The Bethpage Community has a long history in education.  Classes were held in various churches from around 1818 until 1899 when Tulatuskee Normal College was organized.  It was created basically for the training of teachers.  The large two-story building stood upon the acreage now occupied by the Bethpage Wedding Chapel.

  Around 1902, following the decline of the college, it became Bethpage High School under the authority of the Sumner County School Board.  In 1916 there were eleven high schools in Sumner County; two of which were four-year schools, Gallatin and Portland, the rest were two-year schools.

  Bethpage School continued to flourish, and in the fall of 1941 classes began in a new building.  It remained a two-year high school until 1947, after which it housed grades first through eighth.  The building stood virtually unchanged until renovations were made in 1965.  A new cafeteria was added with all the latest equipment, and tile floors replaced the old wooden floors.  Eventually the school changed to a kindergarten through sixth grade school until 1989 when sixth grade students were moved to middle schools.  From that time until the present, grades kindergarten throug fifth are taught and our school continues to grow.

  During the school year 1989-1990, it was decided that Bethpage would receive a new building.  In the fall of 1992, classes began in the largest portion of the new building; a short time later the entire school was ready for occupation.  In recent years, two additions have been added to the original building.

   The Bethpage Community has a rich educational history. It has furnished more teachers, relative to its population, than any other city within Tennessee.  Our hope is that with courge and loyalty, Bethpage School will continue to live up to its motto

"Learning Today -

  Leading Tommorrow"