Tennessee Private Elementary Schools with Special Program Emphasis

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 14 private elementary schools with special program emphasis serving 2,367 students in Tennessee.

The average acceptance rate is 68%, which is lower than the Tennessee private elementary school average acceptance rate of 84%.

71% of private elementary schools with special program emphasis in Tennessee are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Jewish).

The top ranked with special program emphasis private elementary schools in Tennessee include Agathos Classical School, Akiva School, and Rivers Edge Christian Academy.

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.