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Girls Preparatory School GPS | |
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Address | |
205 Island Ave. , 37405 United States | |
Coordinates | 35°03′41″N 85°17′56″W / 35.0613°N 85.2989°W |
Information | |
Type | Independent all-female secondary day school |
Motto | Where everything begins and ends with what is best for girls. |
Established | 1906 |
Founders | Tommie Payne Duffy, Eula Lee Jarnagin, and Grace McCallie |
Sister school | The McCallie School |
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 | Baylor School, Harpeth Hall School |
Publication | Blueprint, published biannually |
Yearbook | Kaleidoscope |
Website | www |
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.