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Daisy Elementary School

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Daisy Elementary School ranks 323 rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Daisy Elementary School is a small PK–5 school in Soddy Daisy, TN, serving 382 students as part of Hamilton County Schools, and it currently ranks in the 68th percentile statewide — solidly above average, though down from its recent peak in the 80th percentile. Daisy continues to beat the district and state in every tested subject: 53.5% proficient in math (versus 40% district / 43% state), 61.3% in science (versus roughly 47% for both), and 42.8% in ELA (versus 38.3% district / 40.6% state). Math and science are genuine strengths; literacy is the clear weak spot.

The most striking pattern is a dramatic grade-level gap. Daisy's 3rd-grade math proficiency was just 28.3%, far below the state's 42.6%, yet 4th-grade math jumps to 69.9% — among the highest in the area. This points to a single struggling cohort rather than a school-wide decline, but it bears watching. Compared with nearby schools, Daisy trails McConnell Elementary (81st percentile), Allen Elementary (76th), and Soddy Elementary (76th), while outpacing Ivy Academy's Skillern Elementary (63rd) and Middle Valley Elementary (59th). Daisy leads its local cluster in science and rivals the best in math, but its ELA proficiency is closer to Middle Valley than to higher-performing neighbors.

Daisy's most distinctive strength is its support for economically disadvantaged students, who ranked in the 78th percentile statewide in the latest year and as high as the 93rd percentile in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism has improved steadily, from 16.7% to 14.2% over three years, though nearby schools like Snow Hill Elementary (8.1%) and Middle Valley Elementary (10.9%) keep more students in class consistently. Spending has risen to roughly $18,097 per student while the school's rank dipped from the 80th to 68th percentile. Special education results have been volatile, swinging from the 86th to 62nd percentile. Overall, Daisy remains an above-average school, but literacy, early-grade readiness, and consistency are the areas to watch.

382

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,097

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Sequoyah Road
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379

(423) 332-8815

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Daisy Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (53% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Tennessee median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

323^rd of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 18 pts since 2017

From top 50% (2017) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Hamilton County Schools

81^st of 141Hamilton County Schools 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
2026	63.6	323 of 1019	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	303 of 1009	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	199 of 1018	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	213 of 1020	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	217 of 1000	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	200 of 983	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	189 of 985	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	317 of 997	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	322 of 646	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.3	222 of 855	74.0%	★★★★☆
2014	61.9	289 of 853	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.5	272 of 846	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.9	433 of 820	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.2	388 of 818	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.1	416 of 809	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	349 of 986	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	241 of 990	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	229 of 989	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	269 of 975	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	166 of 945	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	122 of 926	86.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	177 of 823	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	116 of 843	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	59 of 853	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	144 of 865	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	126 of 858	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	309 of 823	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	304 of 821	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	521 of 877	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	240 of 984	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	168 of 991	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	219 of 987	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	175 of 980	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	270 of 941	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	275 of 916	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	243 of 641	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.5	84 of 618	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	137 of 582	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	38.1	302 of 528	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	76 of 447	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	75 of 369	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	23.5	346 of 395	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	353 of 849	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	350 of 840	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	234 of 847	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	214 of 852	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	238 of 844	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	232 of 844	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	222 of 812	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	357 of 841	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)78th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science61%+14 vs state

Mathematics54%+10 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)				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 (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th 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 All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Daisy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Sequoyah Road	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	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%)	63.6	323^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	68.3%		64.8	303^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	70.0%	20	28.3	69.9	59.3	53.5	39.0	47.3	40.7	42.8	46.7	64.4	73.6	61.3	$18,097	$743	$16,438
Ivy Academy's Skillern Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	9555 Dayton Pike	Soddy Daisy	37384	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	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%)	59.3	373^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	63.4%		67	271^st of 1009 public elementary schools	73.1%	102	41.2	39.5		40.6	51.8	44.2		49.2	55.3	54.5		55.0	$17,246	$568	$16,312
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9811 Dallas Hollow Road	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4713	444	31	14.3	30.1%	358 (80.6%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	70.4	246^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.9%		72.2	221^st of 1009 public elementary schools	78.1%	25	60.3	50.0	53.8	54.8	54.1	51.4	49.2	51.7	52.1	62.5	55.4	56.7	$18,371	$665	$16,980
McConnell Elementary School	Public	K-5	8629 Columbus Road	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4704	448	27	16.9	34.4%	370 (82.6%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	74.8	197^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.7%		87.4	102^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	89.9%	95	48.4	69.8	49.4	54.6	50.0	64.8	60.8	58.4	53.1	68.5	54.4	57.9	$18,097	$905	$16,471
Middle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1609 Thrasher Pike	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4700	739	42	17.6	39.3%	570 (77.1%)	37 (5.0%)	61 (8.3%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)	56.2	419^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.9%		52.4	459^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.5%	40	20.4	52.6	72.4	49.7	29.1	48.5	48.3	42.8	26.2	60.3	63.8	51.5	$16,453	$1,064	$14,602
Soddy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 School Street	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	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%)	70.9	241^st of 1019 public elementary schools	76.3%		75	194^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.8%	47	43.6	41.8	72.4	54.8	47.3	52.7	57.9	53.2	48.1	63.6	63.0	58.8	$18,425	$911	$16,805
Hixson Elementary School	Public	K-5	5950 Winding Ln	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	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%)	14.1	900^th of 1019 public elementary schools	11.7%		29.3	747^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.0%	153	14.8	18.8	30.4	21.6	16.4	31.4	16.2	21.6	24.6	25.7	27.5	26.0	$20,386	$927	$18,550
Big Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5210 Cassandra Smith Road	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4793	473	35	13.5	25.5%	325 (68.7%)	28 (5.9%)	37 (7.8%)	41 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (8.0%)	77.1	176^th of 1019 public elementary schools	82.7%		74	204^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.8%	28	35.4	64.6	60.8	53.6	56.4	70.7	55.4	61.1	58.2	69.5	58.1	62.1	$17,305	$1,208	$15,547
Snow Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9042 Career Lane	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1456	637	40	15.9	45.7%	510 (80.1%)	42 (6.6%)	29 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.3%)	54.7	441^st of 1019 public elementary schools	56.7%		50.5	480^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.4%	39	47.7	46.7	52.1	48.9	53.5	43.3	40.4	45.6	50.0	41.1	42.6	44.4	$17,005	$934	$15,326
North Hamilton County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Industrial Boulevard	Sale Creek	37373	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8848	374	26	14.5	52.1%	333 (89.0%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	79.3	158^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.5%		77.5	172^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	83.0%	14	46.9	64.5	62.3	57.9	52.3	62.3	65.2	60.0	50.8	66.1	73.9	63.8	$17,270	$873	$15,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Daisy Elementary School

How many students attend Daisy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Daisy Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Daisy Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Daisy Elementary School a good school?

Daisy Elementary School ranks 323^rd of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Daisy Elementary School?

Students at Daisy Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Daisy Elementary School in?

Hamilton County Schools

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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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