#1 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
St. George's Independent School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Collierville, TN
A+Overall grade770 students8 students per teacher
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Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Private schools in Shelby County, TN with the highest overall grades. Top 30 of 30 schools.
#2 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
St. Agnes Academy-St.. Dominic School
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade675 students8 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Hutchison School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A+Overall gradeAll girls697 students7 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
St. Mary's Episcopal School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in Memphis
Memphis, TN
A+Overall gradeAll girls749 students8 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Lausanne Collegiate School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest independent school in Memphis
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade828 students8 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Woodland Presbyterian School
Presbyterian school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 72% of Christian schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade258 students7 students per teacher
#7 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Christ the King Lutheran School
Lutheran (Missouri Synod) school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 91% of Christian schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade88 students5 students per teacher
#8 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
St. Georges Independent School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest Christian school in Collierville
Collierville, TN
A+Overall grade771 students8 students per teacher
#9 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Memphis University School
Independent school · Grades 7–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A+Overall gradeAll boys609 students8 students per teacher
#10 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Margolin Hebrew Academy
Jewish day school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade198 students5 students per teacher
#11 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Pleasant View School
Islamic school · Grades Pre-K–12
The largest of 17 private schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade475 students6 students per teacher
#12 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
First Assembly Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
95% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Cordova, TN
A+Overall grade503 students10 students per teacher
#13 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Bodine School
Independent school · Grades 1–6
The only independent school in Germantown
Germantown, TN
A+Overall grade100 students6 students per teacher
#14 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Bornblum Jewish Community School
Jewish day school · Grades K–8
Smaller classes than 80% of Jewish day schools nationwide
Memphis, TN
A+Overall grade112 students5 students per teacher
#15 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Memphis Junior Academy
Seventh-day Adventist school · Grades Pre-K–10
One of the most diverse private schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
AOverall grade81 students11 students per teacher
#16 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Central Baptist School
Baptist school · Grades K–12
88% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
AOverall grade160 students8 students per teacher
#17 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Harding Academy of Memphis
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
96% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
AOverall grade570 students10 students per teacher
#18 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Evangelical Christain School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
The smallest classes of any Christian school in Cordova
Cordova, TN
A-Overall grade841 students8 students per teacher
#19 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Grace-St.. Luke's Episcopal School
Episcopal school · Grades Pre-K–8
Serving families in Memphis since at least 2011
Memphis, TN
A-Overall grade306 students9 students per teacher
#20 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
The Collegiate School of Memphis
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades 6–12
88% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Memphis, TN
A-Overall grade361 students11 students per teacher
#21 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Immanuel Lutheran School
Lutheran (Missouri Synod) school · Grades Pre-K–8
One of the most diverse private schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
A-Overall grade136 students11 students per teacher
#22 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Brinkley Heights Urban Academy
Baptist school · Grades Pre-K–12
Growing: enrollment up 48% since 2011–12
Memphis, TN
A-Overall grade114 students11 students per teacher
#23 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
Christian Brothers High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
One of the 3 largest Catholic schools in Tennessee
Memphis, TN
B+Overall gradeAll boys702 students12 students per teacher
#24 Best Private Schools in Shelby County, TN
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Catholic school in Cordova
Cordova, TN
B+Overall grade325 students13 students per teacher
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