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Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle

Q: Is Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle a good school?

Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle?

Students at Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle are 50% African American, 44% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, part of the Hamilton County school district. With 231 students, the school consistently underperforms its district and state peers across key metrics, raising concerns about the quality of education it provides.

Academically, Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle lags far behind. In 2024-2025, only 14.7% of its students were proficient or better in math, compared to 39.7% for Hunter Middle and 42.2% for the state. In ELA, the school had just 8.4% proficient or better, versus 37.1% for the district and 38.9% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Tennessee middle schools for female, Hispanic, English Learner, and special education students.

Beyond academics, Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 30.8% over the past few years, well above district and state averages. Despite spending significantly more per student than the district average, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee middle schools, receiving 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. With no signs of meaningful improvement over time, the school's persistent low performance suggests the need for comprehensive intervention to address the underlying issues and better serve its students.

250

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,502

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

1849 Union AVE
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 602-7737

District: Hamilton County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.0%

Hispanic:

44.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2018 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

523^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 2 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 15Middle 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	523 of 583	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	515 of 587	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	498 of 594	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	553 of 569	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	525 of 576	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	497 of 574	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	494 of 563	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	253 of 312	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	257 of 318	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	182 of 316	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	278 of 299	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	233 of 277	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	179 of 293	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	166 of 284	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	73 of 73	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	39 of 42	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	501 of 546	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	514 of 554	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	465 of 560	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	520 of 552	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	518 of 538	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	458 of 529	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	262 of 286	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	259 of 285	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	248 of 285	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	251 of 275	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	246 of 261	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	183 of 228	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	205 of 219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	425 of 490	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	441 of 510	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	382 of 514	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	493 of 495	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	444 of 483	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	414 of 490	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	322 of 481	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	494 of 550	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	482 of 560	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	488 of 557	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	529 of 540	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	498 of 529	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	423 of 523	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	304 of 332	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies22%-27 vs state

Science18%-28 vs state

Mathematics15%-28 vs state

English Language Arts8%-31 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 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 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
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1849 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	231	10	22.1		5 (2.2%)	135 (58.4%)	80 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	11.4	523^rd of 583 public middle schools	10.3%		12.9	515^th of 587 public middle schools	12.3%	8	14.6	5.6	24.6	14.7	10.1		10.8	8.4			19.1	14.1	20.0	17.8	15.7	21.1	30.8	21.8	$18,502	$568	$17,076
Orchard Knob Middle School	Public	6-8	500 North Highland Park AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-7793	281	29	9.7		15 (5.3%)	182 (64.8%)	56 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	6.2	569^th of 583 public middle schools	2.4%		5.7	576^th of 587 public middle schools	1.9%	7		7.5	7.5	6.0	5.1						15.8	10.4	5.9	11.4	21.6	9.2		13.2	$24,512	$1,658	$21,990
Howard Connect Academy	Public	6-8	100 E 25th ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6888	187	22	8.5		11 (5.9%)	106 (56.7%)	61 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	7.8	560^th of 583 public middle schools	3.9%		14.4	508^th of 587 public middle schools	13.5%	52		12.5	12.2	12.4		9.8	6.1	7.8				17.5	16.3	16.9		12.2	14.3	13.3	$26,303	$1,224	$25,054
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 East 34th ST	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0334	554	48	11.6		21 (3.8%)	117 (21.1%)	396 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	9.7	539^th of 583 public middle schools	7.5%		11.5	528^th of 587 public middle schools	10.1%	11	17.4	11.4	7.7	12.1	8.7	7.6	5.3	7.2			23.0	17.0	8.9	16.2	30.6	24.5	17.2	24.0	$21,576	$1,332	$19,481
Chatt Academy Community School	Public, Charter	6-7	901 Woodmore LN	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 258-5595	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	12.0	19.5		15.4	18.4	22.0		20.0			22.0	29.3		25.3	8.0	26.8		16.5	$17,802	$568	$16,456
Dalewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Shallowford RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0323	260	26	9.9		13 (5.0%)	161 (61.9%)	58 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.8%)	6	570^th of 583 public middle schools	2.2%		11.6	527^th of 587 public middle schools	10.2%	43	16.3	10.2	5.6	10.5		10.1		5.8			8.6	9.2	16.9	11.7	7.5	16.1	5.6	9.8	$23,825	$1,719	$21,201
East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Bennett RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 867-6214	618	45	13.7		116 (18.8%)	137 (22.2%)	304 (49.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.4%)	14.9	505^th of 583 public middle schools	13.4%		20.4	473^rd of 587 public middle schools	19.4%	32	13.8	11.4	7.8	11.0	19.5	19.0	9.4	15.8	69.2	69.2	22.6	29.4	14.6	22.3	25.2	36.3	20.2	27.5	$17,955	$1,028	$16,156
Red Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	3701 Tom Weathers DR	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1908	508	38	13.4		186 (36.6%)	117 (23.0%)	141 (27.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	27.9	434^th of 583 public middle schools	25.6%		29.6	421^st of 587 public middle schools	28.3%	13	21.6	20.7	12.9	18.9	19.9	18.3	23.9	20.6	60.9	60.9	29.8	33.1	35.7	32.8	36.3	32.1	48.1	38.5	$18,174	$1,068	$16,293
Tyner Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6837 Tyner RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 855-2648	380	25	15.0		15 (3.9%)	253 (66.6%)	89 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	10.2	529^th of 583 public middle schools	9.3%		13.4	512^th of 587 public middle schools	12.8%	17	20.3	14.3	24.8	19.6	9.0	10.5	6.6	8.8			23.0	15.0	11.6	16.5	5.8	26.2	13.9	15.5	$19,057	$1,217	$17,079
Hixson Middle School	Public	6-8	5681 Old Hixson PIKE	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 870-0600	558	42	13.2		296 (53.0%)	82 (14.7%)	101 (18.1%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.3%)	51.1	265^th of 583 public middle schools	54.5%		47.2	294^th of 587 public middle schools	49.9%	29	34.2	35.1	30.2	33.4	38.5	39.3	13.9	31.1	80.8	80.8	41.5	44.8	42.1	42.7	53.1	49.7	46.7	50.0	$17,233	$752	$15,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle

What district is Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle in?

Hamilton County

Is Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle a good school?

Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

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

Students at Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle are 50% African American, 44% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle.

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