#1 Best Private Schools in Sumner County, TN
St. John Vianney Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
Smaller classes than 96% of Catholic schools in Tennessee
Gallatin, TN
A+Overall grade80 students5 students per teacher
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Best Private Schools in Sumner County, TN
Private schools in Sumner County, TN with the highest overall grades. Top 6 of 6 schools.
#2 Best Private Schools in Sumner County, TN
Pope John Paul II Preparatory School
Diocesan school · Grades 6–12
The only Catholic school in Hendersonville
Hendersonville, TN
B+Overall grade733 students13 students per teacher
#3 Best Private Schools in Sumner County, TN
Highland Academy
Seventh-day Adventist school · Grades 9–12
Growing: enrollment up 68% since 2013–14
Portland, TN
B+Overall grade131 students11 students per teacher
#4 Best Private Schools in Sumner County, TN
Hendersonville Christian Academy
Baptist school · Grades Pre-K–12
90% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Hendersonville, TN
B+Overall grade169 students8 students per teacher
#5 Best Private Schools in Sumner County, TN
Portland Montessori Academy
Christian (nondenominational) · Montessori · Grades Pre-K–8
The largest of 20 Montessori schools in Tennessee
Portland, TN
B-Overall grade116 students15 students per teacher
#6 Best Private Schools in Sumner County, TN
Lighthouse Christian Academy
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades K–12
The largest of 202 Christian schools in Tennessee
Hendersonville, TN
B-Overall grade4,039 students
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