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Baylor School opened on the 12th of September 1893 with initial classes held in a small house at 101 McCallie Avenue. The institution began as Baylor's University School of Chattanooga to serve young men from downtown Chattanooga.
John Roy Baylor, a graduate of the University of Virginia, established Baylor School after being hired by local leaders. Each student paid one hundred dollars in tuition to attend this new institution called Baylor's University School of Chattanooga.
Forty girls known as the Fab 40 entered Baylor School in 1985 after more than seventy years of being exclusively male. Herbert B. Barks Jr., who served as headmaster from 1971 to 1988, oversaw this historic admission that changed the school's demographic composition forever.
Baylor has won 286 TSSAA state championships, which is the most of any school in Tennessee according to records as of December 2024. This record reflects the school's long history of athletic excellence across various sports programs.
The Katherine and Harrison Weeks Science Building opened in 1999 housing biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, forensic science, human physiology, environmental science, genetics, and Lower School science classes. This facility supports over one thousand students across grades six through twelve while maintaining historical architectural elements alongside contemporary design features.