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Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning

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Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning ranks 210 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning is an elementary public magnet school in Chattanooga, Tennessee that serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 518 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.

Battle Academy consistently outperforms the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages in proficiency rates for Math, English Language Arts, and Science across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Battle Academy's proficiency rates were 54.3% in Math, 52.9% in ELA, and 59.4% in Science, compared to 39.7%, 37.1%, and 45.4% for Hamilton County, respectively. However, the school struggles with its performance for African American and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools in these subgroups. Battle Academy has significantly higher per-student spending compared to the district and state averages, with $16,901 spent per student in 2023-2024, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.3.

While Battle Academy excels for its White student population, its ranking and rating have fluctuated over the years, ranging from 210th out of 1,009 Tennessee elementary schools in 2024-2025 to as low as 597th out of 985 in 2018-2019. When compared to other magnet schools in the area, such as Normal Park Museum Magnet School and Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower, Battle Academy's academic performance lags behind these higher-performing institutions. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, which may be impacting its overall academic performance.

494

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,628

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Market ST
Chattanooga, TN 37408

(423) 498-6860

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning 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:

44.1%

White:

37.2%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2014 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg42%

210^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	210 of 1009	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	473 of 1018	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	417 of 1020	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	350 of 1000	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	246 of 983	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.4	597 of 985	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	424 of 997	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.9	338 of 646	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.8	296 of 855	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.5	388 of 853	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.2	436 of 846	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.3	339 of 820	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	225 of 818	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	247 of 809	69.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	268 of 498	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	375 of 498	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	322 of 500	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	407 of 483	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	282 of 411	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.8	388 of 404	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	183 of 450	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	165 of 986	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	481 of 990	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	392 of 989	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	377 of 975	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	295 of 945	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	657 of 926	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	431 of 843	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.9	799 of 853	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	744 of 865	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	850 of 858	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	761 of 823	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	783 of 821	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	751 of 877	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	322 of 984	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	477 of 991	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	446 of 987	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	313 of 980	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	207 of 941	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	452 of 916	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	515 of 618	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	329 of 582	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	152 of 528	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	4 of 840	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	44 of 847	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	23 of 852	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	27 of 844	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	36 of 844	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	47 of 812	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	22 of 841	97.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)100th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+13 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 vs state

English Language Arts53%+14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Browns Ferry RD	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7370	261	19	14.1		190 (72.8%)	21 (8.0%)	22 (8.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	41.8	588^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.7%		49.8	475^th of 1018 public elementary schools	53.3%	113	24.0	45.5	45.9	36.7	39.2	39.4	32.4	37.2	43.1	44.1	37.8	41.8	$21,196	$1,263	$18,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning

What district is Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning in?

Hamilton County

What is the racial makeup of Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning?

Students at Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning are 44% African American, 37% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning attend?

Students who attend Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning 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

Is Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning a good school?

Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning ranks 210^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning.

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