Register at HERE.

 

Fusion Academy Franklin

School Statement: Guided by a fundamental belief in the immense potential within every person, their mission is to help each student flourish – emotionally, socially, and academically – through positive, mentoring relationships and a personalized education experience. Fusion Academy offers the most personalized one-to-one educational experience available. Options include: full-time, part-time, hybrid, and virtual.

Parent TeaInfusion Events: Monthly complimentary events that are educational and informative on a variety of topics. Please visit the Events Page for more information and the RSVP link for each.

Please inquire here for more information.

 

Galileo Preparatory Academy

School Statement: At Galileo Preparatory Academy, learners sequentially move through five mixed-aged studios, which are designed to provide them with the tools, knowledge, and character needed to thrive in adulthood and achieve their personal and professional goals. Each studio caters to the ages and developmental needs of its learners and offers gradually increasing amounts of flexibility and autonomy.

Open Houses & Events

Visit galileopreparatoryacademy.com for more information.

 

Holy Rosary Academy

School Statement: The Mission of Holy Rosary Academy community is to support and encourage the development of each child’s unique set of God-given talents by providing a Catholic education grounded in Gospel values and committed to excellence.

Open Houses & Events

To be announced

 

New Hope Academy

School Statement:New Hope Academy is a Christ-centered school educating students of diverse socio-economic and racial backgrounds by establishing a Biblical worldview and preparing each child to flourish, academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

Open Houses & Events

October 22, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. & November 19, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.

Please RSVP to Director of Admissions, Doris McMillan at [email protected].

 

Overbrook Catholic School

School Statement:  Overbrook Catholic School provides an excellent education to boys and girls in preschool through sixth grade in a nurturing, Christ-centered environment. Inspired by the life of St. Dominic, Overbrook Catholic educates children to seek and embrace the truth, fostering in them a personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Children are thus prepared in mind and heart to give joyful witness to the truth in their own lives. Beginning in the Montessori-inspired preschool, Overbrook has prepared students with a love for learning and formed leaders since 1936.

Open Houses & Events

Lunch & Learn: Held on September 10th, October 8th, and November 12th from noon to 1 p.m., this is an informal event for prospective parents to meet key faculty and staff with lunch provided. To register, please contact the Admissions Office at [email protected] or 615-292-5134 x636.

Open House: Come visit Overbrook Catholic on October 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.  Faculty and staff will be available to answer questions and tour the school.  For more information, please contact the Admissions Office at  [email protected] or or 615-292-5134 x636.

Parent Tours:  If you desire a private tour of Overbrook Catholic School, please email the Admissions Office at  [email protected] or call 615- 292-5134 x636.

Shadow Days: This experience gives prospective students a glimpse of what it is like to attend OCS. Email  [email protected] or call 615- 292-5134 x636 to schedule your child’s Shadow Day.

 

Saint Henry School

School Motto: Educating for life in Christ

School Statement: Faithful to the teaching of the Catholic Church, Saint Henry School builds the kingdom of God by forming students in faith, academic integrity, and service to others.

Open Houses & Events

September 29, 2024, from noon to 2 p.m. RSVP at sthenryschool.org

 

St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School

School Slogan: Challenge. Balance. Joy.

School Statement: Since 1868, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School has offered an Episcopal college preparatory education for girls and boys grades 6 through 12, serving 215 students. Located atop the Cumberland Plateau in Sewanee, TN on 550 acres right next door to the University of the South, SAS provides both a day and boarding experience, including a 5-day boarding option for the greater Nashville area with transportation available. SAS students enjoy a full spectrum of arts and athletic programming, complete with a new mountain biking and climbing facility!

Open Houses & Events

Open House: October 13, 2024, RSVP HERE.

Coffee and tours are available every Thursday at 10 a.m. with no appointment required.

 

St. Paul Christian Academy

School Statement: St. Paul Christian Academy integrates academic excellence with a passion for Christ to develop a strong foundation for young leaders who uniquely shape the world in which they live.

Open Houses & Events

St. Paul will host two open houses for prospective families applying for the 2025-2026 school year. These events are for parents only, but you are encouraged to bring your children, who will participate in an activity with members of their faculty during the program.

October 24, 2024: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
November 7, 2024: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

 

Templeton Academy

School Mission: To revolutionize access to Student agency by nurturing young people from all backgrounds into purposeful adults who use their gifts in a way that brings them joy and serves others.

School Vision: A world full of purpose-driven lifelong learners prepared to thrive in college, career, and life.

Open Houses & Events

Learn more by visiting templetonacademy.org/admissions/ for information.

 

University School of Nashville

Known for academic excellence and commitment to putting students first, what guides thinking at University School of Nashville is the faculty’s development of an inclusive K-12 learning environment that reflects the diversity of Nashville and fosters a sense of belonging for each student. The 7-acre Edgehill Campus comprises academic buildings, a three-story library, two gymnasiums, an indoor pool, a fitness center, and an arts building. The 81-acre River Campus provides athletic fields and wetlands for naturalist journeys and science research.

Open Houses & Events

Preview Day: Preview USN on November 23, 2024. Tour the Edgehill Campus and speak with students, faculty, and administrators about USN’s academic, athletic, and arts offerings. Preview sessions will start in the Durnan Auditorium at 9:30 a.m. for Grades 5-12 (Middle & High Schools) and 1 p.m. for Grades K-4 (Lower School). Prospective families should park in the main lot accessible from 19th Avenue South and enter the school through the double glass doors.

Register in advance at usn.org/preview to let us know your family is coming. Call the Office of Enrollment Management at 615-327-3812 for answers to specific questions. Also visit here to watch videos about campuses and student life and for details on how to apply, tuition, and need-based financial aid.