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Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12
5th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 400 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 99% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts (CCA) is a public school serving 717 students in grades 6–12 in Chattanooga, TN, within Hamilton County Schools, and it is one of the highest-performing schools in the state, ranking #5 out of 400 Tennessee high schools for 2025–2026 with a 5-star rating. That places CCA at the top of a strong local field, ahead of nearby Hamilton County Collegiate High (#9), STEM School Chattanooga (#19), and Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper (#64), while the surrounding district ranks mid-pack statewide.

Academically, CCA posts proficiency rates roughly double to triple the district and state averages in nearly every subject. In 2025–2026, for example, Biology I proficiency was 92% at CCA, compared to 71.6% at STEM School Chattanooga and 63.9% at CSAS Upper, while Algebra II proficiency was 85.9% at CCA versus 64.3% at STEM and 68.5% at CSAS. CCA also has exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at 8.3%, compared to 17.1% for the district and much higher rates at nearby schools like The Howard School (52.1%) and Brainerd High School (42.7%).

CCA's strong results are consistent across student groups, including a #1 statewide ranking for African American students and #4 for Hispanic students, reflecting unusually equitable outcomes. The school spends $15,767 per student—less than most nearby schools, including many lower-performing ones—suggesting its success is driven by culture and curriculum rather than funding alone. Because CCA serves grades 6–12, its elite middle school scores in science, math, and English create a strong pipeline into high school. One caveat: the most recent school-specific graduation rate isn't available in the data, though the district's rate was 93.5% in 2024–2025.

717
Students ?
17.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,767
Per pupil spending ?
22%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1301 Dallas Road
       Chattanooga, TN  37405

(423) 498-7365

District: Hamilton County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.8%
African American:
12.8%
Two or more races:
11.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (81% vs 44% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 1% of Tennessee high schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school81%
District avg43%
Tennessee avg44%
Middle school
5th of 594
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Top 1%▲ up 6 pts since 2018
From top 7% (2018) to top 1% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
5th of 400
Tennessee public high schools ?
Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 21High Schools in the Hamilton County Schools
81st 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202698.45 of 59499.2%★★★★★
202597.212 of 58397.9%★★★★★
202495.023 of 58796.1%★★★★★
202390.938 of 59493.6%★★★★★
202291.933 of 56994.2%★★★★★
202188.439 of 57693.2%★★★★★
201984.849 of 57491.5%★★★★★
201886.740 of 56392.9%★★★★★
201583.146 of 49290.7%★★★★★
201480.050 of 48589.7%★★★★☆
201383.835 of 47592.6%★★★★★
201276.698 of 46679.0%★★★★☆
201180.774 of 46284.0%★★★★☆
201075.099 of 43577.2%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202695.88 of 32897.6%★★★★★
202595.110 of 31296.8%★★★★★
202492.319 of 31894.0%★★★★★
202388.524 of 31692.4%★★★★★
202278.135 of 29988.3%★★★★☆
202187.815 of 27794.6%★★★★★
201971.153 of 29381.9%★★★★☆
201876.741 of 28485.6%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202527.152 of 6317.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202594.320 of 54696.3%★★★★★
202491.727 of 55495.1%★★★★★
202389.238 of 56093.2%★★★★★
202290.533 of 55294.0%★★★★★
202182.651 of 53890.5%★★★★★
201982.450 of 52990.5%★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202264.610 of 2356.5%★★★☆☆
202170.415 of 3961.5%★★★☆☆
201959.021 of 3540.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202687.327 of 30291.1%★★★★★
202582.436 of 28687.4%★★★★☆
202493.512 of 28595.8%★★★★★
202386.823 of 28591.9%★★★★★
202281.431 of 27588.7%★★★★☆
202161.265 of 26175.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202584.925 of 49094.9%★★★★★
202494.09 of 51098.2%★★★★★
202392.38 of 51498.4%★★★★★
202173.355 of 48388.6%★★★★☆
201973.656 of 49088.6%★★★★☆
201868.677 of 48184.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202598.17 of 55098.7%★★★★★
202497.99 of 56098.4%★★★★★
202392.026 of 55795.3%★★★★★
202291.229 of 54094.6%★★★★★
202193.320 of 52996.2%★★★★★
201984.049 of 52390.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202698.72 of 49499.6%★★★★★
202597.86 of 49298.8%★★★★★
202495.515 of 50497.0%★★★★★
202389.338 of 50392.4%★★★★★
202292.826 of 50094.8%★★★★★
202188.340 of 49691.9%★★★★★
201985.451 of 48489.5%★★★★☆
201887.439 of 48191.9%★★★★★
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202697.45 of 40098.8%★★★★★
202589.322 of 38994.3%★★★★★
202487.921 of 39294.6%★★★★★
202381.333 of 38491.4%★★★★★
202276.135 of 35890.2%★★★★★
202168.944 of 34787.3%★★★★☆
201973.048 of 34286.0%★★★★☆
201871.751 of 34185.0%★★★★☆
201693.47 of 35198.0%★★★★★
201568.682 of 30072.7%★★★★☆
201466.664 of 29678.4%★★★★☆
201375.143 of 28584.9%★★★★☆
201295.44 of 26998.5%★★★★★
201187.216 of 27394.1%★★★★★
201057.0132 of 26750.6%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202699.21 of 23099.6%★★★★★
202599.51 of 23399.6%★★★★★
202489.310 of 24095.8%★★★★★
202382.817 of 23992.9%★★★★★
202281.117 of 22292.3%★★★★★
202171.624 of 20888.5%★★★★☆
201970.921 of 18788.8%★★★★☆
201870.323 of 19988.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202585.728 of 36592.3%★★★★★
202484.126 of 36592.9%★★★★★
202369.061 of 36683.3%★★★★☆
202273.545 of 35087.1%★★★★☆
202163.570 of 34079.4%★★★★☆
201973.346 of 33786.4%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202378.82 of 1181.8%★★★★★
202133.916 of 2020.0%★☆☆☆☆
201971.65 of 1770.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202697.74 of 22998.3%★★★★★
202591.69 of 21395.8%★★★★★
202489.010 of 20995.2%★★★★★
202388.913 of 20293.6%★★★★★
202252.566 of 18965.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202377.422 of 33093.3%★★★★★
202257.188 of 32272.7%★★★★☆
201980.717 of 30294.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202593.310 of 36897.3%★★★★★
202488.818 of 36695.1%★★★★★
202388.418 of 35995.0%★★★★★
202277.534 of 34990.3%★★★★★
202169.643 of 33287.0%★★★★☆
201971.352 of 32984.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202669.526 of 21087.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202694.75 of 33098.5%★★★★★
202586.728 of 32391.3%★★★★★
202482.035 of 32689.3%★★★★☆
202377.538 of 32588.3%★★★★☆
202274.140 of 31287.2%★★★★☆
202168.051 of 30683.3%★★★★☆
201977.140 of 30186.7%★★★★☆
201869.457 of 30781.4%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
White (2026)100th percentile~ school
Male (2025)99th percentile~ school
African American (2026)98th percentile~ school
Female (2025)96th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)91st percentile-8 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2022)57th percentile-38 vs school
Asian (2025)17th percentile-80 vs school
High school
African American (2026)100th percentile~ school
White (2026)98th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)98th percentile~ school
Male (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)93rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)88th percentile-11 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)82nd percentile-10 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?
Biology I92%+42 vs state
Science88%+41 vs state
Geometry86%+44 vs state
Algebra II86%+49 vs state
Social Studies82%+31 vs state
English I78%+40 vs state
Mathematics77%+34 vs state
English Language Arts76%+35 vs state
Algebra I71%+39 vs state

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Yes! Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 5th of 400 Tennessee high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts.

Students at Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts are 62% White, 13% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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