FRA is a coeducational independent school in Nashville offering pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students from 15 different countries a challenging educational experience within an inclusive Christian community.
780
Students pre-kindergarten through grade 12
7:1
Student-teacher ratio
21%
Students of color
$1.6 Million
Need-based aid awarded in 2016-17
Academic
- Class of 2017 graduates attending colleges in 18 states
- 60% of faculty hold advanced degrees
- 60% of students take at least one AP course
- 18 AP courses and 15 Honors courses offered in upper school
- Average class size is 15
- $1.6 million awarded in need-based aid in 2016-17
- Interim program for international travel, job shadowing, and community involvement in upper school
- Accredited by The Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and AdvancED
Spiritual & Service
- Daily convocation in grades 5 - 12
- Daily devotions & weekly chapel in pre-kindergarten - grade 4
- Academy-wide Spiritual Emphasis Week
- 1,100+ hours of community service contributed by the Class of 2017
- Best Buddies International Chapter of the Year in 2016
- Mission trips for grades 9 - 12
- Turner Fellowship paid internship scholarship program for rising seniors to work with local non-profit organizations
- 15 upper school students received Presidential Volunteer Service Award in 2016
Athletics & Arts
- 56 sports teams offered at varsity, junior varsity, and middle school levels
- 14% of class of 2016 are playing collegiate sports
- Collegiate-level track and field facility, multi-purpose synthetic turf field, synthetic football field, natural grass soccer field, baseball and softball fields, and 4 gymnasiums
- 700-seat theater with professional lighting and sound
- More than 10% of Class of 2017 continuing arts in college
- 20+ arts shows throughout the year featuring vocal, theatre, instrumental, dance and visual arts