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STEM School Chattanooga

Public Grades 9-12

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 96% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

STEM School Chattanooga is a high-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. With just 273 students, the school has consistently ranked among the top 30 high schools in the state over the past five years, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

STEM School Chattanooga significantly outperforms the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages on standardized tests across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82.1% of students were proficient or better in English II, compared to 52% in Hamilton County and 54.3% statewide. The school also excels in performance across various student subgroups, with female, male, African American, white, and low socioeconomic status students all ranking among the top 20 high schools in Tennessee.

While STEM School Chattanooga is a standout institution, it is not the only high-performing school in the area. Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts, located just 3.69 miles away, is also a top-ranked school in Tennessee, ranking 22nd in the state in 2024-2025. STEM School Chattanooga's consistent high performance and small student population of 273 suggest the school may have the capacity to expand its reach and serve as a model for other schools in the Hamilton County district.

296

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,773

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 Amnicola HWY
Chattanooga, TN 37406

(423) 531-6270

District: Hamilton County

Feeder schools for STEM School Chattanooga:

Elementary:	Allen Elementary School
	Alpine Crest Elementary School
	Apison Elementary School
	Barger Academy of Fine Arts
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	Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning
	Bess T Shepherd Elementary School
	Big Ridge Elementary School
	Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy
	Clifton Hills Elementary School
	Daisy Elementary School
	DuPont Elementary School
	East Brainerd Elementary School
	East Lake Elementary School
	East Ridge Elementary School
	East Side Elementary School
	Hardy Elementary School
	Harrison Elementary School
	Hixson Elementary School
	Lookout Mountain Elementary School
	Lookout Valley Elementary School
	McConnell Elementary School
	Middle Valley Elementary School
	Nolan Elementary School
	Normal Park Museum Magnet School
	North Hamilton County Elementary School
	Ooltewah Elementary School
	Orchard Knob Elementary School
	Red Bank Elementary School
	Rivermont Elementary School
	Snow Hill Elementary School
	Soddy Elementary School
	Spring Creek Elementary School
	Thrasher Elementary School
	Tommie F. Brown Academy
	Wallace A. Smith Elementary School
	Westview Elementary School
	Wolftever Creek Elementary School
	Woodmore Elementary School
Middle:	Brown Middle School
	Dalewood Middle School
	East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts
	East Ridge Middle School
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	Hixson Middle School
	Hunter Middle School
	Loftis Middle School
	Ooltewah Middle School
	Orchard Knob Middle School
	Red Bank Middle School
	Soddy Daisy Middle School
	Tyner Middle Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.4%

African American:

18.2%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (67% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Tennessee high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (89%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg40%

Tennessee avg40%

15^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 21High 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	92.2	15 of 389	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	22 of 392	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	24 of 384	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	13 of 358	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	7 of 347	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	26 of 342	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	72.2	50 of 341	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	87.1	8 of 273	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	54.9	142 of 351	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.4	73 of 300	75.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	15 of 233	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	74.8	32 of 240	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	20 of 239	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	62.7	41 of 222	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	4 of 208	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	65.2	32 of 187	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	62 of 199	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	20 of 365	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	29 of 365	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	39 of 366	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	25 of 350	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	23 of 340	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	69.5	55 of 337	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	54.4	61 of 180	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	13 of 324	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	11 of 337	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	75.0	27 of 330	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	69.4	46 of 322	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	33 of 317	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	29 of 302	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	65.4	44 of 308	85.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	11 of 368	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	16 of 366	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	21 of 359	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	9 of 349	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	4 of 332	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	22 of 329	93.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	12 of 323	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	11 of 326	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	11 of 325	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	15 of 312	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	6 of 306	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	21 of 301	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	40 of 307	87.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

African American (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2021)66th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II82%+28 vs state

Geometry73%+36 vs state

Biology I71%+25 vs state

English I68%+29 vs state

Algebra II61%+26 vs state

Algebra I41%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)				TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	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
STEM School Chattanooga	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola HWY	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 531-6270	273	20	13.7		159 (58.2%)	51 (18.7%)	24 (8.8%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	92.2	15^th of 389 public high schools	96.1%		87.3	22^nd of 392 public high schools	94.4%	7										41.4	41.4	88.0	36.6		60.8			70.7		70.7				67.9	67.9	82.1	82.1	89.5	66.7		73.1									$16,773	$568	$16,180
Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola HWY	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 697-4492	135	4	38.5		93 (68.9%)	6 (4.4%)	17 (12.6%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)								(n/a)													63.2		81.1																									$12,567	$574	$11,967
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1301 Dallas RD	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-7365	688	39	17.6		434 (63.1%)	93 (13.5%)	60 (8.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.6%)	89.3	22^nd of 389 public high schools	94.3%		87.9	21^st of 392 public high schools	94.6%	1	71.3	69.6	74.3	71.5	76.2	70.6	59.6	68.7		46.3	64.0	64.1	40.0		61.5			87.0		87.0				82.1	82.1	94.1	94.1	90.0	58.8		82.4	81.0	81.4	80.8	81.0	72.0	78.4	76.0	75.5	$15,767	$626	$14,753
Red Bank High School	Public	9-12	640 Morrison Springs RD	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1900	819	51	16.2		336 (41.0%)	221 (27.0%)	163 (19.9%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (10.4%)	29.2	276^th of 389 public high schools	29.0%		22.6	315^th of 392 public high schools	19.6%	39										12.0	11.6	28.6	14.2	5.3	16.2		43.0	26.7	18.2	39.0	21.4	23.1	22.6	29.9	26.6	38.4	37.4	57.1	10.6	18.2	16.4									$17,181	$805	$15,773
Hixson High School	Public	9-12	5705 Middle Valley RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 847-4800	887	58	15.3		473 (53.3%)	143 (16.1%)	158 (17.8%)	34 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.6%)	52.1	163^rd of 389 public high schools	58.1%		51.7	157^th of 392 public high schools	59.9%	6										23.8	23.4	74.4	26.1		35.3	53.8	39.2			40.3	15.8		18.2	43.7	42.9	52.3	48.6	75.7	21.5		31.2									$17,397	$1,082	$15,834
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper	Public	6-12	865 E 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6845	733	43	17.0		391 (53.3%)	209 (28.5%)	31 (4.2%)	44 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	65.1	94^th of 389 public high schools	75.8%		65.4	96^th of 392 public high schools	75.5%	2	60.0	69.0		64.5	55.0	72.0	68.7	65.2	66.7	5.1	48.5	72.3	33.3		62.8		54.4			53.3				63.6	63.6	71.6	70.9	51.3	21.1		44.7	81.0	80.0	78.8	79.9	70.0	73.0	78.8	73.9	$16,140	$750	$15,031
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1802 Bailey AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 702-7230	337	34	9.9		16 (4.7%)	136 (40.4%)	173 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	60	127^th of 389 public high schools	67.4%		44	203^rd of 392 public high schools	48.2%	76	28.1	45.7	38.3	37.6	23.4	34.3	18.8	25.8	88.2	34.3	51.9	80.0	21.7		39.4			42.3		40.7				40.0	40.0	53.5	53.5		30.0		40.8	27.0	50.0	31.3	36.5	21.9	60.0	42.2	41.9	$20,255	$610	$18,817
Chattanooga Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	1815 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	474	22	21.7		17 (3.6%)	254 (53.6%)	179 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	16.8	340^th of 389 public high schools	12.6%		24.1	309^th of 392 public high schools	21.2%	31	24.0	30.5		23.7	20.8	16.8	12.0	16.8	12.7		7.9	35.3	10.3		17.2	29.2				28.8				18.5	18.5	40.5	40.5	32.3	15.8		21.1	39.6	22.1	18.1	27.0	53.1	29.5	30.1	38.0	$19,907	$577	$18,562
Brainerd High School	Public	9-12	1020 N Moore RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-2615	732	46	15.8		28 (3.8%)	555 (75.8%)	107 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	12.1	359^th of 389 public high schools	7.7%		7.2	381^st of 392 public high schools	2.8%	22										8.8	8.6		10.8		8.9		11.5	15.0		12.6	16.7		7.7	12.5	11.4	16.4	15.8		13.0		14.1									$18,581	$1,552	$16,507
Tyner Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6836 Tyner RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 855-2635	576	36	16.1		20 (3.5%)	399 (69.3%)	134 (23.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	33.4	261^st of 389 public high schools	32.9%		23.2	312^th of 392 public high schools	20.4%	51										20.8	20.8		27.3		27.5		33.6	54.5		33.7				21.5	20.7	37.6	36.7	38.5	16.0		17.8									$17,239	$1,006	$15,727

Frequently Asked Questions about STEM School Chattanooga

What schools feed into STEM School Chattanooga?

Is STEM School Chattanooga a good school?

Yes! STEM School Chattanooga is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 389 Tennessee high schools.

How many students attend STEM School Chattanooga?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended STEM School Chattanooga.

What is the racial makeup of STEM School Chattanooga?

Students at STEM School Chattanooga are 57% White, 18% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is STEM School Chattanooga in?

Hamilton County

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