Tennessee Christian Preparatory School
School Profile Report
Vision - Tennessee Christian Preparatory School will serve students and families by providing a
quality college preparatory education from a Christian worldview.
Mission - Tennessee Christian Preparatory School provides a quality college preparatory
education, from a Christian worldview, and equips students for tomorrow’s challenges by
educating the mind and the soul.
Core Values – (Under review by parents) The following statements are brief descriptors of
the Core Values:
Academic Excellence: Maximizing each student’s potential
Christ-Centered: Operating in all aspects from a Christo-centric worldview
Fiscal Responsibility: Providing appropriate fiduciary responsibility for all
financial activities
Outreach: Serving others
Student Leadership Development: Providing opportunities for students to
develop leadership skills
Board of Trustees – Brad Benton, President; Dan Chord, Vice-President; John Kugler,
Treasurer; Ron Barker; Alan Haws; Terry Forshee; Jerry Stout ; Tommy Wright; Tonia Anderson &
Dennis Tumlin
Administration – Bill F. Balzano, Ph.D., President; Kathi Douglas, M.S., Principal of Lower
School; Kent Sullivan, M.S., Principal of Upper School; Kris Berger, M.S., Director of Community
Relations; Shay Millwood, B.S., Director of Finance; Darrin Douglas, Athletic Director; Melanie
Stout, Director of Admissions & Continuous Improvement; Brandi Burns, Pre-School Director;
Candace Goff, BS, Assistant Director of Community Relations
Total Enrollment 2015/2016 (as of 05-26-15) - 242
Lower School – Grades K - 5
Employees - Fulltime 10
Employees - Part-Time: 5 = FTE: .75
Enrollment 112
Minority Students 8 = 7%
Male Students: 51 = 46%
Female Students 61 = 54%
Teacher/Pupil Ratio 1/12.8
Upper School – Grades 6 - 12
Employees - Full Time - 7
Employees - Part-Time: 9, FTE= 2.63
Enrollment - 85
Minority Students 5= 7.46%
Male Students 37= 56.9%
Female Students 28= 43.1%
Teacher/Pupil Ratio 1/7.76
Percent of Students going to college – 100%
Pre-School – (Numbers and ratios Determined by State Certification)
Employees - Full Time - 7
Employees - Part-Time - 2
Employees – After Care - 4
Enrollment - 65
Minority Students- 2= 3.1%
Male Students- 34= 52.3%
Female Students- 31= 47.7%
The Stanford Achievement Test-10 (SAT-10) is used by most private, preparatory schools in the
United States. Most of the private schools in the Chattanooga area also use this test. In
addition, approximately thirty percent (30%) of the states within the United States use/have
used this test to evaluate public school students’ performance.
TCPS Students’ Profile for May 2015:
TCPS
Test Score Against
National
Test Score
Median
TCPS
# Grade
Grade Level
Percentile
Grade Equivalent
Ahead of
97.9
88.7
91.8
2.5
2.2
2.0
2.5
2.2
2.0
81.7
90.8
85.7
2.8
3.1
3.2
1.8
2.1
2.2
76.6
77.7
69.6
4.3
3.7
3.4
2.3
1.7
1.4
80.7
88.7
79.7
5.3
8.1
5.7
2.3
5.1
2.7
94.8
86.7
86.7
9.9
7.8
8.7
5.9
3.8
4.7
84.7
91.8
88.7
9.3
10.0
12.9
4.3
5.0
7.9
86.7
87.7
84.7
10.9
9.7
10.8
4.9
3.7
4.8
74.6
73.6
69.6
9.9
10.3
9.8
2.9
3.3
2.8
71.6
61.6
65.6
10.2
8.9
9.7
2.2
.9
1.7
74.6
79.7
73.6
11.1
11.4
12.2
2.1
2.4
3.2
56.5
69.6
57.5
11.1
11.1
10.7
1.1
1.1
.7
Kindergarten
Total Reading
Mathematics
Complete Battery
First Grade
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Mathematics
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Second Grade
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Mathematics
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Third Grade
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Mathematics
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Fourth Grade
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Mathematics
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Fifth Grade
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Mathematics
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Sixth Grade
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Seventh Grade
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Eighth Grade
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Mathematics
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Ninth Grade
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Mathematics
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Tenth Grade
Total Reading
Mathematics
Complete Battery