FRA Fast Facts
FRA is a coeducational independent school in Nashville offering pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students a challenging educational experience within an inclusive Christian community.
1,105
Students pre-kindergarten through grade 12
8:1
Student-teacher ratio
$2.3 Million
Need-based aid awarded in 2024
Academic
- Over the past 5 years, FRA students have been admitted to nearly 400 unique colleges and institutions.
- 70% of faculty hold advanced degrees.
- 85% of students take at least one AP or Honors course.
- 23 AP courses and 16 Honors courses offered in upper school.
- Average class size is 17.3.
- $2.3 million awarded in need-based aid in 2024.
- Academy-wide Interim program for international travel, job shadowing, and community involvement.
- Accredited by The Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and Cognia.
Spiritual & Service
- Daily convocation in grades 5 - 12.
- Daily devotions & weekly chapel in pre-kindergarten - grade 4.
- Academy-wide Spiritual Emphasis Week.
- 2,800+ hours of community service contributed by the Class of 2020.
- 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 the Presidential Volunteer Service Award in 2016.
Athletics & Arts
- 61 sports teams offered at varsity, junior varsity, and middle school levels.
- 26 alumni are currently playing collegiate sports.
- Collegiate-level fitness center and track and field facility, multi-purpose synthetic turf field, synthetic football field, natural grass soccer field, baseball and softball fields, state-of-the-art golf simulators, indoor hitting facility, and four gymnasiums.
- 700-seat theater with professional lighting and sound.
- More than 10% of the Class of 2023 will continue arts in college.
- 20+ arts shows throughout the year featuring vocal, theatre, instrumental, dance and visual arts.