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Spring Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Spring Creek Elementary School, a PK–5 school in Chattanooga, TN, serves 698 students as part of Hamilton County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 14th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating, placing it well below district and state averages in every tested subject—27.5% proficiency in math, 22.8% in English language arts, and 26.6% in science, compared with district rates of 40.0%, 38.3%, and 46.6%. After a sharp dip in 2023–24, scores have rebounded over the past two years, but they remain far below pre-drop levels.

Within its local neighborhood, Spring Creek is not an outlier. It outperforms seven of ten nearby schools, including East Lake Elementary School, East Side Elementary School, and Clifton Hills Elementary School, though it trails East Brainerd Elementary School and Barger Academy of Fine Arts. Locally, Spring Creek's strongest subjects are ELA and science, while math is middling. Grade-level data show 4th grade is the strongest year—37.3% of 4th graders are proficient in math, nearly matching the district average—while 5th-grade ELA (19.8%) is a clear area of concern.

The most encouraging sign is attendance: chronic absenteeism has fallen every year since 2021–22 to 14.0%, now below the district average of 17.1% and the state average of 18.3%. English Language Learners have also shown steady improvement, and a 2024–25 special education cohort posted remarkably strong results, though that performance was not sustained the following year. At $17,709 per student, spending is mid-range among nearby schools, yet higher-spending schools like East Side Elementary School and Woodmore Elementary School post similar or lower scores, while lower-spending East Brainerd Elementary School leads the group—a reminder that resources alone do not determine outcomes. Spring Creek's challenges are real and shared across this part of Chattanooga, but the recent academic rebound and improving attendance give parents genuine bright spots to watch.

698

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,709

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Spring Creek Road
Chattanooga, TN 37412

(423) 855-6138

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Spring Creek Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.7%

African American:

20.9%

White:

20.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

881^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 17% (2017) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	16.6	881 of 1019	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	875 of 1009	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	917 of 1018	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	679 of 1020	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	672 of 1000	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	545 of 983	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	473 of 985	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	714 of 997	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	536 of 646	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	716 of 855	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	749 of 853	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.0	725 of 846	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	704 of 820	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.0	731 of 818	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.2	512 of 809	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	422 of 498	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	383 of 498	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	378 of 498	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	277 of 500	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	255 of 483	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	157 of 411	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.2	207 of 404	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	284 of 450	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	155 of 211	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	149 of 164	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	126 of 165	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	92 of 95	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	853 of 986	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	882 of 990	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	701 of 989	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	717 of 975	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	631 of 945	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	508 of 926	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	335 of 458	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	369 of 424	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	391 of 415	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	202 of 387	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	169 of 363	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	88 of 324	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	87 of 250	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	190 of 319	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	731 of 823	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	735 of 843	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	762 of 853	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	403 of 865	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	424 of 858	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	225 of 823	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	226 of 821	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	490 of 877	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	863 of 984	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	914 of 991	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	612 of 987	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	566 of 980	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	434 of 941	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	415 of 916	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	561 of 641	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.8	209 of 618	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.2	505 of 582	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	497 of 528	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	768 of 849	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	674 of 840	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	781 of 847	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	427 of 852	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	477 of 844	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	417 of 844	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	279 of 812	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	526 of 841	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics28%-15 vs state

Science27%-20 vs state

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

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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 (2016)	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
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Spring Creek Road	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-6138	697	48	14.4	86.4%	149 (21.4%)	145 (20.8%)	327 (46.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.8%)	16.6	881^st of 1019 public elementary schools	13.5%		16.1	875^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.3%	6	21.3	37.3	22.5	27.5	22.2	25.7	19.8	22.8	21.7	33.6	23.5	26.6	$17,709	$979	$15,851
Barger Academy of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4808 Brainerd Road	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0348	362	25	14.4	89.3%	28 (7.7%)	235 (64.9%)	56 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.9%)	25.4	798^th of 1019 public elementary schools	21.7%		27.2	763^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	24.4%	35	25.8	40.9	35.5	33.3	27.4	31.8	24.2	27.4	37.1	20.5	32.8	31.1	$20,788	$1,637	$18,295
East Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 John Ross Road	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-9296	917	64	14.2	80.0%	233 (25.4%)	213 (23.2%)	365 (39.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (10.7%)	8.7	949^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.9%		17.5	864^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.4%	85	17.2	13.3	26.9	18.7	16.1	17.7	15.3	16.4	14.1	21.1	20.3	18.6	$16,497	$1,076	$14,638
Woodmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Woodmore Lane	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0394	349	24	14.2	93.8%	11 (3.2%)	248 (71.1%)	42 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.8%)	12.2	919^th of 1019 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.6	914^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.4%	5	13.9	15.6	18.4	16.0	11.4	20.5	26.3	19.7	31.4	28.9	21.1	27.1	$21,068	$1,438	$18,595
East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 13th Avenue	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0366	601	52	11.5	98.0%	24 (4.0%)	86 (14.3%)	477 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	21.6	837^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.9%		25.5	785^th of 1009 public elementary schools	22.2%	52	27.9	43.8	44.9	38.4	14.4	24.2	28.1	21.9	19.2	27.1	23.3	23.1	$19,610	$1,092	$17,719
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1603 South Lyerly Street	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-7780	542	51	10.6	98.8%	9 (1.7%)	91 (16.8%)	421 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	15.9	885^th of 1019 public elementary schools	13.2%		21.4	830^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.7%	55	29.1	14.6	47.1	29.6	19.0	24.0	16.5	20.0	20.3	16.7	22.4	19.6	$21,475	$1,469	$19,000
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	2029 East 23rd Street	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 710-1121	461	44	10.4	0.5%	18 (3.9%)	291 (63.1%)	134 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	5.5	1000^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.9%		6	986^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.3%	14	6.0	17.6	13.1	12.2		20.6	13.1	12.8	9.0	10.3	16.4	11.7	$17,671	$582	$15,996
Clifton Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 East 32nd Street	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0357	710	53	13.5	97.9%	24 (3.4%)	165 (23.2%)	503 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	14.3	897^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.0%		15.2	882^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	12.6%	15	26.3	19.3	42.6	28.9	17.9	14.3	13.9	15.2	24.2	12.6	27.0	20.7	$19,549	$1,525	$17,189
Montessori Elementary at Highland Park School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	700 S. Hawthorne Street	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 702-7230	310	18	17.7		60 (19.4%)	184 (59.4%)	55 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	7	977^th of 1019 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.2	897^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.1%	80	12.5	10.7	9.7	11.0	20.0	21.4	19.4	20.5	10.0	17.9	19.4	15.7	$19,084	$648	$17,540
Orchard Knob Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 East 3rd Street	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0385	458	36	12.8	99.2%	10 (2.2%)	310 (67.7%)	101 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	6	985^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.6	970^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.9%	15	6.3	24.7	13.2	15.3	7.8	17.6	15.4	13.7	7.9	16.2	15.7	13.3	$20,354	$1,461	$17,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Spring Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Spring Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Spring Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended Spring Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Creek Elementary School?

Students at Spring Creek Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 21% African American, 21% White, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Spring Creek Elementary School in?

Hamilton County Schools

Is Spring Creek Elementary School a good school?

Spring Creek Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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