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Lookout Valley Middle / High School

Q: Is Lookout Valley Middle / High School a good school?

Lookout Valley Middle / High School ranks 243 rd of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Lookout Valley Middle / High School is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with 332 students. The school is part of the Hamilton County school district, which is ranked 87 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lookout Valley Middle / High School consistently underperforms compared to the Hamilton County and Tennessee averages on standardized tests like TNReady. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24% of Lookout Valley students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39.7% in Hamilton County and 42.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry. Additionally, Lookout Valley Middle / High School has a higher dropout rate, ranging from 5.4% to 8.6% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 5%, and a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate between 18.9% and 35.0% in recent years.

Lookout Valley Middle / High School's performance has declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 79 out of 273 high schools in 2016-2017 to 276 out of 347 in 2020-2021. The school underperforms compared to many of the nearby schools in the Hamilton County district, such as STEM School Chattanooga and Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts, which significantly outperform Lookout Valley on academic measures and have higher statewide rankings.

309

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,067

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Lookout High ST
Chattanooga, TN 37419

(423) 825-7352

District: Hamilton County

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: Improving — 31st percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra II scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

414^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

243^rd of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Tennessee High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 21High Schools in the Hamilton County

87^th of 139Hamilton County 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	414 of 583	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	326 of 587	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	300 of 594	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	341 of 569	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	356 of 576	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	282 of 574	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	353 of 563	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	375 of 492	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.8	326 of 485	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	389 of 475	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.5	291 of 466	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.3	329 of 462	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	368 of 435	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	240 of 312	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	241 of 318	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	172 of 316	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	179 of 277	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.0	72 of 293	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	117 of 284	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	416 of 546	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	344 of 554	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	300 of 560	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	334 of 552	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	286 of 538	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	203 of 529	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	326 of 490	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	165 of 510	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	304 of 514	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	221 of 495	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	218 of 483	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	237 of 490	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	207 of 481	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	363 of 550	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	274 of 560	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	281 of 557	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	326 of 540	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	384 of 529	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	379 of 523	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	274 of 299	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	366 of 492	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	280 of 504	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	263 of 503	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	350 of 500	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	346 of 496	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	328 of 484	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	318 of 481	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	243 of 389	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	218 of 392	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	209 of 384	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	218 of 358	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	276 of 347	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	278 of 342	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	174 of 341	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.3	79 of 273	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	55.5	139 of 351	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.2	206 of 300	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.4	167 of 296	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.8	170 of 285	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	167 of 269	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.4	224 of 273	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.6	170 of 267	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	28.2	174 of 239	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.0	57 of 222	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	40.3	110 of 208	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	168 of 187	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	170 of 199	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	215 of 365	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	163 of 365	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	207 of 366	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	221 of 350	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	270 of 340	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	249 of 337	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	138 of 324	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	169 of 337	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	32 of 330	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	46.3	144 of 322	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.4	206 of 317	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	274 of 302	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	129 of 308	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	231 of 368	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	202 of 366	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	190 of 359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	221 of 349	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	262 of 332	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	278 of 329	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	217 of 323	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	201 of 326	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	160 of 325	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	213 of 312	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	271 of 306	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	233 of 301	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	123 of 307	59.9%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2025)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-36 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)27th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Biology I49%+3 vs state

English II47%-7 vs state

Social Studies44%-5 vs state

Geometry34%~ state avg

Science28%-18 vs state

English I25%-14 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

English Language Arts22%-17 vs state

Algebra I17%-13 vs state

Algebra II11%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
Lookout Valley Middle / High School	Public	6-12	350 Lookout High ST	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7352	332	24	13.8		194 (58.4%)	62 (18.7%)	31 (9.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	35.8	243^rd of 389 public high schools	37.5%		40.6	218^th of 392 public high schools	44.4%	25	24.5	25.0	20.8	24.0	22.0	20.8	25.0	22.4	50.0	6.3	16.7		9.4		11.4		55.2			48.6					25.6	25.0	53.1	47.2		21.7		34.3	24.0	22.9	41.7	28.4	38.8	39.6	58.3	44.4	$21,067	$966	$19,053
The Howard School	Public	9-12	2500 South Market ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6850	1,501	99	15.1		20 (1.3%)	499 (33.2%)	935 (62.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	11.1	363^rd of 389 public high schools	6.7%		9.9	368^th of 392 public high schools	6.1%	5										9.8	9.7						14.1	14.3	7.1	13.7					12.3	9.6	22.8	18.1		11.4		11.4									$19,360	$1,381	$17,452
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High	Public, Charter	9-12	201 E. 37th Street	Chattanooga	37410	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 498-7020	95	6	15.2		2 (2.1%)	58 (61.1%)	33 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	8.8	377^th of 389 public high schools	3.1%		8.7	376^th of 392 public high schools	4.1%	1													6.3		6.3		12.5			12.5					9.5	9.5	28.1	25.7													$20,674	$568	$19,158
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper	Public	6-12	865 E 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6845	733	43	17.0		391 (53.3%)	209 (28.5%)	31 (4.2%)	44 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	65.1	94^th of 389 public high schools	75.8%		65.4	96^th of 392 public high schools	75.5%	2	60.0	69.0		64.5	55.0	72.0	68.7	65.2	66.7	5.1	48.5	72.3	33.3		62.8		54.4			53.3					63.6	63.6	71.6	70.9	51.3	21.1		44.7	81.0	80.0	78.8	79.9	70.0	73.0	78.8	73.9	$16,140	$750	$15,031
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1301 Dallas RD	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-7365	688	39	17.6		434 (63.1%)	93 (13.5%)	60 (8.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.6%)	89.3	22^nd of 389 public high schools	94.3%		87.9	21^st of 392 public high schools	94.6%	1	71.3	69.6	74.3	71.5	76.2	70.6	59.6	68.7		46.3	64.0	64.1	40.0		61.5			87.0		87.0					82.1	82.1	94.1	94.1	90.0	58.8		82.4	81.0	81.4	80.8	81.0	72.0	78.4	76.0	75.5	$15,767	$626	$14,753
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1802 Bailey AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 702-7230	337	34	9.9		16 (4.7%)	136 (40.4%)	173 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	60	127^th of 389 public high schools	67.4%		44	203^rd of 392 public high schools	48.2%	76	28.1	45.7	38.3	37.6	23.4	34.3	18.8	25.8	88.2	34.3	51.9	80.0	21.7		39.4			42.3		40.7					40.0	40.0	53.5	53.5		30.0		40.8	27.0	50.0	31.3	36.5	21.9	60.0	42.2	41.9	$20,255	$610	$18,817
Chattanooga Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	1815 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	474	22	21.7		17 (3.6%)	254 (53.6%)	179 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	16.8	340^th of 389 public high schools	12.6%		24.1	309^th of 392 public high schools	21.2%	31	24.0	30.5		23.7	20.8	16.8	12.0	16.8	12.7		7.9	35.3	10.3		17.2	29.2				28.8					18.5	18.5	40.5	40.5	32.3	15.8		21.1	39.6	22.1	18.1	27.0	53.1	29.5	30.1	38.0	$19,907	$577	$18,562
Red Bank High School	Public	9-12	640 Morrison Springs RD	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1900	819	51	16.2		336 (41.0%)	221 (27.0%)	163 (19.9%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.4%)	29.2	276^th of 389 public high schools	29.0%		22.6	315^th of 392 public high schools	19.6%	39										12.0	11.6	28.6	14.2	5.3	16.2		43.0	26.7	18.2	39.0		21.4	23.1	22.6	29.9	26.6	38.4	37.4	57.1	10.6	18.2	16.4									$17,181	$805	$15,773
East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4320 Bennett RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 867-6200	928	65	14.1		183 (19.7%)	214 (23.1%)	464 (50.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.3%)	21.8	320^th of 389 public high schools	17.7%		19.2	327^th of 392 public high schools	16.6%	7										6.1	5.9		19.2		20.4		24.8	16.4		22.3	37.0	17.9		21.0	15.5	14.9	36.7	27.9		18.9		21.3									$18,264	$1,026	$16,678
STEM School Chattanooga	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola HWY	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 531-6270	273	20	13.7		159 (58.2%)	51 (18.7%)	24 (8.8%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	92.2	15^th of 389 public high schools	96.1%		87.3	22^nd of 392 public high schools	94.4%	7										41.4	41.4	88.0	36.6		60.8			70.7		70.7					67.9	67.9	82.1	82.1	89.5	66.7		73.1									$16,773	$568	$16,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Lookout Valley Middle / High School

What is the racial makeup of 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.

What district is Lookout Valley Middle / High School in?

Hamilton County

How many students attend Lookout Valley Middle / High School?

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

What schools feed into Lookout Valley Middle / High School?

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

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

Is Lookout Valley Middle / High School a good school?

Lookout Valley Middle / High School ranks 243^rd of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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