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Lookout Valley Middle / High School

Public Grades 6-12
211th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 400 Tennessee High Schools
Better than 47% of Tennessee high schools
Summary

Lookout Valley Middle / High School is a small combined school in Chattanooga, TN, serving roughly 309 students in grades 6–12 as part of Hamilton County Schools. The school has steadily ranked in the mid-range of Tennessee schools, landing at 211 out of 400 (47th percentile) in 2025–2026. That places it between Chattanooga's high-performing magnet schools—such as Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts (rank 5), STEM School Chattanooga (rank 19), and Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper (rank 64)—and lower-ranked traditional high schools like Red Bank High School (rank 288), East Ridge High School (rank 335), The Howard School (rank 350), and Brainerd High School (rank 357). For families considering non-magnet options, Lookout Valley is among the stronger zoned schools in the district.

Lookout Valley's most impressive results are in student outcomes beyond test scores. The graduation rate has consistently exceeded Tennessee's statewide average—91.9% in 2024–2025—and the dropout rate of 2.7% is less than half the district rate. The school also posted a remarkable 96th-percentile ranking for its economically disadvantaged students in 2025–2026, meaning low-income students at Lookout Valley outperformed 96% of similar students across Tennessee. The school also spends more per student ($21,067) than any nearby school, reflecting both its small enrollment and the district's investment.

The biggest challenges are academic proficiency and attendance. Math and English language arts proficiency rates are well below district and state averages, with the middle grades showing the largest gaps—often 20 to 25 points behind the state. By high school, students are closer to state averages in English and Algebra I, but advanced math and science remain weak spots. Chronic absenteeism, while improving sharply from 35% to 24.3% in one year, still affects one in four students. With strong graduation outcomes and recent success supporting low-income students, the clearest opportunities for improvement are strengthening middle-grade instruction and continuing to reduce absenteeism.

309
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,067
Per pupil spending ?
35.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 350 Lookout High Street
       Chattanooga, TN  37419

(423) 825-7352

District: Hamilton County Schools


Feeder schools for Lookout Valley Middle / High School:

Elementary:    Lookout Mountain Elementary School
    Lookout Valley Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
61.8%
African American:
16.2%
Two or more races:
12.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg43%
Tennessee avg44%
Middle school
444th of 594
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 12 pts since 2018
From bottom 37% (2018) to bottom 25% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
211th of 400
Tennessee public high schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From top 40% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
13th 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
202628.1444 of 59425.3%★☆☆☆☆
202531.1414 of 58329.0%★☆☆☆☆
202442.7326 of 58744.5%★★☆☆☆
202346.1300 of 59449.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.5341 of 56940.1%★★☆☆☆
202135.3356 of 57638.2%★★☆☆☆
201945.6282 of 57450.9%★★★☆☆
201840.0353 of 56337.3%★★☆☆☆
201537.4375 of 49223.8%★☆☆☆☆
201440.8326 of 48532.8%★★☆☆☆
201334.5389 of 47518.1%★☆☆☆☆
201242.5291 of 46637.6%★★☆☆☆
201135.3329 of 46228.8%★☆☆☆☆
201023.3368 of 43515.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202627.4238 of 32827.4%★☆☆☆☆
202524.7240 of 31223.1%★☆☆☆☆
202424.8241 of 31824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202338.3172 of 31645.6%★★☆☆☆
202129.3179 of 27735.4%★★☆☆☆
201964.072 of 29375.4%★★★★☆
201848.1117 of 28458.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202526.6416 of 54623.8%★☆☆☆☆
202437.3344 of 55437.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.3300 of 56046.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.4334 of 55239.5%★★☆☆☆
202144.1286 of 53846.8%★★☆☆☆
201955.8203 of 52961.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202627.0374 of 47821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202535.8326 of 49033.5%★★☆☆☆
202456.7165 of 51067.6%★★★☆☆
202338.1304 of 51440.9%★★☆☆☆
202248.2221 of 49555.4%★★★☆☆
202147.0218 of 48354.9%★★★☆☆
201947.3237 of 49051.6%★★★☆☆
201850.7207 of 48157.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.2363 of 55034.0%★★☆☆☆
202447.0274 of 56051.1%★★★☆☆
202345.2281 of 55749.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.7326 of 54039.6%★★☆☆☆
202127.7384 of 52927.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.4379 of 52327.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202634.9211 of 34939.5%★★☆☆☆
202422.4274 of 2998.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202625.3407 of 49417.6%★☆☆☆☆
202530.0366 of 49225.6%★☆☆☆☆
202441.2280 of 50444.4%★★☆☆☆
202344.6263 of 50347.7%★★☆☆☆
202231.5350 of 50030.0%★★☆☆☆
202131.1346 of 49630.2%★★☆☆☆
201933.7328 of 48432.2%★★☆☆☆
201838.3318 of 48133.9%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202645.6211 of 40047.3%★★☆☆☆
202535.8243 of 38937.5%★★☆☆☆
202440.6218 of 39244.4%★★☆☆☆
202341.2209 of 38445.6%★★☆☆☆
202237.7218 of 35839.1%★★☆☆☆
202124.4276 of 34720.5%★☆☆☆☆
201924.5278 of 34218.7%★☆☆☆☆
201843.5174 of 34149.0%★★☆☆☆
201759.379 of 27371.1%★★★★☆
201655.5139 of 35160.4%★★★☆☆
201546.2206 of 30031.3%★★☆☆☆
201448.4167 of 29643.6%★★☆☆☆
201351.8170 of 28540.4%★★☆☆☆
201250.3167 of 26937.9%★★☆☆☆
201131.4224 of 27317.9%★☆☆☆☆
201048.6170 of 26736.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202624.6175 of 23023.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.2174 of 23927.2%★☆☆☆☆
202258.057 of 22274.3%★★★★☆
202140.3110 of 20847.1%★★☆☆☆
201919.7168 of 18710.2%★☆☆☆☆
201822.7170 of 19914.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202538.7215 of 36541.1%★★☆☆☆
202450.0163 of 36555.3%★★★☆☆
202340.4207 of 36643.4%★★☆☆☆
202237.5221 of 35036.9%★★☆☆☆
202124.1270 of 34020.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.7249 of 33726.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202684.313 of 30895.8%★★★★★
202548.3138 of 32457.4%★★★☆☆
202444.2169 of 33749.9%★★★☆☆
202372.832 of 33090.3%★★★★★
202246.3144 of 32255.3%★★★☆☆
202136.4206 of 31735.0%★★☆☆☆
201918.5274 of 3029.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201846.7129 of 30858.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.2231 of 36837.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.3202 of 36644.8%★★☆☆☆
202341.1190 of 35947.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.9221 of 34936.7%★★☆☆☆
202126.0262 of 33221.1%★☆☆☆☆
201920.6278 of 32915.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202642.4184 of 33044.2%★★☆☆☆
202532.1217 of 32332.8%★★☆☆☆
202436.7201 of 32638.3%★★☆☆☆
202344.9160 of 32550.8%★★★☆☆
202235.3213 of 31231.7%★★☆☆☆
202121.6271 of 30611.4%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3233 of 30122.6%★☆☆☆☆
201849.0123 of 30759.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Middle school
Special Education (2026)40th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school
African American (2026)27th percentile~ school
Female (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+49 vs school
White (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)37th percentile~ school
African American (2026)24th percentile-23 vs school
By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?
English II54%-5 vs state
Biology I38%-12 vs state
Science38%-9 vs state
Geometry37%-5 vs state
English I37%~ state avg
Social Studies37%-15 vs state
Algebra I31%~ state avg
English Language Arts19%-21 vs state
Mathematics18%-25 vs state
Algebra II12%-25 vs state

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Lookout Valley Middle / High School ranks 211th of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Lookout Valley Middle / High School.

Students at Lookout Valley Middle / High School are 62% White, 16% African American, 12% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

Lookout Valley Middle / High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lookout Mountain Elementary School
Elementary : Lookout Valley Elementary School

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2025–26 TNReady test scoresAug 25, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesApr 2, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataFeb 27, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataDec 18, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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