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To request Information online, click here or call 615-832-8845 to speak with our admission team. We look forward to hearing from you!

We invite you to schedule a personal tour 

• Complete the online application
• Download and print the required admission forms

PLEASE NOTE: An application must be submitted prior to completing Step 4 of the FRA application process. If you have not yet completed an application, please see Step 3.
 

Grades 2 - 12

FRA requires all applicants, grades 2-12, to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). FRA's school code is 431668. The link to register online is www.iseetest.org. 
 

Pre-Kindergarten - Grade 1

Assessment registration for the 2025-26 school year is now open. You will be contacted by our team to schedule an assessment, beginning in mid-October.

During the assessment, students will spend time with a teacher while parents will meet other families going through the admission process and hear from school leadership and a teacher to better understand our school and program. Pre-kindergarten through junior kindergarten sessions will last forty-five minutes and kindergarten sessions will last one hour. First grade assessment last about an hour and a half. The First grade assessment takes place at The Weicker Center Admission Office. Contact Debbie DeJean via email or phone at (615) 369-4488 with questions about pre-kindergarten – grade 1 assessment.

 

PLEASE NOTE: An application must be submitted prior to completing Step 4 and 5 of the FRA application process. If you have not yet completed an application, please see Step 3.
 

Registration for 2025-26 admission interviews is now open for students entering grades 1-12. See below for specific divisional information. You will be contacted by our team to schedule an interview, beginning in mid-October. Contact Debbie DeJean via email or phone at (615) 369-4488 with questions about interviews for Grades 1 – 12.

Please note that pre-kindergarten and kindergarten applicants do not complete interview.

grades 1 - 4

All students applying to 1st - 4th grade at FRA will need to schedule an interview. This interview will be held in the lower school office and will last approximately 45 minutes. Both student and parents will be interviewed during this time.
 

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Middle school admission interviews will take place during a thirty to forty-five minute appointment. During the interview, a middle school faculty member will spend time getting to know the student and then the family. You will be able to ask any questions that you have during the family portion.

UPPER SCHOOL

Upper school admission interviews will take place during a thirty to forty-five minute appointment. During the interview, an upper school faculty member will spend time getting to know the student and then the family. You will be able to ask any questions that you have during the family portion.