Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) is a preparatory day school for boys in grades 7 through 12 in Nashville, Tennessee.

It is the successor to two schools: the Western Military Institute, which Sam Davis, the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy", attended, and the former University of Nashville.

In 1915, the school bought a West End Avenue estate known as Totomoi from the Tinsley family, and the campus moved soon after.

The school is named in honor of Montgomery Bell, a Pennsylvania native who made his fortune as the early 19th century "ironmaster" of Middle Tennessee and whose will endowed it, with the stipulation that it forever be an all-male institution.

In 1980, the headmaster Michael Drake told a newspaper "Every time the court rules in the Metro desegregation case, our enrollment goes way up.

"[3] Montgomery Bell Academy's campus consists of eight academic and administrative buildings, a gymnasium, and numerous on-campus athletic facilities.

[6][7] Montgomery Bell Academy's sports offerings include football, basketball, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and more.

[12] The MBA Soccer Program is led by the former Coach of Waterford United (Irish Premier League), Giles Cheevers.

[citation needed] The school also performs its annual student-directed one-acts in April and May, where it invites the students to write and direct their original scripts.

Robin Williams portrayed a character based on Sam Pickering, one of Schulman's teachers during his years at Montgomery Bell Academy.