Franklin Road Academy

Not to be confused with Franklin Road Christian School (Tennessee).

Franklin Road Academy
Address
Map
4700 Franklin Pike

Nashville
,
Tennessee
37220

United States
Coordinates36°5′3″N 86°46′11″W / 36.08417°N 86.76972°W / 36.08417; -86.76972
Information
TypeIndependent coeducational
Established1971
Head of schoolSean R. Casey
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment1,040[1] (2022)
Student to teacher ratio7:1[2]
Campus size62 acres (25 ha)
Color(s)Blue and White
Athletics conferenceTSSAA - Division II-A
NicknamePanthers
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Independent Schools
AdvancED
NewspaperThe Panther Post
YearbookThe Blueprint
Websitewww.franklinroadacademy.com

Franklin Road Academy (FRA) is a private co-educational Christian school for students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 located in Oak Hill, Tennessee.[3] The school was founded in 1971 and originally affiliated with the First Christian Church before it became a separate incorporated organization in 1982. FRA has been described as a segregation academy, like other schools established after a court ordered Nashville public schools to expand desegregation busing.[4]

As of 2019, its head of school is Sean Casey and its head of upper school is Jay Salato.[5] In 2016, FRA's enrollment was 795 students with ethnic and racial minority students comprising 18 percent of the student body.[2] As of 2021, the school's enrollment had increased to 925 students.[6] Its enrollment increased to 1,040 students in 2022.[1] FRA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Southern Association of Independent Schools and AdvancED.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Directory of Schools". Independent Schools of the Nashville Area.
  2. ^ a b "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Zoning Map". Oak Hill, Tennessee. Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021. - Compare to the address: " 4700 Franklin Pike Nashville, TN 37220 "
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  5. ^ "Franklin Road Academy Announces New Head of Upper School". The Tennessee Tribune. December 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Franklin Road Academy". Private School Directory.
  7. ^ SAIS
  8. ^ AdvancED