USN At a Glance
Our Mission: University School of Nashville models the best educational practices. In an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of Metropolitan Nashville, USN fosters each student’s intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential, valuing and inspiring integrity, creative expression, a love of learning, and the pursuit of excellence.
Nondiscrimination Policy
University School of Nashville does not discriminate on the basis of color, creed, gender identity and expression, handicap, national origin, race, sex, sexual orientation, or transgender status in the administration of its educational, admissions, and financial aid policies, faculty and staff recruitment and hiring policies, athletics, or other programs or activities administered by the school.
Overview
University School of Nashville is a K-12, independent, all-gender, non-sectarian day school established in 1975 as the successor to Peabody Demonstration School. USN is known for its academic excellence and for its commitment to putting students first.
Location
The Edgehill Campus in Midtown is home to academic buildings, some 1,081 students, and more than 200 faculty; athletic playing fields, an eight-lane track, eight tennis courts, and a wetland site for science research are located at the 80-acre River Campus in North Nashville.
Location
The Edgehill Campus in Midtown is home to academic buildings, some 1,081 students, and more than 200 faculty; athletic playing fields, an eight-lane track, eight tennis courts, and a wetland site for science research are located at the 80-acre River Campus in North Nashville.
Fall 2022 Enrollment: 1,081
Lower School (Grades K-4): 356 students
Middle School (Grades 5-8): 315 students
High School (Grades 912): 410 students
Diversity
Our student body includes students from 55 zip codes in Middle Tennessee as well as 36% students of color with 52 countries of origin represented among our families. Nashville is 37.6% people of color, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.
Lower School: $23,561
Middle School: $26,836
High School: $29,239
Middle School: $26,836
High School: $29,239
Financial Aid
USN gives over $3.9 million in need-based financial aid to 21.5% of students.
Accreditation:
SAIS (Southern Association of Independent Schools)
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Quick Notes About USN
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Brief History of the School
USN is the successor to Peabody Demonstration School, which was founded in 1915 by Peabody College. In 1975, when the college could no longer support the Demonstration School, a group of parents, teachers, and students founded University School, dedicated to the PDS principles of academic excellence, educational best practice, and inclusion.
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College Placement
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The Arts
In Middle School, students may choose among 36 classes per academic year in performing and visual arts. The entire school community looks forward to Middle School students opening the curtain for each new year with its annual musical in August.
High School students are able to choose from more than 30 performing and visual art electives each semester, including the student newspaper, yearbook, and literary magazine, and have more than a dozen performance opportunities every year. High School theatre and dance shine a spotlight on student-directed and student-choreographed productions through Scene Night and the Spring Dance Concert. -
Athletics
Beginning in fifth grade, USN students compete in these inter-scholastic sports: volleyball, golf, cross country, soccer, bowling, basketball, swimming, track and field, tennis, lacrosse, baseball, mountain biking, softball, football, and ultimate frisbee. In middle school USN competes in the Harpeth Valley Athletic Conference and in high school in TSSAA Division II-A.
At the Edgehill campus, student athletes use two gymnasiums, an indoor saltwater pool, and a large fitness center. The 80-acre River Campus provides a baseball field, a softball field, a soccer field surrounded by an eight-lane track, two lacrosse fields, two practice fields, eight tennis courts, and a wetland site for science research.
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2000 Edgehill Avenue Nashville, TN 37212 615/321-8000 Contact Us
