✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 84 students 11.5 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Private middle schools in Knoxville, TN
26 in Knoxville or within 6 miles. 14 are on the state’s EFS list. Private schools that teach any of grades 6, 7 or 8, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Many also teach elementary or high school grades.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 246 students 9.8 students per teacher Pentecostal Co-ed 20% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 581 students 12.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis Co-ed 65% to 4-year college
St. Joseph School
4 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 217 students 10.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 436 students 8.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 503 students 12.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades K-12 204 students 12 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 84% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 1,002 students 10.8 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 1,054 students 13.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 87% to 4-year college
Webb School of Knoxville
10 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 1,048 students 7.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 329 students 8.4 students per teacher Episcopal Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 209 students 11.9 students per teacher Church of Christ Co-ed 40% to 4-year college
Concord Christian School
14 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades K-12 819 students 7 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 65% to 4-year college
St. John Neumann School
15 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 25 students 12.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Day Spring Christian Academy
under 1 mi Grades K-11 33 students 6.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades K-9 36 students 7.1 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-11 82 students 10.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Peer Academy
4 mi Grades K-10 45 students 3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 46 students 15.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-12 130 students 3.2 students per teacher Pentecostal Alternative Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 31 students 8.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
New Pathways Academy
5 mi Grades 8-12 28 students 14 students per teacher Nonsectarian All-girls 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 91 students 6.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 77 students 3.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 26 private middle schools in Knoxville or within 6 miles
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 84 | 2 |
| Apostolic Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 246 | 3 |
| Rivers Edge Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 581 | 4 |
| St. Joseph School ✓ | PreK-8 | 217 | 4 |
| Berean Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 436 | 4 |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral School ✓ | PreK-8 | 503 | 4 |
| Temple Baptist Academy ✓ | K-12 | 204 | 5 |
| Grace Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,002 | 7 |
| Christian Academy of Knoxville ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,054 | 9 |
| Webb School of Knoxville ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,048 | 10 |
| The Episcopal School of Knoxville ✓ | PreK-8 | 329 | 12 |
| Knoxville Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 209 | 13 |
| Concord Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 819 | 14 |
| St. John Neumann School ✓ | PreK-8 | 25 | 15 |
| Day Spring Christian Academy | K-11 | 33 | <1 |
| Knoxville Adventist School | K-9 | 36 | 2 |
| Knoxville Montessori School | PreK-11 | 82 | 2 |
| Peer Academy | K-10 | 45 | 4 |
| Mead Montessori School | PreK-8 | 46 | 4 |
| Trinity Christian Academy | K-12 | 130 | 4 |
| Knoxville Baptist Christian School | K-12 | 31 | 5 |
| New Pathways Academy | 8-12 | 28 | 5 |
| Garden Montessori School | PreK-8 | 91 | 5 |
| Natures Way Montessori School | PreK-8 | 77 | 7 |
| Tates School | PreK-8 | 184 | 9 |
| Little River Montessori School | PreK-8 | 40 | 12 |
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