Our History

Collegedale Academy was founded as the Graysville School at Graysville, Tennessee, in 1892.  Later the name was changed to Southern Training School, and in 1916 it was moved to Collegedale, Tennessee, where it reopened as Southern Junior College.  In 1936 the secondary school was given separate status and was renamed Collegedale Academy. In 1968, it separated from Southern Missionary College and became part of the Greater Collegedale School System (GCSS) and eventually moved into the current buildings and campus in 1970.  Since then a gymnasium and Science/Technology building have been added to the campus.

Our Administrators

Principal Murray Cooper, Vice-Principal Travis Crawford, Registrar Kerre Conerly, Business Manager J. C. Urban, Chaplain Chris Massengill, Development Director Matt Nafie and Technology Director Michael Peel. The administrative team has a combined 87 years of experience at Collegedale Academy.

Our Faculty

You can find more information on each of our faculty members on that tab in About Us.  There are 23 instructional staff and 71% hold graduate degrees, 24% hold a bachelor’s degree and one Associate Degree.  Our faculty has a nice blend of youth and experience with the average tenure at CA of seven years. 

Enrollment

Approximately 360 students are enrolled on our campus with approximately a 50/50 gender split with approximately 90 students per grade.  Our student teacher ratio is 15:1.  Our average class size is 21 students.

Our Academics

Collegedale Academy provides an academic program with three high school diplomas: regular, college prep and CA Scholars.  Dual credit courses are available in science, English and fine arts.  Two languages are taught:  French and Spanish.  University level math credits are available through CLEP and AP exams.  CA administers the EXPLORE, PLAN, PSAT, ACT and TCAP. The CA graduation rate is 98% with approximately 96% of our graduates going on to two or four year college and university programs.  TCAP scores exceed both the county and state average.  ACT results are also ahead of state and national averages.

Our Spiritual Focus

We seek to provide an environment where spiritual growth and development are encouraged among students and staff.  Bible classes, chapels, mission trips, local community outreach, Bible conferences, and Bible study form the foundation for all of our spiritual activities that are infused throughout our school program.

Our Athletics

Collegedale Academy offers a broad selection of athletic activities, both individual and team as well as intermural and interscholastic.  Collegedale Academy has a tennis, golf and cross-country team and in cooperation with the Collegedale Adventist Youth in Action organization (CAYA), CA students can become involved in team sports like girls volleyball, boys soccer, and girls and boys basketball.

Our Fine Arts

CA is best known for the outstanding fine arts program including band, jazz band, choirs, orchestra and visual arts. Our musical organizations tour every year up and down the east coast.  Our orchestra will be playing at Carnegie Hall in New York City this spring.