KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knoxville Preparatory School, an all-boys charter school that first opened in 2024, announced Friday that it will cease operations at the end of the current academic year.
Friday’s announcement cited lower-than-expected enrollment numbers, facility issues, and “academic outcomes that do not meet the standards of excellence promised to the families.”
The school, which serves sixth- and seventh- grade students, signed a three-year lease agreement with the Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley to utilize their building in North Knoxville. Boys and Girls Club of Tennessee Valley President and CEO Bart McFadden told 6 News that the school would ultimately purchase the building at the end of the three-year lease.
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According to the release, the school will invest more than $300,000 in resources to help students transition to new schools and offer summer academic programming to prepare them for their next grade level…