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Tommie F. Brown Academy School

Q: Is Tommie F. Brown Academy School a good school?

Tommie F. Brown Academy School ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Tommie F. Brown Academy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Tommie F. Brown Academy School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Tommie F. Brown Academy School?

Students at Tommie F. Brown Academy School are 77% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Tommie F. Brown Academy School attend?

Students who attend Tommie F. Brown Academy 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 High : The Howard School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

987^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Tommie F. Brown Academy School is a PK–5 elementary school in Chattanooga, TN, serving 299 students within Hamilton County Schools. The school currently ranks in the bottom few percent of Tennessee elementary schools (987th out of 1,019 in 2025–2026), with math proficiency at 14.4%, English language arts at 15.4%, and science at 13.7% — all roughly 25–33 percentage points below district and state averages.

Nearby schools show stark contrasts. Within just a few miles, Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower (58.8% math), Normal Park Museum Magnet School (55.7% math), and Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning (54.5% math) post dramatically higher results. Conversely, Tommie F. Brown is comparable to lower-performing neighbors like Hardy Elementary School (7.3% math) and Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy (12.4% math). Despite spending $22,013 per student — among the highest in the area — achievement has not improved; math proficiency actually fell from 22.7% in 2022–2023 to 14.4% in 2025–2026.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 28.9% in 2020–2021 to 15.7% in 2024–2025, now better than both the district (17.1%) and state (18.3%) averages, though far above top performers like East Side Elementary School (5.0%) and Montessori Elementary at Highland Park School (6.5%). Fourth grade is a relative bright spot, with scores noticeably higher than 3rd and 5th grades. However, subgroup outcomes remain deeply concerning: male students rank near the very bottom of Tennessee schools, and African American and low-income students rank in the bottom decile when compared with similar schools statewide. These data suggest that increased funding and better attendance have not yet translated into academic gains, and a focused effort on instruction and equitable support is urgently needed.

299

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

62.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

718 East 8th Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403

(423) 498-6870

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Tommie F. Brown Academy 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
	More...
	The Howard School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.3%

Two or more races:

9.7%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th 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 33 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

987^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 12 pts since 2018

From bottom 16% (2018) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	5.9	987 of 1019	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	988 of 1009	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	939 of 1018	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	819 of 1020	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	864 of 1000	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	825 of 983	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	774 of 985	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	842 of 997	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.5	693 of 855	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.9	821 of 853	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	830 of 846	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	743 of 820	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.3	724 of 818	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	613 of 809	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	472 of 498	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	461 of 498	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	443 of 498	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	344 of 500	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	320 of 483	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	251 of 411	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	198 of 404	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.5	315 of 450	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	884 of 986	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	937 of 990	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	831 of 989	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	877 of 975	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	834 of 945	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	829 of 926	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	755 of 823	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	795 of 843	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	809 of 853	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	747 of 865	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	697 of 858	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	599 of 823	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	597 of 821	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	699 of 877	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	982 of 984	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	857 of 991	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	763 of 987	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	787 of 980	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	738 of 941	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	619 of 916	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Mathematics14%-29 vs state

Science14%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

This is not a school. It is Urban Daycare. If you are thinking about sending your child here. Speak to the 15 teachers and the parents who fled. New principal spends her day vanity publishing on the internet and texting her social calendar. If teaching jobs were not so hard to find there would not be enough teachers left to run the place Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	62.9%	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	11.9%	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
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	38.1%	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
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	51.1%	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
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	68.7%	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
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	60.9%	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	59.0%	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
Normal Park Museum Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1219 West Mississippi Avenue	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6880	801	53	15.1	10.6%	542 (67.7%)	132 (16.5%)	46 (5.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.0%)	83.8	127^th of 1019 public elementary schools	87.5%		82.5	137^th of 1009 public elementary schools	86.4%	10	56.6	73.5	69.2	40.9	39.1	46.2	55.7	67.7	75.2	64.8	38.0	49.4	51.4	58.7	≥ 95%	≥ 95%	66.7	73.5	74.1	58.7	65.5	74.3	68.8	61.5	78.2	67.1	69.0	$16,394	$590	$15,319
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	60.3%	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
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	71.6%	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	< 5%	6.9				10.3			18.2	11.5	6.9				12.4					$22,711	$2,201	$19,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommie F. Brown Academy School

How many students attend Tommie F. Brown Academy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Tommie F. Brown Academy School.

Is Tommie F. Brown Academy School a good school?

Tommie F. Brown Academy School ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What district is Tommie F. Brown Academy School in?

Hamilton County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Tommie F. Brown Academy School?

Students at Tommie F. Brown Academy School are 77% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Tommie F. Brown Academy School attend?

Students who attend Tommie F. Brown Academy 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
High : The Howard School

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