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Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy

Q: Is Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy a good school?

Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy?

Students at Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy are 65% African American, 24% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with a total enrollment of 341 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy has struggled with low academic performance, with proficiency rates in mathematics, English language arts, and science well below the state and district averages. The school has also faced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 21.5%, which is significantly higher than the state and district. When compared to nearby schools in the Hamilton County district, the performance gap is stark, with schools like Lookout Mountain Elementary School consistently ranking among the top in the state.

Despite the higher per-student spending of $23,133 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy has been unable to translate these resources into improved educational outcomes for its students. The school's challenges appear to be multifaceted, and a comprehensive intervention and support strategy may be necessary to address the root causes and help the school improve its performance.

380

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,711

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

927 West 37th ST
Chattanooga, TN 37410

(423) 825-7337

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy 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
	More...
	The Howard School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.3%

Hispanic:

24.5%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2012 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (6% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg46%

Tennessee avg46%

1,009^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 42Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	2.5	1009 of 1009	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1010 of 1018	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	999 of 1020	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	986 of 1000	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	905 of 983	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	973 of 985	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	778 of 855	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	799 of 853	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	777 of 846	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.9	676 of 820	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	804 of 818	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.2	784 of 809	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	488 of 498	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	467 of 500	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	472 of 483	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	293 of 411	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	385 of 404	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	982 of 986	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	986 of 990	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	978 of 989	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	972 of 975	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	901 of 926	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	16.4	316 of 324	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	213 of 250	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	842 of 843	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	847 of 853	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	830 of 865	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	854 of 858	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	769 of 823	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	809 of 821	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	7.3	964 of 987	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	926 of 980	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	780 of 941	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	916 of 916	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science6%-40 vs state

English Language Arts6%-42 vs state

Mathematics6%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 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
Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	927 West 37th ST	Chattanooga	37410	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 825-7337	341	30	11.2		19 (5.6%)	225 (66.0%)	79 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	2.5	1009^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.6	1010^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.8%	1		5.9	5.7			5.8			8.1	7.8		6.1	$22,711	$2,201	$19,580
Clifton Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 East 32nd ST	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	15.2	882^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	12.6%		13.7	908^th of 1018 public elementary schools	10.8%	26	21.9	24.2	45.7	29.5	10.5	18.2	19.8	15.8	13.3	21.2	28.4	20.4	$19,549	$1,525	$17,189
Lookout Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	321 N Bragg AVE	Lookout Mtn	37350	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 821-6116	223	18	12.3		205 (91.9%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	94.6	49^th of 1009 public elementary schools	95.1%		97.7	22^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	97.8%	27	81.1	69.4	92.9	80.2	64.9	83.3	67.9	72.3	67.6	83.3	67.9	73.3	$19,464	$568	$18,198
Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1601 Market ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 498-6860	518	32	16.3		185 (35.7%)	247 (47.7%)	34 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	72.8	210^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.2%		50	473^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	53.5%	263	67.9	39.4	52.6	54.3	55.6	54.5	48.7	52.9	69.1	57.6	50.6	59.4	$17,628	$861	$16,042
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	2029 East 23rd ST	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	6	986^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.9	992^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	2.6%	6	11.0	10.4	9.3	10.2	11.0	22.4	6.7	13.0	11.0	25.4	12.0	15.8	$17,671	$582	$15,996
East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 13th AVE	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	25.5	785^th of 1009 public elementary schools	22.2%		21.8	824^th of 1018 public elementary schools	19.1%	39	39.8	40.0	56.4	45.0	15.3	19.7	14.1	16.3	24.0	14.5	29.5	22.8	$19,610	$1,092	$17,719
Tommie F. Brown Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	718 East 8th ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 498-6870	323	25	13.1		21 (6.5%)	253 (78.3%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	5.8	988^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.1%		11.2	939^th of 1018 public elementary schools	7.8%	49	11.1	7.9	14.6	11.5	17.4	5.3	10.4	11.4	19.6	7.9	10.6	13.0	$22,013	$1,694	$19,323
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1603 South Lyerly ST	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	21.4	830^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.7%		25.6	788^th of 1018 public elementary schools	22.6%	42	16.0	23.3	64.0	34.8	12.3	22.4	24.1	19.8	11.1	17.4	35.6	21.7	$21,475	$1,469	$19,000
Montessori Elementary at Highland Park	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	700 S. Hawthorne ST	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	14.2	897^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.1%		10.4	949^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.8%	52	22.1	19.4	9.7	18.5	23.5	24.1	12.1	20.8	27.9	21.9	24.2	25.6	$19,084	$648	$17,540
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower	Public, Magnet	K-5	865 East 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6845	388	25	15.3		224 (57.7%)	96 (24.7%)	20 (5.2%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	84.3	127^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.4%		88.9	92^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	91.0%	35	58.3	53.3	66.2	59.3	63.3	55.4	73.0	63.9	73.3	62.7	74.3	69.9	$16,393	$798	$15,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy

What district is Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy in?

Hamilton County

How many students attend Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy.

Is Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy a good school?

Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy?

Students at Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy are 65% African American, 24% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy attend?

Students who attend Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy 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
High : The Howard School

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