Foundations Academy
3415 Broad St., Chattanooga, TN 37409Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-2
- Students (K-12)
- 37
- Students per teacher
- 9.2
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Chattanooga center
- 5.5 miles
Can you use EFS here?
Not on the EFS list we read
- About the list
- How the EFS list works
- Applying
- For 2026-27, renewals opened December 9, 2025 and new applications opened January 13, 2026. The window closed February 6, 2026 at 4 p.m. Central, the department’s applications page and its February 20, 2026 announcement say; its 2026-27 FAQ, dated December 22, 2025 and not updated since, still gives January 30, 2026. Dates for 2027-28 are not posted yet.
Source: EFS official source, dated August 24, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 4
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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On its website
- Before or after school care: foundationschatt.com/preschool/about, read October 14, 2026.
- What Foundations Academy says on foundationschatt.com, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (18)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 (8)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Tennessee
- Same as the median of the 372 private schools we list
- School day, against Tennessee
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (373 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 9.2 here; median 8.8 at 114 TN elementary schools
- Size in Hamilton County
- Larger than 2 of 28 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Foundations Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $13,650 to $36,440 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Christian School | $13,650 to $18,350 | 2026-27 | 0.2 |
| Girls Preparatory School | $35,350 to $36,440 | 2026-27 | 3.5 |
| Notre Dame High School | $16,990 | 2026-27 | 4.0 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,400 | <1 |
| Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 90 | 3 |
| Girls Preparatory School ✓ | 6-12 | 516 | 3 |
| McCallie School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Scholze Adolescent Center | 8-12 | 14 | 4 |
| Orange Grove Center ✓ | 2-12 | 38 | 4 |
| Notre Dame High School ✓ | 9-12 | 392 | 4 |
| Avondale Seventh Day Adventist School ✓ | K-8 | 51 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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