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Hixson Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

900^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Hixson Elementary School is a K–5 school in Hixson, Tennessee, serving 419 students as part of Hamilton County Schools. The school has solid attendance and above-average funding, yet its academic performance has fallen sharply in the most recent year, placing it well below both the district and state averages.

Hixson currently ranks 900th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (12th percentile), a steep drop from just a few years ago when it sat near the statewide median. Proficiency rates on state tests are roughly half the district and state averages: 21.6% in math and ELA, and 26% in science, compared to district averages of 40%, 38.3%, and 46.6% respectively. The decline is dramatic—math proficiency fell 15 points in a single year. Nearby schools tell a very different story. Big Ridge Elementary, just 2.3 miles away, ranks in the 83rd percentile and spends about $3,000 less per student. Thrasher Elementary, the top-performing school in the area, posts 5th grade math proficiency of 92.2% compared to Hixson's 30.4%.

On the positive side, Hixson's chronic absenteeism rate of 10.7% is far better than the district (17.1%) and state (18.3%) averages, meaning students are showing up to class. The school also spends $20,386 per student, more than most nearby schools. However, that funding hasn't translated into results, and spending has increased 43% over three years while scores declined. Subgroup data shows particular challenges for students in special education and low-income students, both ranking in the bottom 11% statewide, while English Language Learner performance collapsed from the 84th to the 17th percentile in two years. For parents, the bottom line is that Hixson is a school with strong attendance and resources that is nevertheless struggling academically—a situation that warrants attention and a close look at instructional effectiveness and student support systems.

419

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,386

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5950 Winding Ln
Hixson, TN 37343

(423) 870-0621

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Hixson Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.0%

Hispanic:

37.0%

African American:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

900^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 17 pts since 2018

From bottom 28% (2018) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	14.1	900 of 1019	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	747 of 1009	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	795 of 1018	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.3	505 of 1020	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	555 of 1000	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	645 of 983	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	567 of 985	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	713 of 997	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.5	601 of 855	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	523 of 853	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	643 of 846	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.5	603 of 820	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	541 of 818	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	437 of 809	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	419 of 498	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	370 of 498	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	434 of 498	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	294 of 500	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	291 of 483	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	288 of 411	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	259 of 404	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	370 of 450	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	176 of 211	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.7	27 of 164	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	682 of 986	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.5	824 of 990	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	527 of 989	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	606 of 975	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	657 of 945	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	517 of 926	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	437 of 458	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	300 of 424	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	307 of 415	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.9	136 of 387	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	238 of 363	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	133 of 324	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	145 of 250	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	143 of 319	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	733 of 823	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	677 of 843	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	734 of 853	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	404 of 865	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	458 of 858	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	535 of 823	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	432 of 821	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	630 of 877	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	767 of 984	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	719 of 991	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	478 of 987	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	504 of 980	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	602 of 941	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	573 of 916	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	576 of 641	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	494 of 618	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	535 of 582	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	318 of 528	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	308 of 447	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	289 of 369	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	126 of 255	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.9	298 of 395	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	692 of 849	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	574 of 840	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	569 of 847	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	302 of 852	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	287 of 844	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	485 of 844	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	349 of 812	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.8	603 of 841	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 1, 2017

My child is currently in 2nd grade. She switched from a Blue Ribbon School when we transferred to Hixson Elementary. The first thing I noticed was the lack of communication from the teacher. The next thing I learned is that her teacher lost everything (excused absence forms I was sending, homework folder, reading logs) After several attempts of communication I had to reach out to the principal. That was resolved but it kept happening. I am now zoning my child to a different school as this is by far one of the worst schools I have seen in a long time! Its sad because people blame the lower incomes but the kids are great its the teachers that don't care. Sad to see when its in elementary and this is when the kids will learn how to love school or hate it and these kids will hate school if this is what the example is. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (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 (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 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 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
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
Alpine Crest Elementary School	Public	K-5	4700 Stagg Road	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 874-1921	301	24	12.8		167 (55.5%)	44 (14.6%)	61 (20.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.6%)	56.8	416^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.2%		42.5	578^th of 1009 public elementary schools	42.7%	162	47.7	30.0	69.7				46.5	43.2	42.9	60.6				47.6	40.9	50.0	66.7				51.2					$18,551	$694	$16,996
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
DuPont Elementary School	Public	K-5	4134 Hixson Pike	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 870-0615	249	21	11.8		87 (34.9%)	55 (22.1%)	70 (28.1%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.3%)	12.7	913^th of 1019 public elementary schools	10.4%		14.8	890^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.8%	23	27.3	18.6	14.3				19.8	27.3	16.3	17.1				19.8	30.3	23.3	22.9				25.2					$19,249	$1,308	$17,142
Rivermont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 Hixson Pike	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 870-0610	383	26	15.0		168 (43.9%)	105 (27.4%)	47 (12.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (14.9%)	55.6	429^th of 1019 public elementary schools	57.9%		35.8	666^th of 1009 public elementary schools	34.0%	237	22.2	45.5	50.0				40.0	45.7	47.7	37.5				43.2	48.9	56.8	62.5				56.6					$19,191	$925	$17,408
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
Thrasher Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 James Boulevard	Signal Mtn	37377	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 886-0882	595	32	18.5	6.5%	539 (90.6%)	5 (0.8%)	25 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	98.2	14^th of 1019 public elementary schools	98.6%		98.5	8^th of 1009 public elementary schools	99.2%	6	82.0	91.0	92.2				88.5	89.0	79.8	77.5				82.0	85.0	83.3					88.0					$16,136	$834	$14,811
Red Bank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Mountain Creek Road	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1917	610	37	16.4		311 (51.0%)	112 (18.4%)	109 (17.9%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.2%)	30.4	749^th of 1019 public elementary schools	26.5%		30.1	736^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.1%	13	16.5	31.3	41.0				29.2	31.9	32.4	32.1				32.1	45.1	39.3	35.9				40.2					$18,050	$1,339	$15,904
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	19.3%	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	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hixson Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hixson Elementary School?

Students at Hixson Elementary School are 37% White, 37% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Is Hixson Elementary School a good school?

Hixson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hixson Elementary School attend?

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

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

What district is Hixson Elementary School in?

Hamilton County Schools

How many students attend Hixson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Hixson Elementary School.

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