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Hixson Elementary School

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Hixson Elementary School ranks 747 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

747^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hixson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hixson, Tennessee, serving 418 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hamilton County School District, which is ranked 87 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hixson Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages in proficiency rates for Math, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 36.6% proficiency rate in Math, compared to 39.7% for the county and 42.2% for the state. The school's performance has been particularly low for English Language Arts, with a 24.6% proficiency rate, compared to 37.1% for the county and 38.9% for the state. Hixson Elementary School has also struggled to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Hixson Elementary School's academic performance lags behind many of the nearby schools in the Hamilton County district, such as Normal Park Museum Magnet School, McConnell Elementary School, and Thrasher Elementary School, which consistently outperform Hixson in proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.9% to 21.1% over the past few years, may be contributing to the low academic performance, and the school's higher spending per student compared to the state average suggests that additional resources are being allocated, but the impact on student outcomes is not yet evident.

419

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,386

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5950 Winding Ln
Hixson, TN 37343

(423) 870-0621

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend Hixson Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
	Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
	Sequoyah High School
	STEM School Chattanooga

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.0%

Hispanic:

37.0%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg42%

747^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 42Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	747 of 1009	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	795 of 1018	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.3	505 of 1020	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	555 of 1000	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	645 of 983	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	567 of 985	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	713 of 997	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.5	601 of 855	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	523 of 853	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	643 of 846	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.5	603 of 820	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	541 of 818	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	437 of 809	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	370 of 498	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	434 of 498	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	294 of 500	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	291 of 483	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	288 of 411	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	259 of 404	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	370 of 450	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	176 of 211	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.7	27 of 164	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	682 of 986	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	824 of 990	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	527 of 989	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	606 of 975	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	657 of 945	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	517 of 926	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	300 of 424	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	307 of 415	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.9	136 of 387	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	238 of 363	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	133 of 324	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	145 of 250	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	143 of 319	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	677 of 843	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	734 of 853	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	404 of 865	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	458 of 858	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	535 of 823	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	432 of 821	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	630 of 877	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	767 of 984	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	719 of 991	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	478 of 987	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	504 of 980	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	602 of 941	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	573 of 916	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	494 of 618	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	535 of 582	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	318 of 528	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	308 of 447	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	289 of 369	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	126 of 255	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	298 of 395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	574 of 840	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	569 of 847	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	302 of 852	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	287 of 844	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	485 of 844	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	349 of 812	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	603 of 841	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-6 vs state

Science36%-10 vs state

English Language Arts25%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 1, 2017

My child is currently in 2nd grade. She switched from a Blue Ribbon School when we transferred to Hixson Elementary. The first thing I noticed was the lack of communication from the teacher. The next thing I learned is that her teacher lost everything (excused absence forms I was sending, homework folder, reading logs) After several attempts of communication I had to reach out to the principal. That was resolved but it kept happening. I am now zoning my child to a different school as this is by far one of the worst schools I have seen in a long time! Its sad because people blame the lower incomes but the kids are great its the teachers that don't care. Sad to see when its in elementary and this is when the kids will learn how to love school or hate it and these kids will hate school if this is what the example is. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hixson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Winding Ln	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 870-0621	418	29	14.5		179 (42.8%)	59 (14.1%)	126 (30.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	29.3	747^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.0%		24.7	795^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.9%	48	27.7	38.5	44.3				36.6	24.6	30.8	18.0				24.6			32.3	38.5	37.7				36.1					$20,386	$927	$18,550
Alpine Crest Elementary School	Public	K-5	4700 Stagg RD	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 874-1921	301	24	12.8		167 (55.5%)	44 (14.6%)	61 (20.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.6%)	42.5	578^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.7%		68.8	243^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	76.1%	335	30.5	43.2	61.8				45.0	20.7	54.1	41.8				36.7			30.5	43.2	34.5				35.1					$18,551	$694	$16,996
Big Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5210 Cassandra Smith RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4793	473	35	13.5		325 (68.7%)	28 (5.9%)	37 (7.8%)	41 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (8.0%)	74	204^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.8%		80.4	150^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.3%	54	45.3	50.6	57.3				50.8	54.7	60.3	52.0				55.6			54.7	61.5	62.7				59.4					$17,305	$1,208	$15,547
DuPont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4134 Hixson PIKE	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 870-0615	249	21	11.8		87 (34.9%)	55 (22.1%)	70 (28.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.3%)	14.8	890^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.8%		12.1	929^th of 1018 public elementary schools	8.7%	39	17.4	20.0	29.3				22.1	21.7	14.3	22.0				19.7			23.9	22.9	29.3				25.4					$19,249	$1,308	$17,142
Rivermont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 Hixson PIKE	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 870-0610	383	26	15.0		168 (43.9%)	105 (27.4%)	47 (12.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.9%)	35.8	666^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.0%		46.1	528^th of 1018 public elementary schools	48.1%	138	15.1	32.8	19.4				23.1	30.2	46.6	45.9				40.5			30.2	51.7	40.5				41.2					$19,191	$925	$17,408
Middle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1609 Thrasher PIKE	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4700	739	42	17.6		570 (77.1%)	37 (5.0%)	61 (8.3%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)	52.4	459^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.5%		61.6	328^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.8%	131	30.4	55.2	52.8				45.1	36.6	53.8	33.3				41.2			40.0	58.3	42.1				46.5					$16,453	$1,064	$14,602
Thrasher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 James BLVD	Signal Mtn	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 886-0882	595	32	18.5		539 (90.6%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	98.5	8^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.2	14^th of 1018 public elementary schools	98.6%	6	77.0	87.6	94.4				86.1	80.5	83.5	72.9				78.9			85.8	92.8	86.0				88.0					$16,136	$834	$14,811
Red Bank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Mountain Creek RD	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1917	610	37	16.4		311 (51.0%)	112 (18.4%)	109 (17.9%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.2%)	30.1	736^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.1%		24.7	794^th of 1018 public elementary schools	22.0%	58	29.5	37.5	28.9				31.6	31.4	31.4	30.3				31.1			36.8	41.1	28.9				35.7					$18,050	$1,339	$15,904
Normal Park Museum Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1219 West Mississippi AVE	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6880	801	53	15.1		542 (67.7%)	132 (16.5%)	46 (5.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.0%)	82.5	137^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.4%		84	130^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.2%	7	62.7	66.0	57.8	40.7	36.0	32.5	52.2	70.6	72.1	44.6	50.6	42.7	36.5	54.7	65.2	65.2	66.7	75.7	56.0	66.3	60.0	54.0	63.9	62.6	75.7	68.3	68.4	$16,394	$590	$15,319
McConnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8629 Columbus RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4704	448	27	16.9		370 (82.6%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	87.4	102^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	89.9%		86.2	115^th of 1018 public elementary schools	88.7%	13	61.5	68.1	83.3				70.9	53.8	60.6	69.2				61.2			62.5	69.4	66.7				66.3					$18,097	$905	$16,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Hixson Elementary School

Is Hixson Elementary School a good school?

Hixson Elementary School ranks 747^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hixson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hixson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
High : Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
High : Sequoyah High School
High : STEM School Chattanooga

How many students attend Hixson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Hixson Elementary School.

What district is Hixson Elementary School in?

Hamilton County

What is the racial makeup of Hixson Elementary School?

Students at Hixson Elementary School are 37% White, 37% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% Two or more races.

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