ABOUT
Beacon Academy of Knoxville is a small, structured, regulation-informed program for autistic students and students with related neurodevelopmental needs. We are in our founding year, with students already in session at a temporary site in Knoxville.
Instead of asking every child to fit the same mold, we work to understand what helps each student feel safe, connected, challenged, and successful.
Where and when
Temporary site: Erin Presbyterian Church, 200 Lockett Rd, Knoxville, TN 37919
School day: arrival 8:15–8:30 a.m., dismissal 2:45–3:00 p.m.
Contact: hello@beaconknoxville.com · (865) 268-4454
Tuition
Fall 2026 tuition is $2,000 per month after a $200 founding-year credit on the $2,200 monthly list rate. A $200 application fee applies. Apply at admissions.beaconknoxville.com.
Beacon is a Tennessee nonprofit. For 2026–27 we are not a registered Tennessee private school. Families homeschool independently or through a Category IV umbrella. Beacon is listed with Tennessee IEA as an Educational Therapies and Services Provider. Student plans use a Student Growth + Support Plan (SGSP), not an IEP. Beacon is not an ABA clinic.
PROGRAMS
Beacon’s model is not built around one-size-fits-all classrooms. Students are supported through thoughtful groupings, predictable routines, small-group instruction, regulation support, and a careful understanding of what each child needs to participate meaningfully in the school day.
FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT
For students who are ready for small-group learning with the right structure around them.
This pathway may include predictable routines, visual supports, flexible pacing, social support, sensory breaks, and gentle adult guidance. Students in this pathway are supported as they build confidence, independence, communication, academic growth, and peer connection.
INTEGRATED SUPPORT
For students who need more frequent support to access the school day successfully.
This pathway may include closer adult awareness, transition support, communication support, co-regulation, individualized academic pacing, and careful classroom placement. The goal is to help students participate safely, meaningfully, and with dignity — while making sure Beacon can support them well within our school-based model.
ACADEMY LIFE
A Beacon classroom is designed to feel calm, relational, and purposeful. Students are supported through clear routines, thoughtful expectations, movement and regulation opportunities, small-group learning, and adults who take time to understand how each child learns best.
Belonging does not mean every child is expected to look the same, learn the same way, or move through the day at the same pace. At Beacon, belonging means being known, being supported, being appropriately challenged, and being part of a community where growth is possible.
We want students to experience school as a place where they are safe enough to try, supported enough to grow, and valued enough to be fully themselves.
UPDATES
Founding Year Underway
Beacon’s founding year is underway. We are a small program, growing only as quickly as staffing, space, and student needs allow. Families who think Beacon may be a fit can request information or apply for full-time enrollment.
We would love to learn more about your child and your family.
Beacon’s inquiry process begins with listening. Tell us a little about your child, what school has been like so far, and what kind of environment you are hoping to find. From there, we can help you understand next steps and whether Beacon may be a good fit.