History of TRA

Tipton-Rosemark Academy, accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, began in 1965, when a group of citizens became concerned about the quality of their children's education because prayer and the Bible had been removed from public schools. It was their desire that Christian teaching remain a part of their children's education. They established an elementary school (1-8) in a house in Munford and named it Tipton Academy.
A new school facility was built in Brighton in 1967 and doubled in 1970 with a kindergarten facility being added. In 1970 the Academy also purchased Rosemark School from Shelby County to expand its system to include grades 9-12 and named this Rosemark Academy. In 1986, the seventh and the eighth grades were moved to the high school campus as the initial step in consolidation of all grades (K-12) on the Rosemark campus. In 1988, a new elementary school was built on the Rosemark campus for grades 1-6, while the existing building was converted for use as a kindergarten. The school then combined the names to become Tipton-Rosemark Academy.
In 1992, four additional rooms were added to the elementary school. From 1992 to 1998 four classrooms were then added to the campus. The Lord has truly blessed our school as it continues to grow.
A Capital Campaign began in 1998 with more than $550,000 being raised to expand the facilities to include a middle school. Ground breaking for what is now known as Founders Hall Middle School was held in the fall of 1999. Founders Hall contains a modern gymnasium, a computer lab, a science lab, and middle school classrooms. A plaque dedicating the building to the founding fathers and those parents and friends committed to establishing and continuing quality education in a Christian environment now hangs in the entry hall.
In 1999, a $1,000,000 donation was given to the school from the Paul Barret, Jr. Estate. This money was used to purchase nearby land and begin dirt work on the new Paul Barret, Jr. Sportsplex. Softball and Baseball fields were immediately finished with concrete bleachers and dugouts. An Advertising Sponsorship Campaign began in 2006 to raise money to complete the football field. The first home varsity football game was played under the lights on Friday night, September 1, 2006.
In November of 2006, the Continuing the Tradition capital campaign began to raise funds for a new high school building and elementary addition. The high school building is currently under construction on the old Rebel Field, where TRA has hosted football games since 1970. This 42,000 square foot building will contain 12 general classrooms, the 4k-12 grade library, two state-of-the-art science laboratories, a technology center, a college and career center, and a cafeteria/multi-purpose room. The expansion to the elementary school will add 12,000 more square feet for the Junior and Senior Kindergarten programs and new specialty classrooms for art and Bible. Some middle school building adjustments have also been made to result in more classrooms.
The commitment to this vision continues today with alumni families and new families continuing to make Tipton-Rosemark Academy as the school of their choice.