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Where everything begins and ends with what is best for girls.
Established
1906 (1906)
Founders
Tommie Payne Duffy, Eula Lee Jarnagin, and Grace McCallie
Headmaster
Megan Cover
Grades
6–12
Gender
Female
Enrollment
559 (2019-2020 academic year)
Color(s)
Blue, Black, and White
Athletics
15 Varsity Sports
Mascot
Bruisers
Nickname
GPS
Rival
The Baylor School, Harpeth Hall School
Publication
Blueprint, published biannually
Yearbook
Kaleidoscope
Website
www.gps.edu
Girls Preparatory School, or GPS, is an all-female, college preparatory school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1906 by Grace Eliza McCallie, Tommie Payne Duffy, and Eula Lea Jarnagin. GPS enrolls students in grades 6–12. These students are taught by GPS' 66 faculty members, over 80% of whom hold advanced degrees. Since 2006, GPS has won 20 state championships in various sports. In addition, the school has 49 National Merit Semifinalists graduates within the past 13 years. For the 2019–20 school year, GPS enrolled 560 girls from 28 zip codes, with 210 in Middle School and 350 in Upper School.
Its brother school, The McCallie School, was founded a year earlier by McCallie's brothers. GPS' Interim Head of School is Dr. Kirk Walker, former headmaster at The McCallie School.
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