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Barger Academy of Fine Arts

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

798^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Barger Academy of Fine Arts is an elementary school in Chattanooga, TN, serving 349 students in grades PK–5 as part of Hamilton County Schools. While Barger has historically ranked low in Tennessee's statewide assessments, it has shown meaningful improvement over the past several years and is now the highest-ranked school among its immediate nearby elementary schools.

In 2025–2026, Barger ranked 798th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (22nd percentile), placing it ahead of all comparable nearby schools, including East Lake Elementary, Spring Creek Elementary, and several others that rank in the bottom 5–10% of the state. Barger leads this group in English language arts (27.4% proficient) and science (31.1% proficient), and ranks second in math (33.3%). One of the school's most striking strengths is its English language learner program — ELL students ranked 13th out of 211 Tennessee elementary schools in 2024–2025, placing them in the 94th percentile. Chronic absenteeism also dropped dramatically, from 20.6% in 2023–2024 to 8.9% in 2024–2025, now well below district and state averages.

Barger also performs notably better for several high-need student groups than for its student body as a whole, including Hispanic students (58th percentile), African American students (40th–46th percentile), special education students (46th–47th percentile), and low-income students (27th–30th percentile). School spending has increased significantly to $20,788 per student, reflecting additional resources in recent years. However, Barger still trails district and state averages in math, ELA, and science, and grade-level results can be uneven — 4th grade science proficiency, for example, was notably lower than 3rd and 5th grade. The school is clearly moving in the right direction, but work remains to reach broader benchmarks.

349

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,788

Per pupil spending ?

89.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4808 Brainerd Road
Chattanooga, TN 37411

(423) 493-0348

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Barger Academy of Fine Arts usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.5%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 16 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

798^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 17 pts since 2018

From bottom 4% (2018) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	25.4	798 of 1019	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	763 of 1009	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	770 of 1018	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	816 of 1020	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	794 of 1000	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	800 of 983	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	894 of 985	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	953 of 997	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	779 of 855	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	791 of 853	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.4	807 of 846	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	782 of 820	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	768 of 818	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	775 of 809	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	301 of 498	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.1	269 of 498	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	280 of 498	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	279 of 500	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	257 of 483	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	221 of 411	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	314 of 404	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	408 of 450	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	13 of 211	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	771 of 986	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	734 of 990	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	734 of 989	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	704 of 975	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	744 of 945	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	827 of 926	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	287 of 458	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.7	179 of 424	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	208 of 363	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	575 of 823	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	615 of 843	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	647 of 853	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	721 of 865	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	733 of 858	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	595 of 823	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	757 of 821	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	815 of 877	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	734 of 984	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	708 of 991	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	809 of 987	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	831 of 980	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	785 of 941	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	876 of 916	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	345 of 641	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	330 of 618	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	397 of 582	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	402 of 447	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	351 of 369	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+69 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics33%-10 vs state

Science31%-16 vs state

English Language Arts27%-13 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	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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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		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
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		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
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		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
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		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 Barger Academy of Fine Arts

What district is Barger Academy of Fine Arts in?

Hamilton County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Barger Academy of Fine Arts?

Students at Barger Academy of Fine Arts are 66% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% White.

What schools do graduates of Barger Academy of Fine Arts attend?

Students who attend Barger Academy of Fine Arts usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Barger Academy of Fine Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Barger Academy of Fine Arts.

Is Barger Academy of Fine Arts a good school?

Barger Academy of Fine Arts ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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