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Girls Preparatory School

Chattanooga · TN · Private independent · K-12 combined

Private
24 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 24 AP courses offered (school profile)
Academic signals
  • SAT 25-75: 1080–1320
  • ACT 25-75: 22–30
  • APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list. exam pass rate 84%

Composed from the school's own published profile (2025), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Girls Preparatory School compares for families

What families should know about Girls Preparatory School.

  • ▸ LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Scholze Center, Baylor School, Skyuka Hall and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

46%
admit rate
$13,812
in-state tuition/yr · $33,256 out-of-state
1190–1340
SAT 25–75 · ACT 25–31

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,976/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full The University of Tennessee-Knoxville profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Tennessee

Tennessee's public scholarships

Tennessee pairs a lottery-funded merit award (HOPE) with the well-known TN Promise, which makes community and technical college essentially free for any graduate.

Merit Tennessee HOPE Scholarship (TELS)
$4,500–$5,700/yr (4-yr) · $3,200/yr (2-yr)
GPA: 3.0 weighted GPA Test: OR SAT 1060 / ACT 21 Income: No income limit

Lottery-funded merit award — qualify with EITHER a 3.0 weighted GPA OR ACT 21 / SAT 1060. No income limit. (Qualify by either path; enroll within 16 months of graduating.)

Official program details ↗
Promise Tennessee Promise
Free community / technical college (last-dollar)
Income: No income limit

Tuition-free community or technical college for any TN grad — no GPA, test, or income requirement. (Apply senior year; FAFSA, mentor meeting, 8 hrs community service/term.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Girls Preparatory School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 133 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2022-2026

Auburn University Huntingdon College Samford University University of Alabama University of Alabama - Birmingham University of Alabama - Huntsville University of Arizona University of Arkansas Loyola Marymount University University of San Diego University of Southern California University of Colorado - Boulder University of Denver Connecticut College United States Coast Guard Academy Wesleyan University American University Georgetown University George Washington University Howard University Flagler College Rollins College Stetson University University of Miami Agnes Scott College Emmanuel University Emory University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Kennesaw State University
and 103 more
Mercer University Oxford College of Emory University Savannah College of Art and Design University of Georgia University of North Georgia Young Harris College Loyola University Chicago Northwestern University Roosevelt University Wheaton College Butler University Purdue University University of Kansas Centre College University of Kentucky University Louisville Western Kentucky University Louisiana State University Tulane University Colby College Goucher College University of Maryland - College Park Boston College Boston University Brandeis University Suffolk University University of Massachusetts - Amherst University of Michigan Mississippi State University University of Mississippi Webster University Dartmouth College Princeton University Fordham University New York University Parsons School of Design at The New School Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute St. Lawrence University Syracuse University Union College United States Merchant Marine Academy Vassar College Appalachian State University Davidson College Duke University Elon University North Carolina State University University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of the Arts Wake Forest University Miami University Ohio State University Ohio University University of Cincinnati Oregon State University Dickinson College Lafayette College Lehigh University Muhlenberg College Villanova University Clemson University Coastal Carolina University College of Charleston Converse University Furman University University of South Carolina - Beaufort Wofford College Austin Peay State University Belmont University Chattanooga State Community College East Tennessee State University Lee University Lipscomb University Maryville College Middle Tennessee State University Rhodes College Roane State Community College Sewanee: University of the South Tennessee College of Applied Technology Tennessee State University Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Wesleyan University University of Tennessee - Chattanooga University of Tennessee - Knoxville Trevecca Nazarene University Vanderbilt University Baylor University Southern Methodist University Texas Christian University University of Vermont College of William & Mary George Mason University James Madison University Roanoke College University of Richmond University of Virginia Washington & Lee University West Virginia University American University in Paris (France) John Cabot University (Italy) Maastricht University (Netherlands) University of St Andrews (Scotland)

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Girls Preparatory School — GPS School Profile / College Profile 2026-27 (ADM_2026-27CollegeProfile) ↗. Found at: p.4, 'College Enrollment & Acceptances (2022-2026)' — names in BLUE (RGB 67,130,208) indicate students who enrolled/attended; names in BLACK (RGB 35,31,32) indi.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 608 in 2018 to 516 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-15.1%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

For a more current snapshot, see Girls Preparatory School's own published school profile (as of 2025-26): drive.google.com/file/d/1zikei_DxR8Zj_TXHgBd-zzrG… ↗

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