Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School

What Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School does

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School (GSL) is an independent, nonprofit, coeducational Episcopal day school located in Midtown Memphis, Tennessee, founded in 1947. The school serves approximately 470 students from 18 months through 8th grade across three divisions—Preschool (Little Saints through Junior Kindergarten), Lower School (Senior Kindergarten through Grade 4), and Middle School (Grades 5–8)—supported by 56 full-time faculty members and an 8:1 student-to-faculty/staff ratio. GSL operates across four physical facilities: the main Belvedere campus, the historic Miss Lee's preschool campus (founded 1924 and acquired by GSL in 1986), the Anchor Center (gym, cafeteria, library, science labs), and Snowden Field for athletics.

The school's core product is its PS-8 academic program, augmented by a proprietary character education framework called the "Formative Five" (introduced in 2017) covering empathy, self-control, integrity, embracing diversity, and grit. Complementary offerings include the ACE after-school care and enrichment program (40–50 class options), SummerFest summer camps, interscholastic athletics, visual and performing arts, an 8th-grade business internship program, service learning, and weekly chapel. GSL runs on standard school administrative technology—MyGSL portal, Finalsite CMS, Alexandria library catalog, Renaissance Learning (Accelerated Reader), Magnus Health, FACTS for tuition billing, Clarity for financial aid, and UltraCamp for camp/ACE registration. No proprietary AI/ML capabilities are evident.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition, which for 2025-26 ranges from $8,975 (preschool) to $22,935 (upper grades), with tuition covering approximately 80% of the true cost to educate a student. The remaining ~20% funding gap is closed through the Anchor Fund annual campaign (with a $400,000 goal for 2025-26), the endowment, and ancillary fee-based programs (ACE care at $1,100/semester, drop-in at $30/day, holiday care at $65/day, enrichment classes at $45–$450). GSL also accepts the Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarship and ESA voucher programs. The school is governed by a Board of Trustees (with the church rector as an ex officio member) and led by Head of School Dr. Andy Surber.

Name

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School

Legal name

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School

Website

https://gslschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Grace-St. Luke's is an independent, nonprofit coed Episcopal day school in Midtown Memphis serving approximately 470 students from 18 months through 8th grade across Preschool, Lower School, and Middle School divisions, with an 8:1 student-to-faculty ratio and a 75+ year operating history.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent K-8 School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF), Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAE)

Keywords

• Independent school education
• Episcopal preschool programs
• Private K-8 education
• After school care
• Summer camp programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Memphis, Tennessee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Primary revenue stream from tuition payments for students in Preschool through 8th grade. 2025-26 tuition ranges from $8,975 to $22,935 depending on grade level. Tuition covers approximately 80% of the true cost to educate a student.
2. After School Care (ACE): Extended after school care services for students from Little Saints through 8th grade. Full-time care at $1,100/semester, drop-in care at $30/day, and ACE @ Play holiday care at $65/day.
3. ACE Enrichment Programs: After school enrichment classes offering 40-50 different options from art, science, sports, and more. Class costs range from $45-$450 per semester offering.
4. SummerFest Summer Camps: Weekly summer camp programs for rising JK-8th grade students running June through July. Camps include a variety of activities from science to musical theater.
5. Anchor Fund Donations: Annual fundraising campaign supporting educational enhancements, scholarships, technology, facilities, and endowment growth. Goal for 2025-26 is $400,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School is a coeducational, faith-based independent school offering preschool through 8th grade education for children ages 18 months through 14 years across three divisions: Preschool, Lower School (SK-4th), and Middle School (5th-8th). The school supplements its core academic program with after school care and enrichment, summer camps, athletics, visual and performing arts, an 8th grade internship program, and a proprietary Formative Five character education curriculum, all delivered within an inclusive Episcopal identity framework.

Product overview

Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal School operates as a unified educational institution offering a PS-8 (Preschool through 8th Grade) educational program. The school provides age-appropriate academic programs across three divisions: Preschool (Little Saints through Junior Kindergarten for ages 18 months-4), Lower School (Senior Kindergarten through 4th Grade), and Middle School (5th-8th Grade). Beyond core academics, the school offers complementary programs including ACE after school care, SummerFest camps, athletics, arts (visual art, music, performing arts), 8th grade internships, service learning, library services, and weekly chapel. The programs work together under the school's Episcopal identity and Formative Five character education framework to develop the whole child.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Preschool Programs (Little Saints, Little Lukers, Pre-Kindergarten, Junior Kindergarten)

Quantifiable outcome

• 8:1 student to faculty/staff ratio ensures individualized attention
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Memphis University School (MUS): Boys' grades 7-12 college-prep school in Memphis, historically affiliated with St. Mary's. Competes with GSL for upper-grade Memphis families seeking college-prep outcomes; relevant peer particularly for GSL's 5th-8th grade retention.
• Lausanne Collegiate School: Independent coed PK-12 college-prep school in Memphis. Most direct comparable to GSL in terms of coed model, Memphis market, independent (non-denominational but originally Presbyterian-affiliated) identity, and college-prep orientation — differing mainly in Lausanne's K-12 continuum vs. GSL's PS-8 model.
• Briarcrest Christian School: Faith-based PK-12 school in the Memphis suburbs (Eads). Comparable as a Memphis-area faith-based private school competing for the same tuition-paying families, though doctrinally more conservative than Episcopal and operating a larger K-12 campus.
• Hutchison School: Girls' PK-12 independent college-prep school in Memphis. Comparable on independent (non-parochial) Memphis identity and college-prep mission; differs in single-sex and PK-12 structure vs. GSL's coed PS-8.
• Westminster Academy: Faith-based PK-12 school in Memphis with Reformed Christian orientation. Comparable on Memphis private-faith-based positioning and PK-12 (though GSL caps at 8th grade) serving overlapping family segments.
• St. Mary's Episcopal School: Girls' Episcopal JK-12 school in Memphis. Most directly comparable on Episcopal identity and Memphis geography; differs in single-sex model and K-12 vs. GSL's PS-8 coed configuration. Sister-school dynamics with MUS make it a primary competitor for Episcopal-identity families.

Emerging players

• St. Andrew's Episcopal School (various): Episcopal K-12 schools in multiple markets (Austin, Jackson MS, etc.). Comparable on Episcopal identity and the PS-12 model that mirrors GSL's faith-based approach in different geographies; useful as a national Episcopal peer for identity benchmarking rather than direct competition.
• Collegiate School of Memphis: Smaller independent K-5 college-prep school in Memphis with a classical pedagogy focus. Comparable as a Memphis-area independent school competitor for K-5 families, though smaller scale and earlier grade cutoff than GSL.

Others

• Ridley Lowell College: Not a direct peer — included as an educational services operator that demonstrates the broader tuition-funded independent education model; relevant contextually for ancillary program design but does not compete for Memphis K-8 families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/GSLSchoolMem
• YouTubevimeo.com/gslschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/gslschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grace-st-luke's-episcopal-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/gslschool

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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