Contents

Sophia Academy

Private, coeducational school

Sophia Academy
Address
(second) 2880 Dresden Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 (first) 650 Mt. Vernon Road, Atlanta, GA 30328
Coordinates	33°52′36″N 84°16′38″W / 33.87667°N 84.27722°W / 33.87667; -84.27722
Information
School type	Privately funded, Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1999
Founder	Marie Corrigan
Head of school	Jenni Ellis
Grades	PreK3-12
Campus	Suburban
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1] National Catholic Educational Association
Affiliation	Private
Admissions Director	Jennifer Artique
Athletic Director	John Turner
Website	sophiaacademy.org

Sophia Academy was a private, Roman Catholic PreK3-12 school in the Atlanta metropolitan areainGeorgia.^[2] It was located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and was located in Sandy Springs and then DeKalb County (later annexed by Chamblee).

Sophia Academy was founded in 1999 by Maria Corrigan. At the time, it had 11 students.^[3] Its initial campus was on a rental property in Sandy Springs, Fulton County.^[4][5][6]

The school achieved accreditation in 2006 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[1]

In the 2005–2006 school year the administration sought to establish a new campus in DeKalb County and did a capital campaign. Construction began circa 2007.^[4] The new campus was annexed into Chamblee.^[7][8]

It became recognized as a Catholic school in 2013. Jenni Ellis became the principal in 2016,^[9] as Corrigan had retired.^[4]

It merged into Notre Dame AcademyinDuluth, Georgia effective August 2017.^[10] The previous Sophia Academy campus closed, with operations moved to Notre Dame.^[11]

• List of private schools in Atlanta
• National Catholic Educational Association

• School website