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Orchard Knob Elementary School

Q: Is Orchard Knob Elementary School a good school?

Orchard Knob Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Orchard Knob Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Orchard Knob Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Orchard Knob Elementary School?

Students at Orchard Knob Elementary School are 67% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Orchard Knob Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Orchard Knob Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Orchard Knob Middle 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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Orchard Knob Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Chattanooga, TN, serving 511 students as part of Hamilton County Schools. The school currently ranks in the 3rd percentile of Tennessee elementary schools—among the lowest in the state. In 2025-2026, math proficiency was 15.3%, ELA was 13.7%, and science was 13.3%, compared to district averages of 40.0%, 38.3%, and 46.6%, respectively. Early grades are a particular concern: just 6.3% of 3rd graders were proficient in math and 7.8% in ELA.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated at 20.6%, above the district rate of 17.1% and the state rate of 18.3%, and much higher than nearby schools like East Side Elementary School (5.0%) and Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning (7.6%). However, attendance has improved dramatically from a peak of 44.2% in 2020-2021. Per-pupil spending is relatively high at $20,354—more than higher-performing schools like Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower ($16,393) and Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning ($17,628)—which suggests that money alone isn't closing the achievement gap.

The school has ranked near the bottom of Tennessee schools for over a decade, with statewide percentiles ranging from 0% to 9% since at least 2013-2014. There are some signs of progress: math proficiency has roughly doubled since 2023-2024, and student subgroups have shown modest gains in school-effectiveness rankings. However, progress is uneven, and Orchard Knob sits in a cluster of very low-performing schools—including Hardy Elementary School and Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence—while high-achieving schools like Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower and Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning are just a mile or two away. For parents, attendance and early-grade instruction appear to be the most important levers for improvement.

511

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,354

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 East 3rd Street
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 493-0385

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Orchard Knob Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.5%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (14% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 34 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

985^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	6.0	985 of 1019	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	970 of 1009	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	1009 of 1018	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1007 of 1020	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	972 of 1000	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	896 of 983	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	981 of 985	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	987 of 997	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	837 of 855	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.3	833 of 853	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	837 of 846	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	813 of 820	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	808 of 818	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	805 of 809	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	451 of 498	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	442 of 498	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	492 of 498	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	489 of 500	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	437 of 483	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	444 of 450	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	970 of 986	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	959 of 990	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	953 of 989	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	930 of 975	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	911 of 945	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	925 of 926	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	413 of 458	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	317 of 424	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	413 of 415	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	356 of 387	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	304 of 363	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	177 of 324	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.1	248 of 250	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	251 of 319	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	28.6	17 of 18	5.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	753 of 823	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	736 of 843	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	850 of 853	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	850 of 865	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	785 of 858	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	733 of 823	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	820 of 821	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	871 of 877	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	919 of 984	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	984 of 991	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	983 of 987	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	946 of 980	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	805 of 941	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	584 of 641	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2023)6th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics15%-28 vs state

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Science13%-34 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 (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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	93.8%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Knob Elementary School

How many students attend Orchard Knob Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Orchard Knob Elementary School.

Is Orchard Knob Elementary School a good school?

Orchard Knob Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Orchard Knob Elementary School in?

Hamilton County Schools

What schools do graduates of Orchard Knob Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Orchard Knob Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orchard Knob Middle 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

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Knob Elementary School?

Students at Orchard Knob Elementary School are 67% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

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