University School of Jackson (USJ) is a college preparatory school located in northern Jackson, Tennessee, that educates students from PreKindergarten through the 12th grade. It is located at 222 McClellan Road between various pockets of new suburban neighborhoods.Old Hickory Academy and Episcopal Day School began as two separate schools in 1970 Old Hickory Academy was an independent, non-church-related school which included primary education through a high school curriculum. Episcopal Day School was a smaller, parochial school which emphasized primary education, but had begun a high school program by 1986, enrolling grades nine and ten. In 1987 the two schools consolidated, forming University School of Jackson..