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McConnell Elementary School

Q: Is McConnell Elementary School a good school?

McConnell Elementary School ranks 197 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

McConnell Elementary School in Hixson, TN, serves 417 students in grades K-5 within Hamilton County Schools and has a long track record as one of the district's strongest elementary schools. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 197th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools — placing it in the 81st percentile with a 4-star rating. That is a strong result, though it marks a pullback from recent years when McConnell ranked in the 90th percentile overall.

McConnell posts proficiency rates well above district and state averages across all tested subjects. In math, 54.6% of students are proficient versus 40.0% districtwide; in ELA, 58.4% versus 38.3%; and in science, 57.9% versus 46.6%. The school is especially effective with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide for low-income students in 2025–2026 and the 99th percentile the year before. Chronic absenteeism is consistently below district and state levels, another sign of a well-functioning school community. Among nearby schools, Wallace A. Smith Elementary School is the clear benchmark, ranking 98th in the state with higher proficiency in every subject. McConnell is otherwise comparable to Big Ridge Elementary School and Allen Elementary School, while well ahead of Hixson Elementary School and Harrison Elementary School.

McConnell also delivers strong returns on spending: it spent $18,097 per student in 2024–2025, less than Hixson Elementary's $20,386 even though Hixson ranks 900th in the state with math proficiency of just 21.6%. The main areas to watch are the 2025–2026 decline — especially the 16-point drop in math proficiency — and somewhat volatile special education results. Still, for families in the Hixson area, McConnell remains a standout choice.

417

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,097

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8629 Columbus Road
Hixson, TN 37343

(423) 843-4704

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend McConnell Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Loftis Middle School
High:	Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
	Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
	Sequoyah High School
	STEM School Chattanooga

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.0%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 90th percentile in 2025 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Tennessee elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 90th-percentile peak (2025) to 81st (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

197^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	197 of 1019	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	102 of 1009	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	115 of 1018	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	145 of 1020	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	176 of 1000	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	205 of 983	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	118 of 985	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	124 of 997	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	69.1	130 of 646	79.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	213 of 855	75.1%	★★★★☆
2014	60.1	307 of 853	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.2	164 of 846	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	156 of 820	81.0%	★★★★☆
2011	85.2	101 of 818	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	90.7	67 of 809	91.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	95.0	20 of 500	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	20 of 483	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	96 of 986	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	93 of 990	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	123 of 989	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	173 of 975	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	292 of 945	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	142 of 926	84.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	82 of 823	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	12 of 843	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.1	126 of 853	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	127 of 865	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.6	194 of 858	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	220 of 823	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	360 of 821	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	87 of 877	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	120 of 984	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	144 of 991	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	189 of 987	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	201 of 980	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	156 of 941	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	95 of 916	89.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	222 of 641	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	158 of 618	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.8	307 of 582	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	404 of 528	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	332 of 447	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	277 of 369	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	261 of 849	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.1	143 of 840	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	134 of 847	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	155 of 852	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	213 of 844	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	249 of 844	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	149 of 812	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	155 of 841	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)96th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2026)69th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)65th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

Science58%+11 vs state

Mathematics55%+12 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 (2020)	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
McConnell Elementary School	Public	K-5	8629 Columbus Road	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4704	448	27	16.9	34.4%	370 (82.6%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	74.8	197^th of 1019 public elementary schools	80.7%		87.4	102^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	89.9%	95	48.4	69.8	49.4	54.6	50.0	64.8	60.8	58.4	53.1	68.5	54.4	57.9	$18,097	$905	$16,471
Middle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1609 Thrasher Pike	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4700	739	42	17.6	39.3%	570 (77.1%)	37 (5.0%)	61 (8.3%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)	56.2	419^th of 1019 public elementary schools	58.9%		52.4	459^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.5%	40	20.4	52.6	72.4	49.7	29.1	48.5	48.3	42.8	26.2	60.3	63.8	51.5	$16,453	$1,064	$14,602
Daisy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Sequoyah Road	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8815	364	24	15.1		309 (84.9%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	63.6	323^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	68.3%		64.8	303^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	70.0%	20	28.3	69.9	59.3	53.5	39.0	47.3	40.7	42.8	46.7	64.4	73.6	61.3	$18,097	$743	$16,438
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9811 Dallas Hollow Road	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4713	444	31	14.3	30.1%	358 (80.6%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	70.4	246^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.9%		72.2	221^st of 1009 public elementary schools	78.1%	25	60.3	50.0	53.8	54.8	54.1	51.4	49.2	51.7	52.1	62.5	55.4	56.7	$18,371	$665	$16,980
Ivy Academy's Skillern Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	9555 Dayton Pike	Soddy Daisy	37384	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 305-7494	170				139 (81.8%)	15 (8.8%)	13 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	59.3	373^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	63.4%		67	271^st of 1009 public elementary schools	73.1%	102	41.2	39.5		40.6	51.8	44.2		49.2	55.3	54.5		55.0	$17,246	$568	$16,312
Big Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	5210 Cassandra Smith Road	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4793	473	35	13.5	25.5%	325 (68.7%)	28 (5.9%)	37 (7.8%)	41 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (8.0%)	77.1	176^th of 1019 public elementary schools	82.7%		74	204^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.8%	28	35.4	64.6	60.8	53.6	56.4	70.7	55.4	61.1	58.2	69.5	58.1	62.1	$17,305	$1,208	$15,547
Snow Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9042 Career Lane	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1456	637	40	15.9	45.7%	510 (80.1%)	42 (6.6%)	29 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.3%)	54.7	441^st of 1019 public elementary schools	56.7%		50.5	480^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.4%	39	47.7	46.7	52.1	48.9	53.5	43.3	40.4	45.6	50.0	41.1	42.6	44.4	$17,005	$934	$15,326
Hixson Elementary School	Public	K-5	5950 Winding Ln	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 870-0621	418	29	14.5		179 (42.8%)	59 (14.1%)	126 (30.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.0%)	14.1	900^th of 1019 public elementary schools	11.7%		29.3	747^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.0%	153	14.8	18.8	30.4	21.6	16.4	31.4	16.2	21.6	24.6	25.7	27.5	26.0	$20,386	$927	$18,550
Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8098 Ferdinand Piech Way	Chattanooga	37416	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1428	884	55	15.9		163 (18.4%)	532 (60.2%)	100 (11.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (9.6%)	8	957^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.8	944^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.4%	13	7.5	24.0	19.0	16.8	13.2	25.6	8.5	16.1	17.5	25.0	9.4	17.6	$17,505	$1,198	$15,564
Soddy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 School Street	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8823	496	32	15.5		452 (91.1%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	70.9	241^st of 1019 public elementary schools	76.3%		75	194^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.8%	47	43.6	41.8	72.4	54.8	47.3	52.7	57.9	53.2	48.1	63.6	63.0	58.8	$18,425	$911	$16,805

Frequently Asked Questions about McConnell Elementary School

Is McConnell Elementary School a good school?

McConnell Elementary School ranks 197^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is McConnell Elementary School in?

Hamilton County Schools

What schools do graduates of McConnell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McConnell Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Loftis 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

How many students attend McConnell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended McConnell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McConnell Elementary School?

Students at McConnell Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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