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Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts

Public, Magnet, Alternative Grades K-12

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Alternative Schools

Better than 95% of Tennessee alternative schools

Summary

Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts is a public magnet school serving grades K-12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of the Hamilton County school district. With 923 students, the school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the district and state averages across a wide range of subject areas and grade levels.

On the 2024-2025 TNReady assessments, Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts is projected to have 75.5% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39.7% for Hamilton County and 42.2% for Tennessee. In English Language Arts, 68.4% of the school's students are expected to be proficient or better, versus 37.1% for Hamilton County and 38.9% for Tennessee. The school's performance on college-preparatory exams like Algebra I, Algebra II, and English II is also exceptional, with proficiency rates well above the district and state averages.

The school's strong academic outcomes are likely supported by its higher per-student spending ($15,038 in 2023-2024) and lower student-teacher ratio of 15.9, both of which are better than the district averages. In contrast, the nearby Hamilton County Virtual School performs significantly worse than Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts across most subject areas and grade levels, highlighting the exceptional nature of the school's educational program.

979

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,037

Per pupil spending ?

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4850 Jersey Pike
Chattanooga, TN 37416

(423) 855-2614

District: Hamilton County

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.3%

African American:

19.1%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2022 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (75% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Tennessee alternative schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

55^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

32^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

32^nd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2023

From top 5% (2023) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	55 of 1009	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	75 of 1018	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	60 of 1020	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	65 of 1000	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	28 of 983	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	43 of 985	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	67 of 997	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	48 of 855	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	87.0	51 of 853	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	90.7	41 of 846	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	97.6	22 of 818	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	90.5	69 of 809	91.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	41 of 498	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	69 of 498	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	55 of 500	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	75 of 483	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	90.4	17 of 411	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	67 of 404	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	81 of 450	82.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	70.0	19 of 57	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	55 of 986	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	86 of 990	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	60 of 989	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	78 of 975	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	34 of 945	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	37 of 926	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	207 of 843	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	98 of 853	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	61 of 865	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	50.7	380 of 858	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	64 of 984	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	61 of 991	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	65 of 987	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	57 of 980	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	25 of 941	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	46 of 916	95.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	75 of 618	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	39 of 582	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	49 of 840	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	46 of 847	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	24 of 852	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	15 of 844	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	18 of 844	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	28 of 812	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	54 of 841	93.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	32 of 583	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	34 of 587	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	26 of 594	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	25 of 569	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	22 of 576	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	33 of 574	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	32 of 563	94.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.2	11 of 362	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	83.0	48 of 492	90.2%	★★★★★
2014	83.9	27 of 485	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.9	34 of 475	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	53 of 466	88.6%	★★★★☆
2011	64.9	162 of 462	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.6	86 of 435	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	31 of 312	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	74.0	55 of 318	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	32 of 316	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.1	50 of 299	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	9 of 277	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	45 of 293	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	72 of 284	74.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	59.5	30 of 65	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.5	2 of 62	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	33 of 546	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	29 of 554	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	23 of 560	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	26 of 552	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	21 of 538	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	30 of 529	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	342 of 510	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	91.9	9 of 514	98.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	34 of 550	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	41 of 560	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	27 of 557	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	27 of 540	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	28 of 529	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	36 of 523	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	18 of 492	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	34 of 504	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	27 of 503	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	13 of 500	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	23 of 496	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	35 of 484	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	19 of 481	96.0%	★★★★★

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	32 of 389	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	9 of 392	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	18 of 384	95.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	96.2	3 of 240	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	9 of 239	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	35 of 365	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	13 of 365	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	31 of 366	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	35 of 368	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	6 of 366	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	13 of 359	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	33 of 323	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	13 of 326	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	26 of 325	92.0%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2023)67th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)54th percentile-40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)33rd percentile-61 vs school

High school

African American (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II92%+38 vs state

Algebra II87%+53 vs state

Social Studies82%+32 vs state

Science79%+33 vs state

Biology I78%+32 vs state

Mathematics75%+33 vs state

Geometry70%+33 vs state

English Language Arts68%+30 vs state

English I64%+25 vs state

Algebra I50%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)		TNReady Biology I (2025)			TNReady US History (2025)		TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	4850 Jersey Pike	Chattanooga	37416	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 855-2614	923	58	15.9		562 (60.9%)	190 (20.6%)	33 (3.6%)	57 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (8.8%)								(n/a)	67.1	62.7	72.3	83.1	91.0		75.5	68.5	76.0	63.9	66.3	76.9	59.8	68.4	61.5	17.9	50.0	70.4	87.2	88.6	68.9	77.5			63.8	63.8	92.4	92.4	78.8	50.0	69.9	67.1	84.0	77.1	80.7	91.0	75.3	79.3	69.9	92.3	82.9	81.5	$16,037	$568	$15,086
Hamilton County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3074 Hickory Valley RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 209-8804	313	17	18.9		180 (57.5%)	84 (26.8%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)								(n/a)			10.0	9.1	38.9	5.3	15.8			10.0	18.2	50.0	26.3	32.9		9.1	9.1	5.6	12.8		48.1	44.8	17.6	24.4	50.0	50.0	67.7	67.7		8.7	10.7			10.0	18.2	33.3	31.6	28.9	18.2	50.0	21.1	31.3	$16,164	$1,146	$14,993
North Cleveland GOAL Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2181 Parker St NE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 476-0699	11	5	2.2		10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts

What district is Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts in?

Hamilton County

Is Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts a good school?

Yes. Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts ranks in the top 5.5% of Tennessee alternative schools.

How many students attend Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 979 students attended Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts?

Students at Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts are 62% White, 19% African American, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

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