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Wolftever Creek Elementary School

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Wolftever Creek Elementary School ranks 471 st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Wolftever Creek Elementary School serves 632 students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade in Ooltewah, Tennessee, as part of Hamilton County Schools. The school recently earned a 3-star rating, ranking in the 54th percentile of Tennessee elementary schools — a significant jump from the previous two years when it ranked in the 41st percentile with 2 stars. Wolftever students now score at or above district and state averages in math, ELA, and science, with particularly notable gains in reading.

The school shows real strengths worth highlighting. Wolftever is particularly effective with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 70th percentile for that group, and also performs well with Hispanic and African American students, whose rankings outpace the school's overall standing. Fourth grade is a bright spot, with science proficiency nearly 9 points above the state average. The school invests heavily in its students, spending about $17,539 per pupil — well above the roughly $11,751 spent at nearby Black Fox Elementary in Bradley County Schools.

The main challenges are equally clear. Chronic absenteeism sits near 20%, more than double the rate at nearby high-performing schools like Westview Elementary (7.8%) and Apison Elementary (8.6%). Fifth grade is also a concern — proficiency drops across all subjects compared to 4th grade, suggesting a transition challenge into upper elementary. While Wolftever trails several high-performing neighbors — including Wallace A. Smith Elementary, Ooltewah Elementary, and Snow Hill Elementary — it sits comfortably ahead of nearby schools like Harrison Elementary, Woodmore Elementary, and Bess T Shepherd Elementary. The school's long-term trajectory is positive, climbing from the 5th percentile a decade ago, and addressing attendance and the 5th-grade dip could be key to reaching the top tier.

632

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,539

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5080 Ooltewah Ringold Road
Ooltewah, TN 37363

(423) 933-3671

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Wolftever Creek Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.6%

Hispanic:

28.6%

African American:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Tennessee median (54th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

471^st of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 49 pts since 2017

From bottom 5% (2017) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	52.4	471 of 1019	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	593 of 1009	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	597 of 1018	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	512 of 1020	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	491 of 1000	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	491 of 983	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	479 of 985	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	616 of 997	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	14.7	614 of 646	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	631 of 855	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.4	668 of 853	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	716 of 846	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	654 of 820	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	671 of 818	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	617 of 809	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	215 of 498	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	220 of 498	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	136 of 498	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	183 of 500	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	167 of 483	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	187 of 411	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	249 of 404	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	211 of 450	53.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	128 of 178	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	607 of 986	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	480 of 990	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	409 of 989	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	465 of 975	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	485 of 945	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	432 of 926	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	155 of 458	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.7	208 of 424	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	188 of 415	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	154 of 387	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	159 of 363	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	124 of 324	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	57 of 250	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	100 of 319	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	246 of 823	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	43.5	502 of 843	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	410 of 853	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	252 of 865	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	185 of 858	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	37.8	498 of 823	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	364 of 821	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	550 of 877	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	567 of 984	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	645 of 991	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	599 of 987	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	512 of 980	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	482 of 941	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	511 of 916	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	331 of 641	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	323 of 618	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	336 of 582	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	330 of 528	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	409 of 447	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	347 of 369	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	248 of 255	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	361 of 395	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	340 of 849	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.3	545 of 840	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	625 of 847	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	412 of 852	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	449 of 844	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	331 of 844	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	404 of 812	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.4	627 of 841	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)48th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science49%~ state avg

Mathematics43%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Wolftever Creek Elementary has been underrated for years and has great administrators, teachers, and PTA. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 6, 2020

We LOVE Wolftever! We came from a much bigger school in the area and felt like our kids were being wrangled like animals. Wolftever is completely different! My daughter's favorite thing about Wolftever is that she hears every single day that she is loved. We are thrilled about the new Leader in Me program being rolled out this month. Wolftever has already demonstrated a focus on emotional intelligence over hammering academics down children's throats in a way that says their test scores are more important than they are, but with this new program, I see an even greater focus on showing children that their value and purpose goes far beyond a test score. My son went from hating school to loving it because of his amazing teacher. I cannot recommend Wolftever highly enough! It is a hidden gem in Ooltewah and the surrounding area. Close Quote

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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
Wolftever Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Ooltewah Ringold Road	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 933-3671	620	44	14.0		270 (43.5%)	100 (16.1%)	165 (26.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.8%)	52.4	471^st of 1019 public elementary schools	53.8%		41.2	593^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	41.2%	122	38.4	48.5	43.3	43.3	39.4	50.5	38.5	42.7	50.5	58.8	39.4	49.3	$17,539	$1,015	$15,692
Wallace A. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6930 Lebron Sterchi Drive	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1425	592	38	15.5	28.1%	387 (65.4%)	60 (10.1%)	75 (12.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.8%)	89	98^th of 1019 public elementary schools	90.4%		83.7	131^st of 1009 public elementary schools	87.0%	33	54.1	77.5	68.0	66.8	71.8	71.9	61.0	67.9	63.5	77.5	65.0	68.6	$17,132	$774	$15,729
Apison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10433 East Brainerd Road	Apison	37302	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6895	621	39	16.1	22.0%	452 (72.8%)	41 (6.6%)	66 (10.6%)	30 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	86.7	110^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.2%		85.6	118^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.3%	8	55.1	68.7	71.8	65.6	59.6	62.6	68.9	63.9	62.9	67.7	72.8	68.0	$17,416	$855	$16,133
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9629 East Brainerd Road	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 855-6141	615	37	16.6	21.3%	414 (67.3%)	59 (9.6%)	50 (8.1%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.4%)	85.9	115^th of 1019 public elementary schools	88.7%		85.3	120^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.1%	5	66.7	64.0	62.5	64.1	65.3	70.3	74.3	70.4	60.0	64.9	59.8	61.8	$16,249	$614	$15,175
Bess T Shepherd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7126 Tyner Road	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-2611	494	35	14.0		55 (11.1%)	233 (47.2%)	163 (33.0%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	21.1	846^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.0%		14.3	894^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.4%	48	25.0	31.8	20.4	25.5	37.0	39.8	29.6	35.3	22.8	26.7	18.4	22.5	$17,058	$965	$15,249
Ooltewah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8890 Snowy Owl Road	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6900	851	50	17.0	26.1%	603 (70.9%)	53 (6.2%)	101 (11.9%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.6%)	79.2	160^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.3%		80	158^th of 1009 public elementary schools	84.3%	2	44.1	70.6	60.7	58.0	53.8	64.4	63.8	60.4	51.0	69.9	70.9	63.3	$16,534	$995	$14,980
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
East Brainerd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7660 Goodwin Road	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 855-2600	1,172	79	14.8		328 (28.0%)	394 (33.6%)	239 (20.4%)	96 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (9.6%)	36.8	675^th of 1019 public elementary schools	33.8%		37.7	630^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.6%	45	35.6	38.6	36.6	36.9	34.8	34.5	37.4	35.6	42.1	48.2	29.8	39.8	$16,321	$1,058	$14,674
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
Black Fox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3119 Varnell Road	Cleveland	37311	Bradley County	Bradley County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 478-8800	506	32	15.8		444 (87.7%)	8 (1.6%)	34 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	53.2	460^th of 1019 public elementary schools	54.9%		59.5	359^th of 1009 public elementary schools	64.4%	101	31.8	49.3	48.9	43.0	47.1	44.8	43.3	45.0	45.9	44.8	52.7	47.8	$11,751	$1,011	$9,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolftever Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Wolftever Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wolftever Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Wolftever Creek Elementary School?

Students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School are 43% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Wolftever Creek Elementary School a good school?

Wolftever Creek Elementary School ranks 471^st of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Wolftever Creek Elementary School in?

Hamilton County Schools

How many students attend Wolftever Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Wolftever Creek Elementary School.

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