St. Cecilia Academy (Nashville, Tennessee)

St. Cecilia Academy
St. Cecilia Academy
Location
	4210 Harding Pike; Nashville , (Davidson County), Tennessee 37205; United States
Coordinates	36°7′56″N86°50′34″W / 36.13222°N 86.84278°W
Information
Type	Private, Single-sex, College-preparatory
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Patron saint	Saint Cecilia
Established	1860
Sister school	Montgomery Bell Academy
CEEB code	431-740
Principal	Sister Josemaria
Head of school	Sister Dominic
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	270 (2024-2025)
Colors	Red and white
Mascot	Scarab
Nickname	SCA
Team name	Scarabs
Accreditation	Cognia
Yearbook	The Cecilian
Website	www.stcecilia.edu

Last updated October 29, 2025

St. Cecilia Academy is a private, college preparatory, all-female academy for girls grades 7 through 12 in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1860 by the Dominican Sisters of Nashville.

Athletics

St. Cecilia Academy is a member of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association and competes in the Division II-AA classification. Junior high athletes compete in the Harpeth Valley Athletic Conference HVAC.^[1]

Accreditations and affiliations

Accredited By: COGNIA, Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).^[3]

Notable alumni

Missy Kane, runner, television personality^[4]

References

1 2 3 TSSAA. "TSSAA school directory" . Retrieved May 1, 2014.
↑ http://www.cognia.org}}
↑ http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=38299
↑ https://tshf.net/halloffame/missy-kane/

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[4] ttps://tshf.net/halloffame/missy-kane/

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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville
Ordinaries	Bishops Richard Pius Miles James Whelan Patrick Feehan Joseph Rademacher Thomas Sebastian Byrne Alphonse John Smith William Lawrence Adrian Joseph Aloysius Durick James Daniel Niedergeses Edward Urban Kmiec David Raymond Choby J. Mark Spalding
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Incarnation,Nashville Parishes Church of the Assumption Saint Mary of the Seven Sorrows St. Michael's Catholic Church, Cedar Hill (Mission)
Education	College Aquinas College, Nashville High schools Father Ryan High School, Nashville Pope John Paul II High School, Hendersonville St. Cecilia Academy, Nashville
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v t e Single-gender schools in Tennessee
Private boys' schools	Christian Brothers High School (Memphis) Memphis University School (Memphis) The McCallie School (Chattanooga) Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville) St. Dominic School for Boys (Memphis) Presbyterian Day School (Memphis)
Private girls' schools	Girls Preparatory School (Chattanooga) Harpeth Hall School (Nashville) Hutchison School (Memphis) St. Agnes Academy (Memphis) St. Cecilia Academy (Nashville) St. Mary's Episcopal School (Memphis)

St. Cecilia Academy
Location

4210 Harding Pike Nashville , (Davidson County) , Tennessee 37205 United States
Coordinates	36°7′56″N86°50′34″W / 36.13222°N 86.84278°W / 36.13222; -86.84278
Information
Type	Private, Single-sex, College-preparatory
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Patron saint	Saint Cecilia
Established	1860
Sister school	Montgomery Bell Academy
CEEB code	431-740
Principal	Sister Josemaria
Head of school	Sister Dominic
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	270 (2024-2025)
Colors	Red and white ^[1]
Mascot	Scarab
Nickname	SCA
Team name	Scarabs^[1]
Accreditation	Cognia ^[2]
Yearbook	The Cecilian
Website	www.stcecilia.edu