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Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning

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Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning ranks 251 st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning is a PK–5 elementary school in Chattanooga, TN, serving 494 students in Hamilton County Schools. For the 2025–2026 school year, it ranked 251st out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools — placing it in the 75th percentile with a 4-star rating — making it a clear standout within a district that ranks only 81st of 141 districts statewide.

Battle Academy's academic performance is consistently well above both district and state averages. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 54.5% (vs. 43.0% statewide), ELA 53.4% (vs. 40.6%), and science 56.4% (vs. 46.9%). The school also has a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.6%, less than half the district rate of 17.1%. Among nearby schools, only Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower (rank 125) and Normal Park Museum Magnet School (rank 127) rank higher. Most nearby neighborhood schools, including East Side Elementary and Orchard Knob Elementary, rank in the bottom 13% of the state.

Battle Academy has shown a strong upward trajectory, jumping from the 39th percentile in 2018–2019 to its current top-quartile position. It achieves these results while spending about $17,600 per student — significantly less than several nearby schools that spend $20,000–$23,000 per student yet rank in the bottom 3–13% statewide. Key areas for growth include 5th-grade math, which dipped below state averages, and closing equity gaps among students from low-income families and those receiving special education services. Overall, Battle Academy's combination of strong attendance, above-average test scores, and steady improvement makes it a strong option for families within Hamilton County Schools.

494

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,628

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37408

(423) 498-6860

District: Hamilton County Schools

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 — 65th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (55% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

251^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 28 pts since 2017

From bottom 48% (2017) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	70.2	251 of 1019	75.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	45.3	263 of 498	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.4	434 of 823	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.5	376 of 641	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	96.0	26 of 849	96.9%	★★★★★
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 (2026)97th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science56%+10 vs state

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

English Language Arts53%+13 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
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
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
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
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
Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	927 West 37th Street	Chattanooga	37410	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 825-7337	341	30	11.2	97.9%	19 (5.6%)	225 (66.0%)	79 (23.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	5.6	992^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	2.6%		2.5	1009^th of 1009 public elementary schools	0.0%	17	15.2	9.8	12.1	12.4	19.4		6.9	10.3	18.2	11.5	6.9	12.4	$22,711	$2,201	$19,580
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		20.6	13.1	12.8	9.0	10.3	16.4	11.7	$17,671	$582	$15,996
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
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
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
Lookout Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Browns Ferry Road	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7370	261	19	14.1	70.3%	190 (72.8%)	21 (8.0%)	22 (8.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.2%)	57.1	413^th of 1019 public elementary schools	59.5%		41.8	588^th of 1009 public elementary schools	41.7%	175	48.8	61.8	37.5	51.6	48.8	49.1	30.3	44.2	56.1	52.7	31.3	48.4	$21,196	$1,263	$18,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning

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.

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

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 district is Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning in?

Hamilton County Schools

Is Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning a good school?

Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning ranks 251^st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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