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Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State

Public Grades 9-12

Summary

Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State is a high-performing public high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 135 students. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State's students significantly outperform the district and state averages in various subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 72.7% of students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 28.2% in Hamilton County and 27.5% statewide. The school also has consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 86.5% to 92.2% in recent years, which are higher than the district and state averages. When compared to nearby traditional high schools, such as Central High School, Hixson High School, and Red Bank High School, Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State significantly outperforms them in various academic metrics.

Interestingly, Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State is located just 0.51 miles away from STEM School Chattanooga, another high-performing public school in the area. Both schools have consistently ranked among the top high schools in Tennessee, with STEM School Chattanooga ranking 22nd in the state for the 2023-2024 school year. The higher per-student spending at Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State may contribute to its strong academic performance, though its student-teacher ratio has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 23.8 to 40.5.

141

Students ?

38.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,567

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 Amnicola HWY
Chattanooga, TN 37406

(423) 697-4492

District: Hamilton County

Feeder schools for Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State:

Elementary:	Allen Elementary School
	Alpine Crest Elementary School
	Apison Elementary School
	Barger Academy of Fine Arts
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	Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning
	Bess T Shepherd Elementary School
	Big Ridge Elementary School
	Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy
	Clifton Hills Elementary School
	Daisy Elementary School
	DuPont Elementary School
	East Brainerd Elementary School
	East Lake Elementary School
	East Ridge Elementary School
	East Side Elementary School
	Hardy Elementary School
	Harrison Elementary School
	Hixson Elementary School
	Lookout Mountain Elementary School
	Lookout Valley Elementary School
	McConnell Elementary School
	Middle Valley Elementary School
	Nolan Elementary School
	Normal Park Museum Magnet School
	North Hamilton County Elementary School
	Ooltewah Elementary School
	Orchard Knob Elementary School
	Red Bank Elementary School
	Rivermont Elementary School
	Snow Hill Elementary School
	Soddy Elementary School
	Spring Creek Elementary School
	Thrasher Elementary School
	Tommie F. Brown Academy
	Wallace A. Smith Elementary School
	Westview Elementary School
	Wolftever Creek Elementary School
	Woodmore Elementary School
Middle:	Brown Middle School
	Dalewood Middle School
	East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts
	East Ridge Middle School
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	Hixson Middle School
	Hunter Middle School
	Loftis Middle School
	Ooltewah Middle School
	Orchard Knob Middle School
	Red Bank Middle School
	Soddy Daisy Middle School
	Tyner Middle Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (81% vs 35% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 38 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg34%

Tennessee avg35%

Not ranked this year

Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	99.9	2 of 392	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	3 of 384	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	1 of 358	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	5 of 347	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	2 of 342	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	4 of 341	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	80.1	26 of 351	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	97.0	2 of 300	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	99.5	1 of 296	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	99.9	1 of 366	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	1 of 350	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	7 of 340	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	2 of 337	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	99.9	1 of 349	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	100.0	2 of 329	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	99.8	1 of 312	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	7 of 306	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	8 of 301	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	3 of 307	99.0%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2023)100th percentile~ school

Male (2022)100th percentile~ school

White (2022)100th percentile~ school

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Schools Near Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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 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 All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
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
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
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
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1301 Dallas RD	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-7365	688	39	17.6		434 (63.1%)	93 (13.5%)	60 (8.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.6%)	89.3	22^nd of 389 public high schools	94.3%		87.9	21^st of 392 public high schools	94.6%	1	71.3	69.6	74.3	71.5	76.2	70.6	59.6	68.7		46.3	64.0	64.1	40.0		61.5			87.0		87.0				82.1	82.1	94.1	94.1	90.0	58.8		82.4	81.0	81.4	80.8	81.0	72.0	78.4	76.0	75.5	$15,767	$626	$14,753
Red Bank High School	Public	9-12	640 Morrison Springs RD	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1900	819	51	16.2		336 (41.0%)	221 (27.0%)	163 (19.9%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.4%)	29.2	276^th of 389 public high schools	29.0%		22.6	315^th of 392 public high schools	19.6%	39										12.0	11.6	28.6	14.2	5.3	16.2		43.0	26.7	18.2	39.0	21.4	23.1	22.6	29.9	26.6	38.4	37.4	57.1	10.6	18.2	16.4									$17,181	$805	$15,773
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper	Public	6-12	865 E 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6845	733	43	17.0		391 (53.3%)	209 (28.5%)	31 (4.2%)	44 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	65.1	94^th of 389 public high schools	75.8%		65.4	96^th of 392 public high schools	75.5%	2	60.0	69.0		64.5	55.0	72.0	68.7	65.2	66.7	5.1	48.5	72.3	33.3		62.8		54.4			53.3				63.6	63.6	71.6	70.9	51.3	21.1		44.7	81.0	80.0	78.8	79.9	70.0	73.0	78.8	73.9	$16,140	$750	$15,031
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
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1802 Bailey AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 702-7230	337	34	9.9		16 (4.7%)	136 (40.4%)	173 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	60	127^th of 389 public high schools	67.4%		44	203^rd of 392 public high schools	48.2%	76	28.1	45.7	38.3	37.6	23.4	34.3	18.8	25.8	88.2	34.3	51.9	80.0	21.7		39.4			42.3		40.7				40.0	40.0	53.5	53.5		30.0		40.8	27.0	50.0	31.3	36.5	21.9	60.0	42.2	41.9	$20,255	$610	$18,817
Chattanooga Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	1815 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	474	22	21.7		17 (3.6%)	254 (53.6%)	179 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	16.8	340^th of 389 public high schools	12.6%		24.1	309^th of 392 public high schools	21.2%	31	24.0	30.5		23.7	20.8	16.8	12.0	16.8	12.7		7.9	35.3	10.3		17.2	29.2				28.8				18.5	18.5	40.5	40.5	32.3	15.8		21.1	39.6	22.1	18.1	27.0	53.1	29.5	30.1	38.0	$19,907	$577	$18,562
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State

How many students attend Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State.

What district is Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State in?

Hamilton County

What schools feed into Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State?

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State?

Students at Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State are 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

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