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East Lake Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 601 students in grades PK-5 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is part of the Hamilton County school district.

Despite spending more per student ($18,098 in 2023-2024) than the district and state averages, East Lake Elementary consistently performs below the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages on standardized tests across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.1% in Hamilton County and 38.9% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.7% to 21.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, several nearby schools, such as Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning and East Side Elementary, demonstrate higher academic achievement compared to East Lake Elementary, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests there may be opportunities for East Lake to learn from the practices of these higher-performing schools. Additionally, the school's relatively stronger performance for English Language Learners indicates it could potentially apply successful strategies from that subgroup to other underperforming groups.

626

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,610

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 13th AVE
Chattanooga, TN 37407

(423) 493-0366

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend East Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts
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:

Hispanic:

80.4%

African American:

13.4%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 23 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg42%

785^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th 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	25.5	785 of 1009	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	824 of 1018	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	801 of 1020	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	960 of 1000	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	893 of 983	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	903 of 985	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	971 of 997	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	794 of 855	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	812 of 853	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	831 of 846	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	798 of 820	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	807 of 818	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	800 of 809	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	324 of 498	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	360 of 498	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	393 of 500	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	439 of 483	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	396 of 411	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	319 of 404	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	418 of 450	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	84 of 211	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	42 of 178	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	32 of 164	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	29.7	135 of 165	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	86 of 101	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	834 of 986	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	868 of 990	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	832 of 989	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	948 of 975	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	857 of 945	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	872 of 926	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	257 of 424	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	281 of 415	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	250 of 387	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	348 of 363	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	286 of 324	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	242 of 250	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	318 of 319	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	38.4	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	532 of 843	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	499 of 853	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	589 of 865	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	796 of 858	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	693 of 823	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	743 of 821	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	857 of 877	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	685 of 984	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	728 of 991	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	713 of 987	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	892 of 980	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	833 of 941	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	845 of 916	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	48.9	203 of 528	61.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)62nd percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2023)17th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%+3 vs state

Science23%-23 vs state

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

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Schools Near East Lake Elementary School

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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
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
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
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 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
East Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 John Ross RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-9296	917	64	14.2		233 (25.4%)	213 (23.2%)	365 (39.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (10.7%)	17.5	864^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.4%		14.8	896^th of 1018 public elementary schools	12.0%	32	11.8	28.3	38.9	26.7	11.1	21.8	22.8	18.6	8.3	28.2	35.2	24.1	$16,497	$1,076	$14,638
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
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
Orchard Knob Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 East 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0385	458	36	12.8		10 (2.2%)	310 (67.7%)	101 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	7.6	970^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.9%		4.8	1009^th of 1018 public elementary schools	0.9%	39	17.6	9.3	15.7	14.6	21.6	11.1	8.5	14.1	18.9	13.0	14.1	15.6	$20,354	$1,461	$17,806
Barger Academy of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4808 Brainerd RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0348	362	25	14.4		28 (7.7%)	235 (64.9%)	56 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.9%)	27.2	763^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	24.4%		26.8	770^th of 1018 public elementary schools	24.4%	7	37.7	33.3	35.2	35.3	32.1	33.3	24.1	30.0	34.0	27.0	25.9	28.8	$20,788	$1,637	$18,295
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

Frequently Asked Questions about East Lake Elementary School

Is East Lake Elementary School a good school?

East Lake Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of East Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts
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

How many students attend East Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended East Lake Elementary School.

What district is East Lake Elementary School in?

Hamilton County

What is the racial makeup of East Lake Elementary School?

Students at East Lake Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

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