Since Our Founding
From our founding in 1970 to the present day, LaGrange Academy has aspired to provide a superior education in a caring, cooperative, and stimulating environment, emphasizing strong moral and ethical values while instilling a lifelong love of learning.
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“At LaGrange Academy, we’re more than a school—we’re a community where students are inspired to grow, explore, and lead with purpose. Our commitment to academic excellence, character development, and individualized learning ensures every student is prepared to thrive in college and beyond.”
Dr. John Mehaffey, current Head Of School
Why do we exist?
The founders established LaGrange Academy to provide West Georgia a premier college preparatory, independent school. LaGrange Academy opened in the fall of 1970 with grades one through ten, adding the eleventh and twelfth grades the following two years, with the first class graduating in the spring of 1973.
What's Our History?
The LaGrange Academy campus presently includes five buildings and four athletic facilities. Mrs. Elmina Caldwell Harmon reserved the Caldwell home place on Vernon Street for a school. In 1970, she generously donated an eight-acre tract, including the family home, which now serves as the school's administration building. 110 Founders donated at least $1000 each to construct a new classroom building. Matching funds for this building, which was expanded in 1972, were generously provided by the Callaway Foundation. The gymnasium with additional classrooms was constructed in 1974, with matching funds again given by the Callaway Foundation. In 1981, the original classroom building was named Founders Hall to honor the commitment and vision of LaGrange Academy's initial group of supporters. The Susie M. Avery Media Center and Commons Building were constructed in 1983 and 1999, respectively. In 2024, we opened our new academic building, featuring nine classrooms for upper and middle school, administrative offices, and 11,000 square feet of space.