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Schools in Hamilton County

82 public schools in this Tennessee school district: 41 elementary · 16 middle · 14 high · 1 K-8 · 10 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Tennessee.

Elementary schools

41 schools in Hamilton County, best first
1
Nolan Elementary School 99.2
Signal Mountain · Grades PK-5 · 727 students
ELA 87%Math 88%Science 86%
#7 of 814 in Tennessee
2
Thrasher Elementary School 98.8
Signal Mtn · Grades PK-5 · 595 students
ELA 82%Math 89%Science 88%
#10 of 814 in Tennessee
3
Lookout Mountain Elementary School 94.5
Lookout Mtn · Grades K-5 · 223 students
ELA 76%Math 78%Science 72%
#45 of 814 in Tennessee
4
Wallace A. Smith Elementary School 88.1
Ooltewah · Grades PK-5 · 592 students
ELA 68%Math 67%Science 69%
#97 of 814 in Tennessee · #1 in Ooltewah
5
Westview Elementary School 86.9
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 615 students
ELA 70%Math 64%Science 62%
#107 of 814 in Tennessee · #1 in Chattanooga
6
Apison Elementary School 86.5
Apison · Grades PK-5 · 621 students
ELA 64%Math 66%Science 68%
#110 of 814 in Tennessee
7
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower 84.5
Chattanooga · Grades K-5 · 388 students
ELA 62%Math 59%Science 69%
#127 of 814 in Tennessee · #2 in Chattanooga
8
Ooltewah Elementary School 81.6
Ooltewah · Grades PK-5 · 851 students
ELA 60%Math 58%Science 63%
#150 of 814 in Tennessee · #2 in Ooltewah
9
North Hamilton County Elementary School 81.5
Sale Creek · Grades PK-5 · 374 students
ELA 60%Math 58%Science 64%
#151 of 814 in Tennessee
10
Big Ridge Elementary School 78.1
Hixson · Grades PK-5 · 473 students
ELA 61%Math 54%Science 62%
#179 of 814 in Tennessee · #1 in Hixson
11
McConnell Elementary School 76.8
Hixson · Grades PK-5 · 448 students
ELA 58%Math 55%Science 58%
#189 of 814 in Tennessee · #2 in Hixson
12
Soddy Elementary School 74.3
Soddy Daisy · Grades PK-5 · 496 students
ELA 53%Math 55%Science 59%
#210 of 814 in Tennessee · #1 in Soddy Daisy
13
Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning 72.8
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 518 students
ELA 53%Math 55%Science 56%
#222 of 814 in Tennessee · #3 in Chattanooga
14
Allen Elementary School 71.9
Soddy Daisy · Grades PK-5 · 444 students
ELA 52%Math 55%Science 57%
#229 of 814 in Tennessee · #2 in Soddy Daisy
15
Daisy Elementary School 63.8
Soddy Daisy · Grades PK-5 · 364 students
ELA 43%Math 54%Science 61%
#295 of 814 in Tennessee · #3 in Soddy Daisy
16
Alpine Crest Elementary School 59.0
Chattanooga · Grades K-5 · 301 students
ELA 48%Math 47%Science 51%
#334 of 814 in Tennessee · #4 in Chattanooga
17
Lookout Valley Elementary School 58.8
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 261 students
ELA 44%Math 52%Science 48%
#336 of 814 in Tennessee · #5 in Chattanooga
18
Ivy Academy's Skillern Elementary 57.8
Soddy-Daisy · Grades K-5 · Charter · 170 students
ELA 49%Math 41%Science 55%
#344 of 814 in Tennessee
19
Middle Valley Elementary School 56.7
Hixson · Grades PK-5 · 739 students
ELA 43%Math 50%Science 52%
#353 of 814 in Tennessee · #3 in Hixson
20
Snow Hill Elementary School 56.0
Ooltewah · Grades PK-5 · 637 students
ELA 46%Math 49%Science 44%
#359 of 814 in Tennessee · #3 in Ooltewah
21
Rivermont Elementary School 51.0
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 383 students
ELA 43%Math 40%Science 57%
#399 of 814 in Tennessee · #6 in Chattanooga
22
Wolftever Creek Elementary School 49.9
Ooltewah · Grades PK-5 · 620 students
ELA 43%Math 43%Science 49%
#408 of 814 in Tennessee · #4 in Ooltewah
23
East Brainerd Elementary School 34.2
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 1,172 students
ELA 36%Math 37%Science 40%
#536 of 814 in Tennessee · #7 in Chattanooga
24
Red Bank Elementary School 26.0
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 610 students
ELA 32%Math 29%Science 40%
#603 of 814 in Tennessee · #8 in Chattanooga
25
Barger Academy of Fine Arts 23.6
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 362 students
ELA 27%Math 33%Science 31%
#622 of 814 in Tennessee · #9 in Chattanooga
26
East Lake Elementary School 23.2
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 601 students
ELA 22%Math 38%Science 23%
#626 of 814 in Tennessee · #10 in Chattanooga
27
Bess T Shepherd Elementary School 22.1
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 494 students
ELA 35%Math 26%Science 23%
#635 of 814 in Tennessee · #11 in Chattanooga
28
Spring Creek Elementary School 16.5
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 697 students
ELA 23%Math 28%Science 27%
#680 of 814 in Tennessee · #12 in Chattanooga
29
East Side Elementary School 14.4
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 542 students
ELA 20%Math 30%Science 20%
#697 of 814 in Tennessee · #13 in Chattanooga
30
Hixson Elementary School 13.1
Hixson · Grades PK-5 · 418 students
ELA 22%Math 22%Science 26%
#708 of 814 in Tennessee · #4 in Hixson
31
Clifton Hills Elementary School 12.2
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 710 students
ELA 15%Math 29%Science 21%
#715 of 814 in Tennessee · #14 in Chattanooga
32
DuPont Elementary School 10.6
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 249 students
ELA 20%Math 20%Science 25%
#728 of 814 in Tennessee · #15 in Chattanooga
33
Woodmore Elementary School 9.5
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 349 students
ELA 20%Math 16%Science 27%
#737 of 814 in Tennessee · #16 in Chattanooga
34
East Ridge Elementary School 8.2
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 917 students
ELA 16%Math 19%Science 19%
#748 of 814 in Tennessee · #17 in Chattanooga
35
Harrison Elementary School 7.1
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 884 students
ELA 16%Math 17%Science 18%
#757 of 814 in Tennessee · #18 in Chattanooga
36
Montessori Elementary at Highland Park 6.1
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · Charter · 310 students
ELA 21%Math 11%Science 16%
#765 of 814 in Tennessee · #19 in Chattanooga
37
Tommie F. Brown Academy 4.5
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 323 students
ELA 15%Math 14%Science 14%
#778 of 814 in Tennessee · #20 in Chattanooga
38
Orchard Knob Elementary School 3.9
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 458 students
ELA 14%Math 15%Science 13%
#783 of 814 in Tennessee · #21 in Chattanooga
39
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence 2.3
Chattanooga · Grades K-5 · Charter · 461 students
ELA 13%Math 12%Science 12%
#796 of 814 in Tennessee · #22 in Chattanooga
40
Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy 2.1
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 341 students
ELA 10%Math 12%Science 12%
#797 of 814 in Tennessee · #23 in Chattanooga
41
Hardy Elementary School 0.6
Chattanooga · Grades PK-5 · 419 students
ELA 7%Math 7%Science 6%
#810 of 814 in Tennessee · #24 in Chattanooga

Middle schools

16 schools in Hamilton County, best first
1
Loftis Middle School 85.7
Hixson · Grades 6-8 · 586 students
ELA 46%Math 56%Science 65%
#48 of 333 in Tennessee · #1 in Hixson
2
East Hamilton Middle School 84.2
Apison · Grades 6-8 · 918 students
ELA 46%Math 56%Science 63%
#53 of 333 in Tennessee
3
Hunter Middle School 80.0
Ooltewah · Grades 6-8 · 697 students
ELA 43%Math 50%Science 64%
#67 of 333 in Tennessee · #1 in Ooltewah
4
Soddy Daisy Middle School 65.0
Soddy Daisy · Grades 6-8 · 480 students
ELA 36%Math 45%Science 52%
#117 of 333 in Tennessee
5
Hixson Middle School 40.7
Hixson · Grades 6-8 · 558 students
ELA 29%Math 29%Science 43%
#198 of 333 in Tennessee · #2 in Hixson
6
Ooltewah Middle School 35.6
Ooltewah · Grades 6-8 · 525 students
ELA 23%Math 33%Science 40%
#215 of 333 in Tennessee · #2 in Ooltewah
7
Red Bank Middle School 22.4
Chattanooga · Grades 6-8 · 508 students
ELA 21%Math 18%Science 34%
#259 of 333 in Tennessee · #1 in Chattanooga
8
Chatt Academy Community School 19.4
Chattanooga · Grades 6-7 · Charter
ELA 17%Math 19%Science 26%
#269 of 333 in Tennessee · #2 in Chattanooga
9
East Ridge Middle School 18.5
Chattanooga · Grades 6-8 · 618 students
ELA 16%Math 18%Science 24%
#272 of 333 in Tennessee · #3 in Chattanooga
10
Brown Middle School 18.2
Harrison · Grades 6-8 · 340 students
ELA 17%Math 13%Science 31%
#273 of 333 in Tennessee
11
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts 10.7
Chattanooga · Grades 6-8 · 554 students
ELA 9%Math 16%Science 23%
#298 of 333 in Tennessee · #4 in Chattanooga
12
Howard Connect Academy 7.1
Chattanooga · Grades 6-8 · 187 students
ELA 3%Math 15%Science 16%
#310 of 333 in Tennessee · #5 in Chattanooga
13
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle 5.9
Chattanooga · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 231 students
ELA 6%Math 13%Science 13%
#314 of 333 in Tennessee · #6 in Chattanooga
14
Dalewood Middle School 4.4
Chattanooga · Grades 6-8 · 260 students
ELA 6%Math 11%Science 12%
#319 of 333 in Tennessee · #7 in Chattanooga
15
Orchard Knob Middle School 1.4
Chattanooga · Grades 6-8 · 281 students
ELA 3%Math 6%Science 12%
#329 of 333 in Tennessee · #8 in Chattanooga
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Tyner Middle Academy —
Chattanooga · Grades 6-8 · 380 students
No published test results

High schools

14 schools in Hamilton County, best first
1
Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State 99.5
Chattanooga · Grades 9-12 · 135 students
ELA 98%Math 93%
#2 of 312 in Tennessee · #1 in Chattanooga
2
STEM School Chattanooga 95.4
Chattanooga · Grades 9-12 · 273 students
ELA 73%Math 64%Science 72%
#15 of 312 in Tennessee · #2 in Chattanooga
3
East Hamilton High School 89.6
Ooltewah · Grades 9-12 · 1,263 students
ELA 56%Math 56%Science 73%
#33 of 312 in Tennessee · #1 in Ooltewah
4
Soddy Daisy High School 77.4
Soddy Daisy · Grades 9-12 · 1,118 students
ELA 54%Math 45%Science 58%
#71 of 312 in Tennessee · #1 in Soddy Daisy
5
Ooltewah High School 66.2
Ooltewah · Grades 9-12 · 1,275 students
ELA 49%Math 34%Science 54%
#106 of 312 in Tennessee · #2 in Ooltewah
6
Hixson High School 41.2
Hixson · Grades 9-12 · 887 students
ELA 40%Math 29%Science 50%
#184 of 312 in Tennessee
7
Red Bank High School 26.1
Chattanooga · Grades 9-12 · 819 students
ELA 37%Math 16%Science 42%
#231 of 312 in Tennessee · #3 in Chattanooga
8
Central High School 19.1
Harrison · Grades 9-12 · 670 students
ELA 30%Math 19%Science 37%
#253 of 312 in Tennessee
9
East Ridge High School 14.9
Chattanooga · Grades 9-12 · 928 students
ELA 25%Math 18%Science 32%
#266 of 312 in Tennessee · #4 in Chattanooga
10
Sequoyah High School 9.1
Soddy Daisy · Grades 9-12 · 222 students
ELA 39%Math 8%
#284 of 312 in Tennessee · #2 in Soddy Daisy
11
The Howard School 7.9
Chattanooga · Grades 9-12 · 1,501 students
ELA 18%Math 11%Science 22%
#288 of 312 in Tennessee · #5 in Chattanooga
12
Brainerd High School 7.5
Chattanooga · Grades 9-12 · 732 students
ELA 11%Math 14%Science 22%
#289 of 312 in Tennessee · #6 in Chattanooga
13
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High 7.2
Chattanooga · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 95 students
ELA 20%Math 6%Science 26%
#290 of 312 in Tennessee · #7 in Chattanooga
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Tyner Academy —
Chattanooga · Grades 9-12 · 576 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Hamilton County
1
Normal Park Museum Magnet School 96.9
Chattanooga · Grades PK-8 · 801 students
ELA 59%Math 57%Science 69%
#6 of 179 in Tennessee

Combined schools

10 schools in Hamilton County, best first
1
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts 97.7
Chattanooga · Grades 6-12 · 688 students
ELA 80%Math 79%Science 89%
#3 of 107 in Tennessee · #1 in Chattanooga
2
Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts 96.7
Chattanooga · Grades K-12 · 923 students
ELA 73%Math 77%Science 84%
#4 of 107 in Tennessee · #2 in Chattanooga
3
Signal Mountain Middle/High School 94.9
Signal Mountain · Grades 6-12 · 1,383 students
ELA 73%Math 70%Science 82%
#6 of 107 in Tennessee
4
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper 90.2
Chattanooga · Grades 6-12 · 733 students
ELA 63%Math 58%Science 65%
#11 of 107 in Tennessee · #3 in Chattanooga
5
Sale Creek Middle / High School 86.4
Sale Creek · Grades 6-12 · 562 students
ELA 51%Math 51%Science 68%
#15 of 107 in Tennessee
6
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy 61.2
Chattanooga · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 337 students
ELA 31%Math 39%Science 32%
#42 of 107 in Tennessee · #4 in Chattanooga
7
Ivy Academy Inc. 60.3
Soddy Daisy · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 470 students
ELA 32%Math 31%Science 46%
#43 of 107 in Tennessee
8
Hamilton County Virtual School 57.5
Chattanooga · Grades K-12 · 313 students
ELA 46%Math 18%Science 48%
#46 of 107 in Tennessee · #5 in Chattanooga
9
Lookout Valley Middle / High School 48.1
Chattanooga · Grades 6-12 · 332 students
ELA 29%Math 23%Science 38%
#56 of 107 in Tennessee · #6 in Chattanooga
10
Chattanooga Preparatory School 29.4
Chattanooga · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 474 students
ELA 14%Math 15%Science 24%
#76 of 107 in Tennessee · #7 in Chattanooga

Cities and towns in Hamilton County

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