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McConnell Elementary School

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McConnell Elementary School ranks 102 nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

McConnell Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hixson, Tennessee, serving 448 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hamilton County School District, which is ranked 87 out of 139 districts in the state.

McConnell Elementary consistently outperforms the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages in academic proficiency, with 70.9% of students proficient in Mathematics, 61.2% in English Language Arts, and 66.3% in Science. The school particularly excels with female and African American students, ranking 96th and 20th, respectively, out of all Tennessee elementary schools. Over the past several years, McConnell has been among the top 20% of elementary schools in the state.

While McConnell's overall performance is strong, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.1% to 19.9% in the past two years. Additionally, the school's ranking for special education students has declined, suggesting a need to focus on improving outcomes for this population. When compared to nearby schools, such as Big Ridge Elementary and Daisy Elementary, McConnell generally outperforms its peers, but there may still be room for improvement in certain subject areas and grade levels.

417

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,097

Per pupil spending ?

34.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8629 Columbus RD
Hixson, TN 37343

(423) 843-4704

District: Hamilton County

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: Improving — 64th percentile in 2014 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (66% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 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 school66%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg42%

102^nd of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+9 vs school

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

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics71%+29 vs state

Science66%+20 vs state

English Language Arts61%+22 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
McConnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8629 Columbus RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4704	448	27	16.9		370 (82.6%)	15 (3.3%)	29 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	87.4	102^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	89.9%		86.2	115^th of 1018 public elementary schools	88.7%	13	61.5	68.1	83.3	70.9	53.8	60.6	69.2	61.2	62.5	69.4	66.7	66.3	$18,097	$905	$16,471
Middle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1609 Thrasher PIKE	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4700	739	42	17.6		570 (77.1%)	37 (5.0%)	61 (8.3%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.7%)	52.4	459^th of 1009 public elementary schools	54.5%		61.6	328^th of 1018 public elementary schools	67.8%	131	30.4	55.2	52.8	45.1	36.6	53.8	33.3	41.2	40.0	58.3	42.1	46.5	$16,453	$1,064	$14,602
Daisy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	620 Sequoyah RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	64.8	303^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	70.0%		74.4	199^th of 1018 public elementary schools	80.5%	104	21.4	69.1	63.9	49.5	47.1	47.3	44.3	46.2	44.3	67.3	63.9	57.5	$18,097	$743	$16,438
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9811 Dallas Hollow RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4713	444	31	14.3		358 (80.6%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	72.2	221^st of 1009 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.2	184^th of 1018 public elementary schools	81.9%	37	69.1	43.1	61.4	58.1	57.4	56.9	40.0	51.2	54.4	58.5	54.3	55.7	$18,371	$665	$16,980
Ivy Academy's Skillern Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	9555 Dayton Pike	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	67	271^st of 1009 public elementary schools	73.1%					(n/a)	43.9			43.9	52.4			52.4	52.4			52.4	$17,246	$568	$16,312
Big Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5210 Cassandra Smith RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4793	473	35	13.5		325 (68.7%)	28 (5.9%)	37 (7.8%)	41 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (8.0%)	74	204^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.8%		80.4	150^th of 1018 public elementary schools	85.3%	54	45.3	50.6	57.3	50.8	54.7	60.3	52.0	55.6	54.7	61.5	62.7	59.4	$17,305	$1,208	$15,547
Snow Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9042 Career LN	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1456	637	40	15.9		510 (80.1%)	42 (6.6%)	29 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.3%)	50.5	480^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.4%		54.3	416^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.1%	64	46.5	37.0	39.1	41.2	43.4	48.1	31.4	41.0	53.5	46.9	40.2	47.2	$17,005	$934	$15,326
Hixson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5950 Winding Ln	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	29.3	747^th of 1009 public elementary schools	26.0%		24.7	795^th of 1018 public elementary schools	21.9%	48	27.7	38.5	44.3	36.6	24.6	30.8	18.0	24.6	32.3	38.5	37.7	36.1	$20,386	$927	$18,550
Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8098 Ferdinand Piech Way	Chattanooga	37416	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	9.8	944^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.4%		9	969^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.8%	25	13.7	14.3	28.2	18.6	22.6	13.4	15.5	17.2	20.5	12.5	16.4	16.5	$17,505	$1,198	$15,564
Soddy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	260 School ST	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	75	194^th of 1009 public elementary schools	80.8%		63.2	307^th of 1018 public elementary schools	69.8%	113	33.3	61.3	50.6	49.8	70.2	61.3	48.3	58.4	64.9	72.0	54.5	63.2	$18,425	$911	$16,805

Frequently Asked Questions about McConnell Elementary School

Is McConnell Elementary School a good school?

McConnell Elementary School ranks 102^nd of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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 district is McConnell Elementary School in?

Hamilton County

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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