School's mission is to nurture and work with pre-school through eighth grade age children to promote academic excellence, assist in their intellectual development, and mentor them in their moral evolution to the point that they are capable of becoming successful, productive, accountable young men and women of sound character and reputation.
Quick Stats (2024-25)
- Grades: Prekindergarten-8
- Enrollment: 249 students
- Average class size: 12 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: Verified school update
School Overview
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-8
Year Founded
1968
School Calendar
Student Body
Total Students
249 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Students by Grade
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
20 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
70%
Average Class Size
12 students
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Admissions Director
Kimberly Lamb
Sports
Total Sports Offered
8 sports
Sports
Extracurriculars
Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
3 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.
Club or Organization:
Band, Tate's Treasure Hunters (Metal Detecting Club)
Arts and Music Programs:
Choir
Band, Tate's Treasure Hunters (Metal Detecting Club)
Arts and Music Programs:
Choir
School Notes
- Tate's School is an independent, private school that has been serving the Knoxville area since 1968. Tate's School offers an accelerated, 21st-century curriculum that instills academic excellence in our students. We guide our students to reach their optimum potential intellectually, physically, and socially. Each student is challenged to think critically and creatively in a structured environment where excellence is rewarded and individual effort is encouraged.
- Utilizing our extensive, 54-acre campus as an extension of our classrooms, our curriculum includes personal experience, hands-on activities, and collaborative learning. Tate's School is blessed with having a caring, enthusiastic, well-educated faculty and staff who are dedicated to assisting our students with their intellectual development, and empowering the students to become successful, productive, accountable young men and women of sound character and reputation.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
What sports does Tate's School offer?
Tate's School offers 8 interscholastic sports: Basketball, Flag Football, Golf, Mountaineering, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field and Volleyball.
When is the application deadline for Tate's School?
The application deadline for Tate's School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
School Reviews
5 10/28/2024
My son recently transitioned to Tate's for 6th grade and our family could not be happier! The campus, staff, and learning environment are truly unique and amazing! The small classes and familial environment cannot be beaten. We are so blessed to have discovered Tate's!
5 10/7/2022
We have three children attending Tate`s School, spanning first grade through middle school. Tate`s is a unique place of love and learning, truly a class of its own. Tate`s is a place where we feel that the teachers know and truly care for our family. Tate`s provides the necessary resources and tools to teach our children the fundamentals combined with just the right amount of difficulty to motivate and challenge them. For example, when our youngest daughter came to Tate`s in first grade she was starting to learn how to blend letter sounds and read phonetically. By the 2nd grade, she was reading on a 4th-grade reading level, getting fantastic marks on her spelling tests, and loved going to school each day. Not only are we impressed by our children`s educational and emotional growth and development, but at Tate`s, our children are taught non-academic lessons such as life skills, civility, and character building. Tate provides a more in-depth experience of how to overcome adversity, a much-needed skill. At Tate`s, we are no longer concerned that our children may miss the basics of a new concept being taught or fall behind due to an exorbitant amount of emphasis placed on the results of a standardized test. At Tate`s, we can rest assured that its staff, teachers, and leadership are intentionally striving to gain a better understanding of each of our children individually and actively partnering with us as parents to provide additional opportunities to ensure maximum growth for our children. Tate`s ability to utilize this customized approach is largely attributed to its smaller class sizes and top-notch educators and enrichment programs. Tate`s has been an incredible experience for our family. Each year, we are in awe as our children fully immerse themselves in sports, performing arts, choir, and science fairs all while having the freedom of hands-on outdoor learning. Each day our family reflects on how blessed we are to have found such a beautiful environment where our children are thriving.
5 4/28/2022
Our child attended Tate`s School and Summer Camps for her entire education prior to heading to High School this year. I can emphatically state that Tates School was both academically and emotionally, the perfect fit for our daughter. We are proud of the loving, kind, and conscientious honor student she has become.
5 4/18/2022
Wow! My family LOVES Tate`s. The teachers are outstanding. The facilities are second to none. The curriculum is one of a kind and my child is thriving! My 4-year-old loves going to school every day! He has so much fun that he doesn`t even know he is learning. I am so impressed with this school. Best decision my husband and I have ever made for our child!
5 10/20/2015
Tates School has been fantastic for both of our kids. My daughter is in her 5th year there and my son in his 4th year. The stuff these kids learn is amazing but more than that is how they learn it. The faculty make a point of using the 52 acre campus to make learning fun, interactive and hands-on. For instance, the 4th graders have a garden they take care of all year and even bring home some of the vegetables they grow. My daughter was so happy and proud when I made dinner using the onion she grew at school. With the small class size, kids at Tates School get a lot of individualized attention so if they need a little extra help with something, the teacher is available to do so rather than not having time because she is dealing with 30+ kids. Every teacher seems to know every kid, not just the ones in her particular class, because every single teacher there truly cares about kids and teaching in general.
My kids love school so much they spend the entire summer asking me when they can go back to school because they miss it so much. That, in and of itself, makes every penny of the tuition we pay worth it.
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