:Bradley County Schools
{{short description|School district in Tennessee}}
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| name = Bradley County Schools
| logo = Bradleycoschoolslogo.JPG
| motto = Growing Students, Building Futures
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| grades = K-12
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| region = East Tennessee
| country = United States
| location = 800 South Lee Highway
Cleveland, Tennessee
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| superintendent = Dr. Linda Cash
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| schools = 19
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| conference = TSSAA
| website = {{URL|http://www.bradleyschools.org/}}
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Bradley County Schools is a public school system based in Bradley County, Tennessee. All students living in the county attend these schools, except for those living in Cleveland; students in Cleveland attend schools in the Cleveland City Schools district.
High schools
- Bradley Central High School
- Walker Valley High School
- GOAL Academy - alternative high school
- REACH Adult High School - alternative high school
Middle schools
- Lake Forest Middle School
- Ocoee Middle School
Elementary schools
- Black Fox Elementary School
- Charleston Elementary School
- Hopewell Elementary School
- Michigan Avenue Elementary School
- North Lee Elementary School
- Oak Grove Elementary School
- Park View Elementary School
- Prospect Elementary School
- Taylor Elementary School
- Valley View Elementary School
- Waterville Community Elementary School
History
Schools have existed in Bradley County since its inception. Public schools have been in existence in Bradley County since at least 1871, and the name "Bradley County Schools" has been used for the district since at least the 1880s.{{cite book|last=Lillard|first=Roy G.|date=1980|title=Bradley County|url=https://archive.org/details/tennesseecountyh06lill|publisher=Memphis State University Press|pages=51–52 |isbn=0-87870-099-4|via=Internet Archive}} The first reported superintendent was M.R. Burke, elected in 1885. The first public high schools in the county were Charleston High School in Charleston, opened in 1913, and Central High School in Cleveland, opened in 1916. Central High School was renamed Bradley County High School in 1920 and Bradley Central High School in 1948.{{cite news|last=Armstrong|first=Christy|date=May 13, 2016|title=Historic Graduation Honors 100th Class|url=http://clevelandbanner.com/stories/historic-graduationhonors-100th-class,34298|work=Cleveland Daily Banner|access-date=November 19, 2017}} Bradley Central was originally located at the current site of Ocoee Middle School, but was moved to its current location in 1972. Charleston High School was replaced with Walker Valley High School in 2001.{{cite news | title = New Bradley School To Be Walker Valley| first = Ron| last = Clayton| url = http://iis.timesfreepress.com/archive/ShowArchiveStory.asp?Path=ChatTFPress/1998/11/14&ID=Ar46163&Qry=Walker+Valley+High+School | format = Fee required | publisher = Chattanooga Times Free Press | location = Tennessee | date = November 14, 1998 | page = C1 | accessdate = May 23, 2009 | quote = Of three final choices by the school board – Hiwassee River High School, River Valley High School and Walker Valley High School...}}