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Bradley Central High School

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Bradley Central High School ranks 145 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

145^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 63% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Bradley Central High School is a public high school in Cleveland, Tennessee, serving 1,662 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bradley County School District, which is ranked 45 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bradley Central High School has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 123rd to 245th out of Tennessee high schools. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, with 3 stars in some years and 2 stars in others. While female students have generally outperformed their male peers, the school's performance for African American and Hispanic students has been relatively lower compared to their White and Special Education counterparts. Notably, the school's ranking for Special Education students has seen a significant drop, from 54th to 154th in the past year.

Compared to nearby schools, East Hamilton High School and Ooltewah High School in the Hamilton County district generally outperform Bradley Central High School in academic metrics and statewide rankings. Additionally, Walker Valley High School, another Bradley County school, consistently outperforms Bradley Central High School. The school's struggles with mathematics proficiency and high rates of chronic absenteeism are areas of concern that the school and district will need to address to improve overall academic outcomes.

1,649

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,937

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 South Lee Highway
Cleveland, TN 37311

(423) 476-0650

District: Bradley County

Feeder schools for Bradley Central High School:

Elementary:	Black Fox Elementary School
	Oak Grove Elementary School
	Taylor Elementary School
	Valley View Elementary School
	More...
	Waterville Community Elementary School
Middle:	Lake Forest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the Tennessee median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (39% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg44%

145^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Bradley County

45^th of 139Bradley 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	55.4	145 of 389	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	191 of 392	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	245 of 384	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	214 of 358	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	214 of 347	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	233 of 342	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	204 of 341	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	136 of 273	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	160 of 351	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.4	123 of 300	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.4	232 of 296	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	60.2	112 of 285	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.7	150 of 269	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	208 of 273	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	197 of 267	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	159 of 233	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	167 of 240	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	162 of 239	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	138 of 222	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	119 of 208	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	108 of 187	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.2	191 of 199	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	120 of 365	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	204 of 365	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	247 of 366	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	217 of 350	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	205 of 340	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	229 of 337	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	109 of 213	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	104 of 209	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	153 of 202	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	117 of 189	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	131 of 180	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	127 of 153	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	77 of 159	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	121 of 324	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	231 of 337	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	251 of 330	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	262 of 322	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	231 of 317	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	232 of 302	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	166 of 308	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	164 of 368	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	173 of 366	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	217 of 359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	214 of 349	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	214 of 332	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	223 of 329	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	124 of 198	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	54 of 183	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	15.9	154 of 154	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	134 of 151	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	131 of 159	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	149 of 323	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	182 of 326	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	246 of 325	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	231 of 312	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	224 of 306	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	228 of 301	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	223 of 307	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)67th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II49%-5 vs state

Integrated Math II42%+13 vs state

Integrated Math III41%+14 vs state

Biology I38%-7 vs state

Integrated Math I35%+10 vs state

English I34%-5 vs state

US History30%-9 vs 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 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)				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 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	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 10th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III 11th Grade	TNReady Integrated Math III All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	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 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
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
PIE Innovation Center	Public	9-12	2181 Parker St NE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 476-0620	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bradley County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2369 Parker Street NE	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 709-8414	137	7	19.5		118 (86.1%)	4 (2.9%)	7 (5.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	59.5	130^th of 389 public high schools	66.6%		45.3	196^th of 392 public high schools	50.0%	66	35.7	25.0	31.3	57.1	41.7	53.1								47.4			45.0	29.4	29.4	26.3	23.8		14.8	14.8		33.3	30.0	53.3	53.3	75.0			75.0					50.0	41.7	50.0	42.9	33.3	34.4	$5,266	$432	$4,800
Cleveland High	Public	9-12	850 Raider DR	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Cleveland	No	No	No	No	(423) 478-1113	1,799	111	16.2		894 (49.7%)	186 (10.3%)	552 (30.7%)	41 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	15 (0.8%)	107 (5.9%)	39.7	224^th of 389 public high schools	42.4%		50.8	167^th of 392 public high schools	57.4%	57							8.9	8.9	94.0	14.8	6.3	25.7	89.3	27.7	20.0		41.8								30.0	23.2	23.9	36.8	35.9	57.5			53.9		27.7	6.7	36.3							$11,976	$534	$10,828
Walker Valley High School	Public	9-12	750 Lauderdale Memorial Hwy. N	Cleveland	37312	Bradley County	Bradley County	No	No	No	No	(423) 336-1383	1,501	96	15.6		1,277 (85.1%)	45 (3.0%)	111 (7.4%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (3.7%)	69.5	80^th of 389 public high schools	79.4%		68.9	76^th of 392 public high schools	80.6%	4													91.3	47.0	33.3		52.5	43.1	43.0	30.0	42.9	90.1	28.6	38.7	45.0	37.6	38.7	46.9	46.3	65.7			64.8											$12,092	$574	$10,769
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
Polk County High School	Public	9-12	7200 Highway 411 North	Benton	37307	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 299-0078	446	29	15.6		422 (94.6%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58.6	133^rd of 389 public high schools	65.8%		53.2	147^th of 392 public high schools	62.5%	14							20.5	19.0		22.0		22.1	63.6	56.8			55.1									43.0	42.9	28.9	27.9	61.3			61.1		40.0		38.0							$12,807	$592	$11,221
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
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 Bradley Central High School

How many students attend Bradley Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,649 students attended Bradley Central High School.

Is Bradley Central High School a good school?

Bradley Central High School ranks 145^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bradley Central High School?

Students at Bradley Central High School are 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Bradley Central High School?

Bradley Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Black Fox Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Taylor Elementary School
Elementary : Valley View Elementary School
Elementary : Waterville Community Elementary School
Middle : Lake Forest Middle School

What district is Bradley Central High School in?

Bradley County

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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