✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Private schools with pre-K in Nashville, TN
27 in Nashville or within 6 miles; schools in Nashville itself count at any distance from downtown. 18 are on the state’s EFS list. Private schools whose grades start at pre-K (preschool) and go on to kindergarten or above, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Centres that teach only pre-K are not listed.
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-8 134 students 7.3 students per teacher Episcopal Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 70 students 5.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 233 students 14.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 131 students 7.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
St. Ann School
4 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 171 students 9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Overbrook School
4 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-6 216 students 8.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Lipscomb Academy
5 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 1,298 students 11.2 students per teacher Church of Christ Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
St. Edward School
5 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 187 students 9.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
The Covenant School
6 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-6 162 students 8.1 students per teacher Presbyterian Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 836 students 8.3 students per teacher Church of Christ Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Holy Rosary Academy
6 mi ✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 296 students 13.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 83 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 765 students 12 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-11 179 students 8.4 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-8 116 students 8.7 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-4 24 students 6.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
✓ Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship Grades PreK-12 700 students 9.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
St. Bernard Academy
3 mi Grades PreK-8 338 students 9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grow Academy
4 mi Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Montessori Centre
6 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 1,020 students 12.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 27 private schools with pre-K in Nashville or within 6 miles
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose School of Nashville - Midtown ✓ | PreK-K | 20 | 1 |
| Episcopal School of Nashville ✓ | PreK-8 | 134 | 2 |
| St. Pius X Classical Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 70 | 3 |
| Christ the King School ✓ | PreK-8 | 233 | 4 |
| Linden Waldorf School ✓ | PreK-8 | 131 | 4 |
| St. Ann School ✓ | PreK-8 | 171 | 4 |
| Overbrook School ✓ | PreK-6 | 216 | 4 |
| Lipscomb Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,298 | 5 |
| St. Edward School ✓ | PreK-8 | 187 | 5 |
| The Covenant School ✓ | PreK-6 | 162 | 6 |
| Goodpasture Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 836 | 6 |
| Holy Rosary Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 296 | 6 |
| Abintra Montessori School ✓ | PreK-8 | 83 | 7 |
| Donelson Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 765 | 8 |
| Nashville International Academy ✓ | PreK-11 | 179 | 8 |
| St. Clement Coptic Orthodox Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 116 | 8 |
| A New Leaf School Nashville ✓ | PreK-4 | 24 | 9 |
| Nashville Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 700 | 9 |
| St. Bernard Academy | PreK-8 | 338 | 3 |
| Grow Academy | PreK-K | 14 | 4 |
| Children's House of Nashville | PreK-K | 12 | 4 |
| Guidepost Montessori at Green Hills | PreK-6 | 5 | 4 |
| Montessori Centre | PreK-K | 10 | 6 |
| Franklin Road Academy | PreK-12 | 1,020 | 6 |
| The Oak Hill School | PreK-6 | 478 | 6 |
| Kings Academy | PreK-6 | 159 | 9 |
| Holy Trinity Montessori | PreK-8 | 115 | 16 |
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