Our History
Since founded in 1970, Clarksville Academy has upheld its role as an independent, college preparatory, co-educational school. The wooded campus is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, a small metropolitan setting, forty-five minutes northwest of Nashville, Tennessee. Clarksville Academy serves students in Pre Kindergarten through grade 12.
We are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and hold membership in the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, the Educational Records Bureau and College Board.
Over 43% of the faculty hold the Master’s degree or are in the process of earning an advanced degree. The student to faculty ratio is 12:1 and the average class size is 18.
On November 23, 1969, a group of parents met at the Farm Bureau Building in Clarksville, Tennessee, to discuss forming an independent school in the Clarksville area.
The discussion produced three guiding principles for the creation of this new school.
- Low teacher-student ratio
- Well-qualified teachers
- A Headmaster dedicated to the education and training of children.
A second meeting was held on December 2, 1969. Floyd L. Brown was elected chairman of the steering committee and later as the first Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
The third meeting was held on May 19, 1970 at which time Mr. K. L. Barton was introduced as the Academy’s first Headmaster.
Clarksville Academy opened its doors on August 31,1970 for classes in grades one through nine.
Today, four new buildings, including the Miller Activity Center, continue the school’s commitment to its founding principles.
