Top Knox County Private Schools

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For the 2021 school year, there are 49 top private schools in Knox County, Tennessee, serving 10,544 students.
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body, and the student:teacher ratio is 11:1.
65% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Baptist and Christian).

Top Knox County Private Schools (2021)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Christian Academy Of Knoxville
    Christian Academy Of Knoxville Photo - See dress rehearsal here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRIlo5qNwoY
    (Christian)
    (17)
     529 Academy Way
    Knoxville, TN 37923
    (865) 813-4225
    Grades: PK-12 | 904 students
  • Grace Covenant Baptist Academy
    Grace Covenant Baptist Academy Photo
    (Baptist)
     9956 Dutchtown Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37923
    (865) 690-3681
    Grades: PK-5 | 45 students
  • Annoor Academy
    (Islamic)
     724 Fox Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37922
    (865) 525-3399
    Grades: NS-8 | 139 students
  • Antioch Baptist Christian Academy
    (Baptist)
     5709 N Broadway St
    Knoxville, TN 37918
    (865) 688-0780
    Grades: 1-12 | 11 students
  • Apostolic Christian School
    (Pentecostal)
    (1)
     5020 Pleasant Ridge Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37912
    (865) 523-5261
    Grades: PK-12 | 195 students
  • Berean Christian School
    Berean Christian School Photo - Berean Christian School provides Knoxville area's only all day specialized classroom program for dyslexia and other learning differences
    2329 Prosser Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37914
    (865) 521-6054
    Grades: NS-12 | 384 students
  • Bluegrass KinderCare
    Bluegrass KinderCare Photo - Animals at the Zoo This activity taught us to learn and play through creative and dramatic expressions while developing gross motor skills.
    Daycare / Preschool
     8908 Bluegrass Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37922
    (865) 693-3551
    Grades: NS-PK | n/a students
  • Cedar Bluff KinderCare
    Cedar Bluff KinderCare Photo - Cedar Bluff KinderCare Front
    Daycare / Preschool
     9200 Gulf Park Dr
    Knoxville, TN 37923
    (865) 693-5570
    Grades: NS-PK | n/a students
  • Cedar Springs Weekday School
    Alternative School (Presbyterian)
     9132 Kingston Pike
    Knoxville, TN 37923
    (865) 291-5252
    Grades: PK-K | 305 students
  • Concord Christian School
    (Christian)
    (3)
     11704 Kingston Pike
    Knoxville, TN 37934
    (865) 966-8858
    Grades: PK-12 | 1,028 students
  • Dayspring Baptist Christian Academy
    (Baptist)
     935 W Oldham Ave
    Knoxville, TN 37921
    (865) 521-1298
    Grades: NS-11 | 22 students
  • Duncan Academy
    All-boys
     8550 Harold Duncan Way
    Knoxville, TN 37931
    (865) 584-0841
    Grades: 9-12 | 10 students
  • Episcopal School Of Knoxville
    Episcopal School Of Knoxville Photo - Athletics at ESK are inclusive and allow kids to experience team sports and learning a new skill in a safe and supportive environment.
    (Episcopal)
    (3)
     950 Episcopal School Way
    Knoxville, TN 37932
    (865) 777-9032
    Grades: PK-8 | 295 students
  • Fca Knoxville
    Alternative School (Baptist)
     704 Washburn Street
    Knoxville, TN 37919
    (865) 936-5700
    Grades: 5-8 | n/a students
  • First Baptist Academy
    (Baptist)
    (2)
     7706 Ewing Rd
    Powell, TN 37849
    (865) 947-8503
    Grades: PK-12 | 394 students
  • First Lutheran School
    First Lutheran School Photo - Our students perform consistently above and beyond state academic standards.
    (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
     1207 Broadway St
    Knoxville, TN 37917
    (865) 524-0308
    Grades: NS-8 | 154 students
  • Garden Montessori School
    Montessori School
     3225 Garden Dr
    Knoxville, TN 37918
    (865) 688-6776
    Grades: PK-8 | 155 students
  • Garden Of Discovery Learning Center
    (Baptist)
     1601 Dandridge Ave
    Knoxville, TN 37915
    (865) 973-6000
    Grades: K | 22 students
  • Giving Tree Montessori
    Montessori School
     7728 Nubbin Ridge Dr
    Knoxville, TN 37919
    (865) 691-2661
    Grades: PK-K | 38 students
  • The Goddard School
    The Goddard School Photo
    Daycare / Preschool
     125 Loudoun Road
    Knoxville, TN 37934
    (865) 966-0663
    Grades: NS-K | n/a students
  • The Goddard School
    The Goddard School Photo
    Daycare / Preschool
     10720 Virginia Pine Way
    Knoxville, TN 37932
    (865) 531-9599
    Grades: NS-K | n/a students
  • Grace Christian Academy
    Grace Christian Academy Photo - The GCA student body gathered on August 17, 2017, to commemorate the 20th birthday of Grace Christian Academy.
    (Baptist)
    (32)
     5914 Beaver Ridge Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37931
    (865) 342-3811
    Grades: K-12 | 713 students
  • Greenway School
    Greenway School Photo - Most students finish their work while at school. We strive for no homework because time spent with our families is important.
    544 Canton Hollow Road
    Knoxville, TN 37934
    (865) 777-0197
    Grades: 6-8 | 37 students
  • Knoxville Adventist School
    (Seventh Day Adventist)
     3615 Kingston Pike
    Knoxville, TN 37919
    (865) 522-9929
    Grades: K-10 | 50 students
  • Knoxville Baptist Christian
    (Baptist)
     2434 E 5th Ave
    Knoxville, TN 37917
    (865) 524-3211
    Grades: 1-12 | 30 students
  • Knoxville Catholic High School
    Knoxville Catholic High School Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     9245 Fox Lonas Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37923
    (865) 560-0313
    Grades: 9-12 | 627 students
  • Knoxville Christian School
    (Church of Christ)
    (1)
     11549 Snyder Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37932
    (865) 966-7060
    Grades: PK-12 | 166 students
  • Knoxville Montessori School
    Montessori School
    (1)
     4311 Kingston Pike
    Knoxville, TN 37919
    (865) 525-6042
    Grades: PK-5 | 68 students
  • Mead Montessori School
    Montessori School
     2647 Bafford Pl
    Knoxville, TN 37920
    (865) 577-0760
    Grades: PK-8 | 71 students
  • Montessori Internationale School
    Montessori Internationale School Photo - For 25 years, Montessori Internationale School has been a hidden gem in the Knoxville area. We are a Montessori Primary school serving children ages 3-6.
    Montessori School
     10019 S Northshore Dr
    Knoxville, TN 37922
    (865) 675-0545
    Grades: PK-K | 24 students
  • Natures Way Montessori School
    Montessori School
     4710 Murphy Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37918
    (865) 689-8976
    Grades: K-8 | 167 students
  • New Hope Christian School
    (Christian)
     7602 Bud Hawkins Rd
    Corryton, TN 37721
    (865) 688-5330
    Grades: PK-8 | 62 students
  • New Pathways Academy
     1531 Dick Lonas Rd
    Knoxville, TN 37909
    (865) 602-2968
    Grades: 8-12 | 42 students
  • Paideia Academy
    Paideia Academy Photo - Paideia Academy l Classical Christian School Knoxville l Assembly
    (Christian)
    (1)
     10825 Yarnell Road
    Knoxville, TN 37932
    (865) 670-0440
    Grades: NS-12 | 215 students
  • Powell KinderCare
    Powell KinderCare Photo - Lobby
    Daycare / Preschool
     3053 Staffordshire Blvd
    Powell, TN 37849
    (865) 947-3305
    Grades: NS-PK | n/a students
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