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Ooltewah High School

Q: Is Ooltewah High School a good school?

Ooltewah High School ranks 190 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 51% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Ooltewah High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,275 students in Ooltewah, Tennessee, which is part of the Hamilton County School District. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, with its highest ranking being 144 out of 384 Tennessee high schools in the 2022-2023 school year.

Ooltewah High School has consistently maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.5% to 92.5% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or slightly higher than the surrounding schools. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 22.9% in recent years, which is higher than the surrounding schools. The school's performance has been mixed, with stronger results in English I and English II, but lagging behind the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages in subjects like Algebra I, Algebra II, and Biology I.

Compared to nearby schools, Soddy Daisy High School and East Hamilton High School have consistently outperformed Ooltewah High School on various metrics, while Sequoyah High School and Brainerd High School have generally performed worse. Additionally, the public magnet schools Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State and STEM School Chattanooga have significantly outperformed Ooltewah High School and the other nearby schools in the district.

1,233

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,249

Per pupil spending ?

36.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6123 Mountain View RD
Ooltewah, TN 37363

(423) 498-6920

District: Hamilton County

Feeder schools for Ooltewah High School:

Elementary:	East Brainerd Elementary School
	Wolftever Creek Elementary School
Middle:	Ooltewah Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

22.0%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Tennessee avg40%

190^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 21High Schools in the Hamilton County

87^th of 139Hamilton County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	190 of 389	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	150 of 392	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	144 of 384	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	167 of 358	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	151 of 347	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	210 of 342	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	171 of 341	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	24.3	228 of 273	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	49.7	166 of 351	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.9	212 of 300	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.6	166 of 296	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.8	116 of 285	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.8	153 of 269	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	79.2	35 of 273	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	83.8	32 of 267	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	88 of 233	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	110 of 240	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	68 of 239	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	55 of 222	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	37.8	118 of 208	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	125 of 187	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	120 of 199	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	17 of 50	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	191 of 365	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	144 of 365	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	117 of 366	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	191 of 350	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	162 of 340	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	222 of 337	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.0	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	94 of 213	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	99 of 209	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	86 of 202	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	80 of 189	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	83 of 180	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	88 of 153	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	84 of 159	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	36.4	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	147 of 324	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	159 of 337	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	136 of 330	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	110 of 322	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	73 of 317	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	30.8	217 of 302	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	223 of 308	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	190 of 368	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	157 of 366	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	141 of 359	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	145 of 349	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	120 of 332	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	191 of 329	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	137 of 198	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	169 of 183	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.5	65 of 154	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	50 of 151	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	37 of 125	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	14.6	124 of 127	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	66 of 159	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	178 of 323	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	108 of 326	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	110 of 325	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	143 of 312	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	96 of 306	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	168 of 301	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	138 of 307	55.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2024)23rd percentile-38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)15th percentile-41 vs school

Homeless (2023)14th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II53%~ state avg

Biology I46%~ state avg

English I43%+4 vs state

Geometry28%-9 vs state

Algebra II24%-11 vs state

Algebra I11%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady Integrated Math I (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math II (2025)		TNReady Integrated Math III (2025)		TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)				TNReady Geometry (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math I 9th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math I All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math II 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math II All Grades	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ooltewah High School	Public	9-12	6123 Mountain View RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6920	1,275	76	16.8		652 (51.1%)	216 (16.9%)	253 (19.8%)	34 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (9.4%)	46.5	190^th of 389 public high schools	51.2%		53	150^th of 392 public high schools	61.7%	40	11.6	10.8	63.3	13.4	12.0	23.5	76.3	39.5	33.3		45.5										43.8	43.0	58.0		16.7	53.3	73.6	18.9	27.8	$16,249	$899	$14,942
Central High School	Public	9-12	5728 Highway 58	Harrison	37341	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1447	670	45	15.0		244 (36.4%)	291 (43.4%)	55 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.6%)	21.8	319^th of 389 public high schools	18.0%		24.7	306^th of 392 public high schools	21.9%	13	10.3	8.5	45.5	16.9	6.7	17.9		21.8	30.2		25.5							8.3		5.7	25.2	24.8	32.3	5.0		28.0		15.1	12.6	$18,211	$994	$16,587
Tyner Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6836 Tyner RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 855-2635	576	36	16.1		20 (3.5%)	399 (69.3%)	134 (23.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	33.4	261^st of 389 public high schools	32.9%		23.2	312^th of 392 public high schools	20.4%	51	20.8	20.8		27.3		27.5		33.6	54.5		33.7										21.5	20.7	37.6			36.7	38.5	16.0	17.8	$17,239	$1,006	$15,727
East Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	2015 Ooltewah-Ringgold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 893-3535	1,263	67	18.9		674 (53.4%)	233 (18.4%)	164 (13.0%)	75 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (9.1%)	90.3	20^th of 389 public high schools	94.9%		88.8	17^th of 392 public high schools	95.7%	3	41.8	39.0	92.6	49.7	8.3	56.8			73.7	70.8	76.8									27.8	55.1	54.9	71.8			68.9		54.3	63.1	$15,473	$645	$14,496
Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola HWY	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 697-4492	135	4	38.5		93 (68.9%)	6 (4.4%)	17 (12.6%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)								(n/a)				63.2		81.1																								$12,567	$574	$11,967
Brainerd High School	Public	9-12	1020 N Moore RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-2615	732	46	15.8		28 (3.8%)	555 (75.8%)	107 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	12.1	359^th of 389 public high schools	7.7%		7.2	381^st of 392 public high schools	2.8%	22	8.8	8.6		10.8		8.9		11.5	15.0		12.6							16.7		7.7	12.5	11.4	16.4			15.8		13.0	14.1	$18,581	$1,552	$16,507
Hixson High School	Public	9-12	5705 Middle Valley RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 847-4800	887	58	15.3		473 (53.3%)	143 (16.1%)	158 (17.8%)	34 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.6%)	52.1	163^rd of 389 public high schools	58.1%		51.7	157^th of 392 public high schools	59.9%	6	23.8	23.4	74.4	26.1		35.3	53.8	39.2			40.3							15.8		18.2	43.7	42.9	52.3			48.6	75.7	21.5	31.2	$17,397	$1,082	$15,834
STEM School Chattanooga	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola HWY	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 531-6270	273	20	13.7		159 (58.2%)	51 (18.7%)	24 (8.8%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	92.2	15^th of 389 public high schools	96.1%		87.3	22^nd of 392 public high schools	94.4%	7	41.4	41.4	88.0	36.6		60.8			70.7		70.7										67.9	67.9	82.1			82.1	89.5	66.7	73.1	$16,773	$568	$16,180
Bradley Central High School	Public	9-12	1000 South Lee Highway	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 476-0650	1,662	109	15.2		1,352 (81.3%)	58 (3.5%)	172 (10.3%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.0%)	55.4	145^th of 389 public high schools	62.7%		46.3	191^st of 392 public high schools	51.3%	46							90.6	32.2			38.3	35.5	35.2	38.3	41.8	35.8	41.0	29.9		30.0	35.1	33.9	49.9			49.1				$11,937	$553	$10,669
Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	9517 W Ridge Trail RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 843-4707	222	26	8.4		201 (90.5%)	6 (2.7%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	23.4	310^th of 389 public high schools	20.3%		35.3	252^nd of 392 public high schools	35.7%	58	10.2	9.8						33.3			34.8							20.0	27.8	23.9	18.0	17.3	39.2			38.9		14.3	13.0	$21,413	$687	$19,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Ooltewah High School

How many students attend Ooltewah High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,233 students attended Ooltewah High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ooltewah High School?

Students at Ooltewah High School are 51% White, 22% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Ooltewah High School?

Ooltewah High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Brainerd Elementary School
Elementary : Wolftever Creek Elementary School
Middle : Ooltewah Middle School

Is Ooltewah High School a good school?

Ooltewah High School ranks 190^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ooltewah High School in?

Hamilton County

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