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North Hamilton County Elementary School

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North Hamilton County Elementary School ranks 172 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

172^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

North Hamilton County Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Sale Creek, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 374 students. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Hamilton County school district, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 59%, compared to 39.7% for the Hamilton County district and 42.2% for the state. Additionally, North Hamilton County Elementary School has shown consistent student growth, with its ranking among Tennessee elementary schools improving from 471 out of 853 in 2013-2014 to 172 out of 1009 in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby schools, North Hamilton County Elementary School stands out for its efficient use of resources, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio and a higher per-student spending level than the district and state averages. While some schools in the Rhea County district, such as Dayton City Elementary and Rhea Central Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, North Hamilton County Elementary School stands out as an exemplary model for other schools in the region.

395

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,270

Per pupil spending ?

52.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Industrial BLVD
Sale Creek, TN 37373

(423) 332-8848

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend North Hamilton County Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
	Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
	Sale Creek Middle / High School
	Sequoyah High School
	More...
	STEM School Chattanooga

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2014 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (58% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg42%

172^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	77.5	172 of 1009	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	204 of 1018	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	155 of 1020	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	222 of 1000	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	204 of 983	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	181 of 985	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	283 of 997	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	167 of 646	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	62.4	320 of 855	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.6	471 of 853	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.6	359 of 846	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	81.8	132 of 820	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	87.4	91 of 818	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	138 of 809	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	208 of 986	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	173 of 990	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	211 of 989	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	296 of 975	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	220 of 945	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	255 of 926	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	103 of 843	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	172 of 853	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	302 of 865	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	305 of 858	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	292 of 823	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.4	43 of 821	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.6	165 of 877	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	165 of 984	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	247 of 991	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	135 of 987	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	169 of 980	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	194 of 941	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	115 of 916	87.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	195 of 618	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	104 of 582	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	83 of 528	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	63 of 447	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	116 of 369	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	68 of 255	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	145 of 395	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	246 of 840	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	290 of 847	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	187 of 852	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	251 of 844	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	235 of 844	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	217 of 812	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	305 of 841	63.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+16 vs state

Mathematics59%+17 vs state

English Language Arts52%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 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
North Hamilton County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Industrial BLVD	Sale Creek	37373	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8848	374	26	14.5		333 (89.0%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	77.5	172^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.0%		74	204^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.0%	32	58.5	52.9	65.7				59.0	46.9	55.1	55.2				52.5	58.5	61.8	66.2				62.1					$17,270	$873	$15,631
Soddy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 School ST	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8823	496	32	15.5		452 (91.1%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	75	194^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.8%		63.2	307^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.8%	113	33.3	61.3	50.6				49.8	70.2	61.3	48.3				58.4	64.9	72.0	54.5				63.2					$18,425	$911	$16,805
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9811 Dallas Hollow RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4713	444	31	14.3		358 (80.6%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	72.2	221^st of 1009 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.2	184^th of 1018 public elementary schools	81.9%	37	69.1	43.1	61.4				58.1	57.4	56.9	40.0				51.2	54.4	58.5	54.3				55.7					$18,371	$665	$16,980
Graysville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	606 Long ST	Dayton	37321	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 775-7850	215	19	11.3		193 (89.8%)	3 (1.4%)	17 (7.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	32.5	706^th of 1009 public elementary schools	30.0%		48.7	489^th of 1018 public elementary schools	52.0%	217	37.5	50.0	31.3				39.6	18.8	46.9	15.6				27.1	18.8	53.1	25.0				32.3					$16,203	$1,211	$13,739
Ivy Academy's Skillern Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	9555 Dayton Pike	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 305-7494	170				139 (81.8%)	15 (8.8%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	67	271^st of 1009 public elementary schools	73.1%					(n/a)	43.9						43.9	52.4						52.4	52.4						52.4					$17,246	$568	$16,312
Daisy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Sequoyah RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8815	364	24	15.1		309 (84.9%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	64.8	303^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	70.0%		74.4	199^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.5%	104	21.4	69.1	63.9				49.5	47.1	47.3	44.3				46.2	44.3	67.3	63.9				57.5					$18,097	$743	$16,438
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
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
Dayton City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	520 Cherry ST	Dayton	37321	Rhea County	Dayton	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 775-8414	863	59	14.7		653 (75.7%)	37 (4.3%)	129 (14.9%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	56.1	407^th of 1009 public elementary schools	59.7%		52.1	445^th of 1018 public elementary schools	56.3%	38	40.7	42.9	44.9	46.3	44.8	56.0	45.6	39.6	48.0	50.0	41.3	45.8	40.0	44.1	41.8	46.9	42.0	46.3	60.4	46.7	47.7	58.8	65.6	56.0	60.6	$12,532	$960	$10,527
Rhea Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Delaware AVE	Dayton	37321	Rhea County	Rhea County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 775-7842	613	54	11.4		464 (75.7%)	6 (1.0%)	136 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	49.1	496^th of 1009 public elementary schools	50.8%		53.6	429^th of 1018 public elementary schools	57.9%	67	37.8	42.9	55.4				45.4	32.2	51.1	45.7				43.1	24.4	48.4	43.5				38.8					$15,863	$1,409	$13,397

Frequently Asked Questions about North Hamilton County Elementary School

Is North Hamilton County Elementary School a good school?

North Hamilton County Elementary School ranks 172^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Hamilton County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended North Hamilton County Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of North Hamilton County Elementary School?

Students at North Hamilton County Elementary School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of North Hamilton County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend North Hamilton County 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 : Sale Creek Middle / High School
High : Sequoyah High School
High : STEM School Chattanooga

What district is North Hamilton County Elementary School in?

Hamilton 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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