Greathouse/Shryock Traditional

At Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary, we provide a rigorous academic program in a structured environment that enables students to enter middle school at or above grade level. Our mission is centered on instructional approaches that help students build basic knowledge and gain high competence in fundamental skills.

School Highlights:

• Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary offers Traditional education, which provides a back-to-basics learning environment characterized by the following:
• A focus on core subjects and grade-level coursework
• Highly structured, orderly classrooms that require nightly homework and strict adherence to school rules, including dress codes
• Greathouse/Shryock is one of four Traditional magnet elementary schools where JCPS students are assigned based on their home address.
• Traditional education also is available at Foster Traditional Academy and Shelby Traditional Academy, and both of those schools accept applications from students throughout the district. All six schools are part of the Traditional education feeder pattern to Barret Traditional, Jefferson County Traditional, and Johnson Traditional Middle Schools.