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Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence

Public, Charter Grades K-5

1000^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence is an elementary charter school in Chattanooga, TN, serving 468 students in grades K–5 within Hamilton County Schools. The school currently ranks 1000th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the 2nd percentile with a 0-star rating—a pattern of low performance that has persisted since 2017–18. On 2025–2026 TNReady assessments, only 12.2% of students were proficient in math, 12.8% in ELA, and 11.7% in science, compared with district proficiency rates of 40.0%, 38.3%, and 46.6%.

The gap between this school and nearby options is dramatic. Within 2.5 miles, Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning posted proficiency rates of 54.5% in math, 53.4% in ELA, and 56.4% in science, while Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower reached 58.8%, 62.4%, and 69.2%—a 40 to 50 percentage point difference just a few miles away. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern: 21.5% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, above the district rate of 17.1% and far higher than nearby East Side Elementary School at 5.0% and Montessori Elementary at Highland Park School at 6.5%. Notably, the school spends about $17,671 per student—nearly identical to Battle Academy—and maintains a favorable 10.4:1 student-teacher ratio, suggesting funding and class size are not the driving factors.

There are a few encouraging signs. English Language Learner students have earned 2-star subgroup ratings in recent years, performing better than low-income and special education subgroups. Chronic absenteeism has also improved from 35.6% in 2020–2021. However, early-grade math remains a particular concern, with only 6% of 3rd graders proficient in math in 2025–2026. For parents weighing options in Chattanooga, this school's persistently low academic outcomes and attendance challenges stand in stark contrast to much higher-performing schools nearby.

468

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,671

Per pupil spending ?

0.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2029 East 23rd Street
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 710-1121

District: Hamilton County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.4%

Hispanic:

28.6%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2014 → 2nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

1,000^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	5.5	1000 of 1019	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	986 of 1009	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	992 of 1018	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	984 of 1020	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	953 of 1000	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	948 of 983	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	941 of 985	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	989 of 997	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	39.3	607 of 855	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	785 of 853	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	455 of 498	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	474 of 498	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	451 of 498	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	388 of 500	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	396 of 483	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	347 of 411	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	371 of 404	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	433 of 450	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	172 of 211	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	102 of 178	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	106 of 164	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	108 of 165	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	966 of 986	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	960 of 990	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	952 of 989	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	884 of 975	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	912 of 945	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	911 of 926	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	450 of 458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	398 of 424	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	380 of 415	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	377 of 387	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	339 of 363	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	317 of 324	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	207 of 250	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	315 of 319	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	774 of 823	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	806 of 843	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	772 of 853	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	773 of 865	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	709 of 858	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	813 of 823	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	764 of 821	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	953 of 984	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	970 of 991	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	959 of 987	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	952 of 980	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	912 of 941	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	816 of 916	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	602 of 641	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	605 of 618	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	443 of 582	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	326 of 528	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-31 vs state

Science12%-35 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, February 10, 2020

This school has the makings of a Stephen King film. You go in on your first day, set up a classroom with all the hope in the world and for a while things are great. Administration (especially the "head of schools") seems to be supportive and friendly, but this only lasts for a while. Things began changing for me about a month into the school year. I noticed little things at first like how he would tell us that "teaching isn't a 9 to 5 job" or that people who were leaving (in groups, by the way) weren't doing their jobs. I was concerned because I take teaching very seriously and I know that many of the teachers who were leaving did also. I did a bit of research about this "head of schools" and realized that I had made a terrible mistake coming to this school. But I was here and determined to make it through the year. This did not happen. I was sure by the three month mark that I was going to have a nervous breakdown. Administration will pull you from your classroom in the middle of class for secret meetings and leave the receptionist in your room as the sub. They will call last minute meetings and reprimand you if you can't stay. This is really tough for those with little ones because they expect you to stay sometimes until 7 pm. This isn't possible for those of us who have to pick up children in daycare. Add to this the fact that testing is their main objective and you have a terrible environment. I have personally witnessed many teachers leave this school during the current school year, and it all began by the end of August. This place is not a healthy environment for teachers or students. Please do not apply for this place. They will hire you on the spot because they are desperate. Trust me and keep looking. I am still trying to overcome the effects of the stress related issues that I suffered and I wasn't there for very long. 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 (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
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
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
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
East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 13th Avenue	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0366	601	52	11.5	98.0%	24 (4.0%)	86 (14.3%)	477 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	21.6	837^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.9%		25.5	785^th of 1009 public elementary schools	22.2%	52	27.9	43.8	44.9	38.4	14.4	24.2	28.1	21.9	19.2	27.1	23.3	23.1	$19,610	$1,092	$17,719
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
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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence

What is the racial makeup of Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence?

Students at Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence are 62% African American, 29% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What district is Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence in?

Hamilton County Schools

How many students attend Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence.

Is Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence a good school?

Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Tennessee elementary schools.

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