Bright School

1950 Hixson Pike, Chattanooga, TN, 37405-0374
Tel: (423)267-8546
Grades: K - 6 | 352 students
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Bright School, the oldest independent elementary, coeducational school in Tennessee, is committed to the intellectual, artistic, physical, and moral growth of young boys and girls. We seek academically talented students of diverse cultural, racial, religious and economic backgrounds who are willing and capable of engaging in the challenging academic opportunities the school has to offer. We offer these students a rich and rigorous interdisciplinary, child-centered curriculum designed to stimulate creative inquiry, intellectual achievement and independent thinking in a world increasingly without borders. With the guidance of the profession’s best teachers, Bright School’s students develop a life-long love of learning, high personal expectations and integrity, and a strong sense of responsibility for themselves, their community, and the natural world. Throughout their journey, they build a firm foundation upon which they will become wise and compassionate citizens of the world.

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Bright School
School Membership(s) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
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Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Kindergarten - 6
Student Body
Total Students 352 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 23% (TN School Avg.: 20%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 41 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 7:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)

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