Girls Preparatory School

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Girls Preparatory School GPS
Address
205 Island Ave. Chattanooga , Tennessee 37405 United States
Coordinates	35°03′41″N 85°17′56″W / 35.0613°N 85.2989°W / 35.0613; -85.2989
Information
Type	Independent all-female secondary day school
Motto	Where everything begins and ends with what is best for girls.
Established	1906 (1906)
Founders	Tommie Payne Duffy, Eula Lee Jarnagin, and Grace McCallie
Headmaster	Megan Cover
Grades	6–12
Gender	Female
Enrollment	559 (2019-2020 academic year)
Color(s)	Blue, Black, and White
Athletics	15 Varsity Sports
Mascot	Bruisers
Nickname	GPS
Rival	The Baylor School, Harpeth Hall School
Publication	Blueprint, published biannually
Yearbook	Kaleidoscope
Website	www.gps.edu

Girls Preparatory School, or GPS, is an all-female, college preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1906 by Grace Eliza McCallie, Tommie Payne Duffy, and Eula Lea Jarnagin. GPS enrolls students in grades 6–12. These students are taught by GPS' 66 faculty members, over 80% of whom hold advanced degrees. Since 2006, GPS has won 20 state championships in various sports. In addition, the school has 49 National Merit Semifinalists graduates within the past 13 years. For the 2019–20 school year, GPS enrolled 560 girls from 28 zip codes, with 210 in Middle School and 350 in Upper School.

Its brother school, The McCallie School, was founded a year earlier by McCallie's brothers. GPS' Interim Head of School is Dr. Kirk Walker, former headmaster at The McCallie School.