ARLINGTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Arlington Christian School is celebrating more than 50 years in quality education, preparing students for college and beyond. ACS offers a K5 through grade 12 college preparatory program that incorporates a Christian atmosphere into the learning experience. ACS offers strong spiritual, academic, fine arts and athletic programs designed to educate and develop the whole child.
Location: Fairburn
Phone: (770) 964-9871
Web: arlingtonchristian.org
Accreditations: SACS, GAC
Tuition: $6,405-$9,828

ATLANTA GIRLS’ SCHOOL
AGS is the only non-sectarian girls’ college-preparatory school for grades 6 through 12 in Atlanta. AGS provides a rigorous educational experience, including new imperatives for leadership and for life: curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and confidence. Inside and outside of the classroom, AGS creates unique, brave young women ready to take on the world. AGS is built on the heritage of the best girls’ schools, and innovation is our hallmark.
Location: Buckhead
Phone: (404) 845-0900
Web: atlantagirlsschool.org
Accreditations: GAC, SAIS, SACS
Tuition: $19,200

ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Atlanta International School offers the International Baccalaureate to more than 980 U.S. and international students from K4 through 12. By delivering a rigorous academic program combined with world-class standards in language acquisition within an open-minded, intercultural environment, AIS prepares students to succeed in a globally connected world.
Location: Buckhead
Phone: (404) 841-3840
Web: aischool.org
Accreditations: CIS, IB, SACS (AdvancEd)
Tuition: $18,092-$20,640

BRANDON HALL SCHOOL
Brandon Hall is a 50-year-old, coeducational, college preparatory school for day and boarding students. A national model in research-based education, the school offers small classes, tutoring and learning methodologies to fit every child—all within the framework of rigorous academic studies, an active sports program, and a caring, diverse and international campus community.
Location: Atlanta
Phone: (770) 394-8177
Web: brandonhall.org
Accreditations: SAIS, SACS, GAC
Tuition: Please call for 2012/2013 rates.

THE CHILDREN’S SCHOOL
The Children’s School, founded in 1970, is an independent, non-profit elementary school where academic development is stressed with social and emotional growth. The Children’s School recruits and sustains a diverse student body of 400 students three years old through the sixth grade and is located in the heart of Midtown, Atlanta.
Location: Atlanta
Phone: (404) 873-6985
Web: thechildrensschool.com
Accreditations: SAIS, SACS, member NAIS
Tuition: $16,590

THE COTTAGE SCHOOL
The Cottage School serves students grades 6-12 with ADHD and learning disabilities. Small, structured classes provide students with the tools to achieve their academic goals, develop time management and interpersonal skills and plan for post-secondary futures. TCS also provides afterschool tutoring and high school credit courses for students in area schools.
Location: Roswell
Phone: (770) 641-8688
Web: cottageschool.org
Accreditations: GAC, SACS, SAIS
Tuition: High School: $22,950; Middle School: $21,950

CUMBERLAND ACADEMY OF GEORGIA
Serving grades 4-12 and postgraduate, Cumberland is a special needs school with a focus on social skills and needs of children with high functioning Autism, Asperger’s, LD, and ADD/ADHD. Students are challenged academically in small classes with a strong college preparatory curriculum or a vocational track. There is also a strong emphasis in the curriculum on social and life skills.
Location: Sandy Springs
Phone: (404) 835-9000
Web: cumberlandacademy.org
Accreditations: SACS, CASI, GAC
Tuition: $19,900-$21,000

FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Fellowship Christian School celebrates 25 years of partnering with Christian parents to provide a safe, nurturing environment for K4-12th grades. Academically, our 2011 Senior class posted area-leading SAT average scores of 1682. Artistically, our students discover, refine and sharpen their talent through the passionate guidance of our experienced Art Department faculty. Athletically, 83 percent of our students competed on GHSA sanctioned teams last year. Spiritually, our students are taught from a biblical worldview perspective and are encouraged to demonstrate their faith through community service programs, weekly chapel services and individual projects designed to deepen their faith in Christ.
Location: Roswell
Phone: Grades K4-5: (770) 992-4975; Grades 6-12: (770) 993-1650
Web: fellowshipchristianschool.org
Accreditations: ACSI, SACS, GAC
Tuition: $3,090-$12,717

FIRST MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF ATLANTA
First Montessori School of Atlanta, the Southeast’s oldest Montessori school, was established in 1963. First Montessori has a long history of providing nurturing and skilled teachers and an educational experience crafted to each stage of the child’s development, cultivating each student’s individual talent. Students’ intellectual abilities grow alongside their character in a warm and safe school community. Students develop the skills and spirit to thrive in the high school of their choice and in the world beyond.
Location: Sandy Springs
Phone: (404) 252-3910
Web: firstmontessori.org
Accreditations: AMI, SACS, SAIS, AAAIS
Tuition: $4,910-$15,710

THE GALLOWAY SCHOOL
Founded by Elliott Galloway in 1969, the Galloway School is the philosophically grounded, learner-focused independent school where students age 3 through grade 12 develop an abiding love for learning. Galloway serves a diverse student body of approximately 725 students, and offers a challenging curriculum in all disciplines from the sciences to the arts. Galloway’s academic program aims to develop problem-solving and higher-order thinking skills and creates a learning environment that invites inquiry and risk-taking. Since its founding more than 40 years ago, the school has been home to a diverse, vibrant community of learners who come together to pursue its collective values: individuality, fearlessness, mastery and community.
Location: Atlanta
Phone: (404) 252-8389
Web: gallowayschool.org
Accreditations: NAIS, SAIS, SACS, AAAIS, GISA
Tuition: $10,650-$20,750

GEORGE WALTON ACADEMY
Founded in 1969, George Walton Academy offers Pre-K through 12th grade students small classes and a college preparatory curriculum that stresses excellence, intellectual challenges and student responsibility. A full 100 percent of this non-profit, coeducational school’s graduates are accepted to colleges and universities.
Location: Monroe
Phone: (770) 267-7578
Web: gwa.com
Accreditations: GAC, SACS
Tuition: $3,800-$8,650

GREENFIELD HEBREW ACADEMY
Greenfield Hebrew Academy is a community day school that provides an exceptional education in both general and Judaic studies in a unique environment that reflects the richness of Jewish Life and embraces the diversity of our students. Interaction among our students, teachers and parents fosters a closeness we call the “GHA family.”
Location: Atlanta
Phone: (404) 843-9900
Web: ghacademy.org
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS
Tuition: $12,000-$17,000

THE HERITAGE SCHOOL
The Heritage School is an independent, co-educational, college preparatory school serving students ages three through high school graduation. At The Heritage School, we recognize the unique strengths of every child and work with those assets to create enthusiasm for learning and a path for each child’s personal growth and development.
Location: Newnan
Phone: (770) 253-9898
Web: heritagehawks.org
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS
Tuition: $6,960-$13,175

HIGH MEADOWS SCHOOL
High Meadows School’s innovative, inquiry-based, integrated coursework for students in preschool through eighth grade emphasizes a love of learning, creativity, meaningful connections, environmental responsibility and excellence. The school is highly respected and consistently recognized for having some of the best practices by major educational organizations, including the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), SAIS-SACS and NAEYC.
Location: Roswell
Phone: (770) 993-2940
Web: highmeadows.org
Accreditations: IB, SAIS, SACS, NAEYC
Tuition: $5,065-$15,505

HOLY SPIRIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Established in 1996, Holy Spirit Prep is an independent, Catholic, coeducational college preparatory school providing a classical education balancing spirituality, academics, character formation, athletics and the arts. Fully accredited, the school offers classes for PreK-2 through 12th grade.
Location: Sandy Springs
Phone: (678) 904-2811
Web: holyspiritprep.org
Accreditations: SAIS, SACS, NCEA
Tuition: Please call for 2012/2013 rates.

THE HOWARD SCHOOL
The Howard School educates students with language learning disabilities and learning differences ages 5 years old through 12th grade. We offer low student/teacher ratios, personalized instruction and an integrated academic program that includes assistive technology, art, music and P.E. as well as speech-language pathologists, a math specialist and literacy specialists in the classroom.
Location: Atlanta
Phone: (404) 377-7436
Web: howardschool.org
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS
Tuition: $24,000-$25,750

KING’S RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
A Christ-centered, non-denominational college preparatory school, King’s Ridge offers classes for students in grades pre-K through 12. Students are prepared to not only gain admission to the college of their choice, but to demonstrate success while completing college and launching into their lives.
Location: Alpharetta
Phone: (770) 754-5738
Web: kingsridgecs.org
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS, GAC
Tuition: $13,761-$14,643

THE LOVETT SCHOOL
Founded in 1926, Lovett is a coeducational day school operating within the Judeo-Christian tradition and offering classes for grades K through 12. The school seeks students from all backgrounds who can benefit from a challenging academic program and make positive contributions to the school community.
Location: Northwest Atlanta
Phone: (404) 262-3032
Web: lovett.org
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS
Tuition: Please call for 2012/2013 rates.

MILL SPRINGS ACADEMY
Mill Springs Academy is a values-based educational community dedicated to the academic, physical and social growth of students in grades 1 through 12 who have not realized their full potential in traditional classroom settings.
Location: Alpharetta
Phone: (770) 360-1336
Web: millsprings.org
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS
Tuition: $20,069

MT. BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Mt. Bethel Christian Academy, located in East Cobb, is a kindergarten through eighth grade school emphasizing academic excellence presented through a Christian worldview. This Christ-centered program offers strong academics coupled with a competitive athletic program and extracurricular activities.
Location: Marietta
Phone: (770) 971-0245
Web: mtbethelchristian.org
Accreditations: SAIS, SACS
Tuition: $9,015-$10,245

MOUNT PARAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
For 35 years, Mount Paran Christian School has been committed to an unapologetic faith and the translation of that faith in academic, arts and athletic experiences of our students. With an emphasis on helping each student develop his or her unique, God-given talent, MPCS lives out the school mission statement of “uniting with home and church to prepare servant-leaders who honor God, love others, and walk in Truth.” Whether it is working with the homeless, serving on a mission trip, performing on stage or an athletic field and/or excelling in the classroom, Mount Paran Christian students are challenged to make a difference, impact culture, and effect change. At MPCS, IT MATTERS because they matter!
Location: Kennesaw
Phone: (770) 578-0182
Web: mtparanschool.com
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS
Tuition: $2,857-$13,759

NORTH COBB CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
North Cobb Christian School is an interdenominational Christian, college preparatory school for grades K3-12. North Cobb Christian School provides a Christ-centered curriculum taught by exemplary faculty. Through rigorous academics, award-winning fine arts, championship athletics, small classes and a strong sense of community, we strive to cultivate hearts, challenge minds and impact culture.
Location: Kennesaw/Acworth area
Phone: (770) 975-0252
Web: ncchristian.org
Accreditations: SACS, ACSI, GAC, with Quality
Tuition: $3,285-$10,995

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY
Notre Dame Academy is a Marist and IB World School serving PreK-3 through eighth grade, and is America’s first Catholic school to become an International Baccalaureate World School teaching the Primary Years Programme. Notre Dame offers a high school preparatory program to middle school students. Service learning, daily physical education, fine arts and Apple technology are also core programs.
Location: Duluth
Phone: (678) 387-9385
Web: ndacademy.org
Accreditations: IB, SAIS, SACS
Tuition: $9,030-$11,895

SHREINER ACADEMY
Recently acquired by American Education Group, this eight-acre, college-like gated campus provides the best in whole-child, traditional, academic excellence with cutting-edge opportunities for progressive growth. Celebrating its 31st year of excellence, Shreiner offers an advanced PreK-2 through eighth grade curriculum, enrichment programs including Spanish, art and music for all students, and evolving technology. Shreiner also provides extended hours for student drop-off and pick-up,
7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Marietta
Phone: (770) 953-1340
Web: shreiner.com
Accreditations: GAC
Tuition: Please call for 2012/2013 rates.

STRONG ROCK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Strong Rock Christian School (SRCS) is an independent, private Christian school that provides a challenging college preparatory and Christ-centered education, with strong family involvement. The mission of Strong Rock is to glorify God and partner with families in educating and inspiring their children to impact the world for Jesus Christ—The Strong Rock. Located in Henry County, the 168-acre campus includes facilities that allow for enrollment of up to 1000 students in grades K-4 through 12. SRCS offers students the environment, curriculum and instruction that encourages excellence and innovation, as well as emphasizes learning focused classrooms, college preparatory academic courses, advanced placement courses, athletics, fine arts and missions opportunities.
Location: Locust Grove
Phone: (678) 833-1200
Web: strongrockchristianschool.com
Accreditations: SACS, GAC
Tuition: Call for 2012/2013 tuition rates

TRINITY SCHOOL
Founded in 1951, Trinity School is an independent, co-educational school serving preschool and elementary children, ages 3 through sixth grade. Focusing on the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young learners, Trinity offers a challenging academic program in a nurturing environment.
Location: Northwest Atlanta
Phone: (404) 231-8118
Web: trinityatl.org
Accreditations: SAIS, SACS, NAIS, GISA
Tuition: $13,500-$19,100

THE WALKER SCHOOL
The Walker School is a non-profit, independent, non-sectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school for children in Pre-K through grade 12. The Walker School’s mission is to provide an excellent education in a nurturing environment that values personal integrity, prizes creativity and inspires the lifelong love of learning.
Location: Marietta
Phone: (770) 427-2689; (678) 581-6921
Web: thewalkerschool.org
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS
Tuition: $10,040-$17,950

WHITEFIELD ACADEMY
Whitefield Academy is a Christ-centered preparatory school that provides strong academics in a Christian environment for more than 650 students from PreK-4 through 12th grade. Whitefield’s size allows students to receive personal attention while providing extensive course offerings, creative outlets and athletic opportunities. Featuring a 100 percent matriculation into colleges and universities, graduates leave Whitefield not only with a solid academic education, but with wisdom to apply that knowledge into their daily lives. Whitefield Academy also features a Life and Career Planning program in its Upper School, as well as more than 20 AP and Honors classes.
Location: Smyrna/Vinings
Phone: (678) 305-3000
Web: whitefieldacademy.com
Accreditations: SACS, SAIS
Tuition: $9,400-$18,750

WOODWARD ACADEMY
Since its founding in 1900, Woodward Academy has embraced a philosophy of education that asserts the importance and uniqueness of the individual student. Today, Woodward is Atlanta’s oldest independent school and the largest in the continental U.S.. With 2,670 students in Pre-K through 12th grade on two campuses, Woodward offers a full-range of college preparatory instructional tracks.
Location: Main Campus (K-12): College Park; Woodward North (PreK-6): Johns Creek
Phone: College Park: (404) 765-4001; Johns Creek: (404) 765-4490
Web: woodward.edu
Accreditations: SACS, NAIS, GISA
Tuition: $9,500-$21,300n