First Lutheran School at a Glance
Accreditation: National Lutheran Schools Association, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Founding Date: 1870
Principal: Ruth Blackwell
Location: 1207 N. Broadway Knoxville, TN 37917
School colors: Green and white
School mascot: Lion
Church affiliation: First Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Grade levels: Preschool 3 through eighth grade
School hours: 8:15 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.
Before and after-school care: 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.; 3:35 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Non-school student services: Select days, care available from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Standardized testing: Stanford Achievement Test, early spring, grades K-8; Olsat, fall, grades 3, 5, and 7
Curricular core subjects: Math, English, reading, writing, social studies, religion, science, spelling
Whole child: Art, band, music, choir, library, technology, physical education, Accelerated Reader, field trips, geography bee, spelling bee, science fair
“Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gains understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.”
Proverbs 3:13-14