Pace Academy

Private school in Atlanta, Georgia, US Pace Academy is a K–12 private, college preparatory school located at 966 West Paces Ferry Road in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Pace has approximately 1,115 students. History Kirkpatrick Hall[relevant?] Pace Academy was founded in Atlanta in 1959 in response to the successful challenge of Atlanta Public Schools' segregationist policies in federal court. Pace Academy was founded as a de facto all-white school and was among the private schools attended by white children whose parents did not want them going to public schools with African-Americans. Although the school is not affiliated with a specific church or religion, it adheres to Judeo-Christian values; it places a major emphasis on character development. Pace Academy is on 37 acres in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood. Pace Academy was incorporated on June 30, 1958, with an initial enrollment of 178 students, to " train and educate children and operate a school and kindergarten." Frank Kaley was hired as Pace's first headmaster in 1959. In 1964, Pace graduated its first class, with 13 students receiving diplomas. Pace accepted its first African-American student, a