Thaden School

Thaden School is an independent school in Northwest Arkansas that opened in the fall of 2017 and serves students in Grades 6-12. Located in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas, the school’s mission is to provide a balanced and challenging education that ignites in its students a passion for discovery and learning, prepares them to succeed in college, and inspires them to lead lives of integrity, purpose, and responsible global citizenship. With an average class size of 15 students, Thaden offers an interdisciplinary curriculum; programs for civic engagement; creative and performing arts; athletics; and an innovative and sustainable campus with indoor and outdoor teaching spaces. The school’s indexed tuition program makes the cost of a Thaden education affordable for all families in Northwest Arkansas.

The school is named in honor of Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden (1905-1979), a Bentonville native and one of the greatest aviators of her time.