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Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower

Q: Is Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower a good school?

Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower ranks 125 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower?

Students at Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower are 56% White, 25% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower is a K–5 elementary school in Chattanooga, TN, serving 388 students in Hamilton County Schools, and it ranks among the top 12% of elementary schools in Tennessee. Despite being part of a district that sits in the lower-middle tier statewide, CSAS Lower stands out as an academic anchor, with 2025–2026 state rankings placing it 125th out of 1,019 elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. Its proficiency rates are dramatically above district and state averages in every subject—math at 58.8% (state 43%), English language arts at 62.4% (state 40.6%), and science at 69.2% (state 46.9%)—making it one of the highest-performing schools in the region.

The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Just half a mile away, Tommie F. Brown Academy School posts proficiency rates in the mid-teens, while Orchard Knob Elementary School, Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy, and Hardy Elementary School rank in the bottom 3rd percentile statewide. Only Normal Park Museum Magnet School comes close, and CSAS Lower actually edges it out in all three tested subjects. The school also boasts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at 6.2% (2023–2024), about one-third of the district rate, while several neighbors exceed 20%. This combination of high achievement and strong attendance suggests a deeply engaged student body.

Spending is modest compared to many struggling peers—$16,393 per student versus over $20,000 at several lower-performing nearby schools—and the school’s ranking history shows a dramatic improvement from the 44th percentile in 2016–2017 to a peak in the 92nd percentile in 2020–2021, though it has plateaued in recent years. The most important concern is an equity gap: while the school ranks in the 91st percentile for male students and 94th for white students, African American students rank at the 43rd percentile statewide in 2025–2026, down from the 73rd percentile two years earlier. That widening subgroup gap, along with a slight recent decline in math proficiency (from 67% to 58.8%), are trends worth monitoring. Overall, CSAS Lower remains a top-tier, efficient elementary school that stands out sharply from most schools within a few miles.

388

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,393

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

865 East 3rd Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403

(423) 498-6845

District: Hamilton County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

25.3%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (63% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hamilton County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

125^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 43 pts since 2017

From bottom 44% (2017) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	125 of 1019	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.3	127 of 1009	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	92 of 1018	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	87 of 1020	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	93 of 1000	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	76 of 983	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	151 of 985	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	171 of 997	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	44.4	359 of 646	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	81.2	127 of 855	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.6	97 of 853	88.6%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	139 of 846	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.1	224 of 820	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.4	194 of 818	76.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	286 of 498	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	195 of 498	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	132 of 498	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	102 of 500	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	132 of 483	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	41 of 411	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	59.1	124 of 404	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	161 of 450	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	171 of 986	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	115 of 990	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	95 of 989	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	59 of 975	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	60 of 945	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	193 of 926	79.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	27.9	707 of 877	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	86 of 984	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	73 of 991	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	95 of 987	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	134 of 980	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	82 of 941	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	119 of 916	87.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	100 of 641	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	58.1	165 of 618	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	173 of 582	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	92.7	53 of 849	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	66 of 840	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	60 of 847	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	38 of 852	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	64 of 844	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	39 of 844	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	100 of 812	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	140 of 841	83.4%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)94th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile-45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)19th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science69%+22 vs state

English Language Arts62%+22 vs state

Mathematics59%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (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 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 Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 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
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower	Public, Magnet	K-5	865 East 3rd Street	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6845	388	25	15.3	23.5%	224 (57.7%)	96 (24.7%)	20 (5.2%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	83.9	125^th of 1019 public elementary schools	87.7%		84.3	127^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.4%	2	50.0	63.0	62.2				58.8	59.4	63.0	64.4				62.4			62.5	75.3	68.9				69.2					$16,393	$798	$15,570
Tommie F. Brown Academy School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	718 East 8th Street	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 498-6870	323	25	13.1	87.8%	21 (6.5%)	253 (78.3%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	5.9	987^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.1%		5.8	988^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.1%	1	12.5	19.5	10.8				14.4	15.0	17.1	13.9				15.4			10.0	20.0	10.8				13.7					$22,013	$1,694	$19,323
Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1601 Market Street	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 498-6860	518	32	16.3	63.6%	185 (35.7%)	247 (47.7%)	34 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	70.2	251^st of 1019 public elementary schools	75.4%		72.8	210^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.2%	41	47.7	67.9	45.1				54.5	47.1	61.9	49.3				53.4			54.5	65.5	47.1				56.4					$17,628	$861	$16,042
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
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
Normal Park Museum Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1219 West Mississippi Avenue	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6880	801	53	15.1	21.7%	542 (67.7%)	132 (16.5%)	46 (5.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.0%)	83.8	127^th of 1019 public elementary schools	87.5%		82.5	137^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.4%	10	56.6	73.5	69.2	40.9	39.1	46.2	55.7	67.7	75.2	64.8	38.0	49.4	51.4	58.7	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	66.7	73.5	74.1	58.7	65.5	74.3	68.8	61.5	78.2	67.1	69.0	$16,394	$590	$15,319
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
Hardy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Glass Street	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0300	419	35	12.1	93.9%	11 (2.6%)	329 (78.5%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.5%)	2.6	1017^th of 1019 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.9	1008^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.1%	9	< 5%	6.8	12.0				7.3	5.9	8.2	5.3				6.5			7.2	8.2	< 5%				6.0					$21,366	$1,885	$18,340
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	< 5%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower

How many students attend Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower.

What district is Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower in?

Hamilton County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower?

Students at Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower are 56% White, 25% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

Is Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower a good school?

Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower ranks 125^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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