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Presbyterian Day School

Memphis, TN, US • 100 - 249 Employees
Education/Training

Presbyterian Day School (PDS) is a private, Christian preschool and elementary school serving 570 boys from 2-years-old through 6th grade.With our mission of striving to glorify God by developing boys in wisdom and stature and favor with God and man, we take a holistic approach to education, nurturing the heart, soul, mind, and body of each boy.PDS is known for having alumni that have gone on to impact the world. Some of whom include Joseph R. "Pitt" Hyde ‘55 founder of Autozone, Allen Benners Morgan Jr. ‘55, founder of Morgan-Keegan Financial Firm; Fredrick W. Smith ‘56 founder of Federal Express, Richard C. Moore Jr. ‘57, chairman of Lehman-Roberts; Paul Tutor Jones ‘66 Commodity Trader and founder of Robin Hood Fund, Hampton Sides ‘74, Author; David Montague ‘76, founder of Memphis Teacher Residency; Dan Schneider ‘76, Nickelodeon Producer; Sid Evens ‘81 Editor of Garden and Gun Magazine; Beau Davidson ‘93, singer/songwriter; and Harry Ford ‘95, ActorOther facts:*550 boys from over 35 different zip codes are enrolled at PDS*97% of PDS boys re-enroll each year*Over 90% of PDS teachers have supplemental training from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.*89% of PDS 1st grade boys read above grade level*74% of PDS 5th grade boys are recognized by the Duke TIPS Program*20% of PDS students receive need-based tuition assistance*PDS Sixth grade boys read and compute on average at the 9th grade level*Over 100 different schools from around the country have sent teachers to visit PDS