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Chattanooga Preparatory School

Q: Is Chattanooga Preparatory School a good school?

Chattanooga Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Chattanooga Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Chattanooga Preparatory School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Chattanooga Preparatory School?

Students at Chattanooga Preparatory School are 51% African American, 38% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Chattanooga Preparatory School is a grades 6–12 school serving 539 male students at 1815 Union Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, operating within Hamilton County Schools and located directly beside Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy. The school's most defining characteristic is a sharp divide: students attend class consistently and graduate at very high rates, yet academic proficiency has fallen far below district and state averages — and continues to decline.

In 2024–2025, chronic absenteeism was just 5.3% (district: 17.1%; state: 18.3%), the graduation rate reached 98.0%, and the dropout rate sat at only 2.0%. But 2025–2026 proficiency results reveal serious academic challenges: math proficiency was 19.5% (district: 40.0%; state: 43.0%), ELA proficiency was just 9.3% (district: 38.3%; state: 40.6%), and science (21.2%) and social studies (31.3%) also trailed by 20-plus points. The school's state ranking has dropped from the 30th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 8th percentile in 2025–2026. Notably, Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, located just 0.05 miles away with similar attendance and graduation outcomes, ranked in the 55th percentile with 34.7% math and 26.4% ELA proficiency — showing that strong retention and strong academics can go hand in hand.

Per-pupil spending reached $19,907, higher than STEM School Chattanooga ($16,773) or Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper ($16,140), yet the investment has not translated into academic gains — proficiency has fallen as spending rose roughly 28% since 2021–2022. Middle school results are especially troubling, with 7th grade math at 13.0% and ELA at 9.1% proficiency, meaning students arrive at high school already behind. English II (43.4%) and Biology I (32.9%) offer glimpses of stronger performance. For parents, this school provides a supportive environment where students show up and graduate — but the academic foundation, especially in middle school, requires serious attention.

539

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,907

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1815 Union Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 602-7737

District: Hamilton County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.2%

Hispanic:

38.4%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2023 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg44%

Middle school

495^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 23% (2021) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

368^th of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 22 pts since 2023

From bottom 30% (2023) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 21High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	495 of 594	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	452 of 583	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	379 of 587	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	328 of 594	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	351 of 569	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	446 of 576	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	257 of 328	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	197 of 312	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	154 of 318	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	126 of 316	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	126 of 299	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	151 of 277	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	99 of 293	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	59 of 100	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	32 of 73	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	219 of 302	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	190 of 286	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	113 of 285	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	79 of 285	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	91 of 275	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.6	167 of 261	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	95 of 228	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	384 of 478	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	312 of 490	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.4	191 of 510	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	125 of 514	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	252 of 495	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	429 of 550	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	361 of 560	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	310 of 557	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	331 of 540	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	405 of 529	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	244 of 523	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	259 of 332	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	285 of 299	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	205 of 288	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	368 of 400	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	340 of 389	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	309 of 392	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	270 of 384	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	218 of 230	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	167 of 233	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	131 of 240	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	101 of 239	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	156 of 222	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	195 of 229	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	151 of 213	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	139 of 209	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	99 of 202	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	129 of 189	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	256 of 308	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	179 of 324	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	220 of 337	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	95 of 330	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	174 of 322	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	311 of 368	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	272 of 366	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	229 of 359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II43%-15 vs state

Biology I33%-17 vs state

Social Studies31%-20 vs state

Science21%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-24 vs state

Algebra II11%-26 vs state

Geometry10%-32 vs state

English I10%-27 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)							TNReady Algebra II (2026)					TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)				TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)					TNReady Geometry (2026)						TNReady Science (2026)				TNReady Social Studies (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 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 7th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 9th Grade	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 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 9th Grade	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th 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
Chattanooga Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	1815 Union Avenue	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	474	22	21.7	80.7%	17 (3.6%)	254 (53.6%)	179 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	11.2	368^th of 400 public high schools	8.0%		16.8	340^th of 389 public high schools	12.6%	28	17.2	13.0	28.0	19.5	< 5%	9.1	14.6	9.3			< 5%				< 5%		35.0	< 5%		11.3	30.9				32.9					10.3				10.0		42.3			43.4		20.6	< 5%			10.4	20.7	25.0	18.3	21.2	11.5	37.7	46.3	31.3	$19,907	$577	$18,562
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1802 Bailey Avenue	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	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%)	52	181^st of 400 public high schools	54.8%		60	127^th of 389 public high schools	67.4%	54	30.0	44.8	29.2	34.7	18.6	25.9	35.4	26.4		≥ 95%	33.3				54.7			23.3		32.4			41.2		41.2					38.6				38.6		50.0			50.0		85.7	16.7			41.0	28.6	32.8	29.2	30.1	22.9	51.7	40.0	37.3	$20,255	$610	$18,817
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper	Public	6-12	865 E 3rd Street	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6845	733	43	17.0	20.6%	391 (53.3%)	209 (28.5%)	31 (4.2%)	44 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	74.8	64^th of 400 public high schools	84.0%		65.1	94^th of 389 public high schools	75.8%	30	48.0	61.0	61.7	55.9	52.5	46.0	65.7	54.9		74.1	30.0				59.6		79.7	42.4		68.5		66.0			63.9					60.2				60.2		87.4			87.4		61.5	21.2			49.5	55.4	63.0	78.1	65.7	65.3	76.8	81.9	74.8	$16,140	$750	$15,031
The Howard School	Public	9-12	2500 South Market Street	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6850	1,501	99	15.1		20 (1.3%)	499 (33.2%)	935 (62.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	15.6	350^th of 400 public high schools	12.5%		11.1	363^rd of 389 public high schools	6.7%	13											< 5%			8.3	< 5%			7.7	6.3	8.3		23.9		< 5%	21.6		< 5%	< 5%	< 5%	8.2			< 5%	6.7		34.4		< 5%	25.7			24.7			24.0									$19,360	$1,381	$17,452
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High	Public, Charter	9-12	201 E. 37th Street	Chattanooga	37410	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 702-2273	95	6	15.2		2 (2.1%)	58 (61.1%)	33 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	14.3	355^th of 400 public high schools	11.3%		8.8	377^th of 389 public high schools	3.1%	22											< 5%				< 5%			< 5%		< 5%		26.5			25.7		< 5%		< 5%	6.7				6.4		39.4			38.2			14.7			14.7									$20,674	$568	$19,158
Brainerd High School	Public	9-12	1020 N Moore Road	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	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%)	14	357^th of 400 public high schools	10.8%		12.1	359^th of 389 public high schools	7.7%	2											7.1				7.1		50.0	15.4		21.5		24.5			21.8		8.3		11.5	< 5%				< 5%		24.2			22.0			11.5	< 5%		10.2									$18,581	$1,552	$16,507
East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4320 Bennett Road	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 867-6200	928	65	14.1		183 (19.7%)	214 (23.1%)	464 (50.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.3%)	20.2	335^th of 400 public high schools	16.3%		21.8	320^th of 389 public high schools	17.7%	15											11.3				11.6		46.2	14.3		16.3		30.4	35.7		31.6	22.7	21.9		22.1	22.4				22.3		33.3	< 5%	< 5%	27.6		81.0	18.3			24.9									$18,264	$1,026	$16,678
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1301 Dallas Road	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-7365	688	39	17.6	22.0%	434 (63.1%)	93 (13.5%)	60 (8.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.6%)	97.4	5^th of 400 public high schools	98.8%		89.3	22^nd of 389 public high schools	94.3%	17	70.7	83.6	76.6	77.3	81.8	73.6	71.4	75.5		≥ 95%	60.3				70.8		90.2	68.8		85.9			91.9		92.0					77.5				77.5		≥ 95%			≥ 95%		≥ 95%	77.6			86.4	92.9	89.1	82.9	88.2	78.8	87.3	80.0	82.2	$15,767	$626	$14,753
Lookout Valley Middle / High School	Public	6-12	350 Lookout High Street	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7352	332	24	13.8	65.0%	194 (58.4%)	62 (18.7%)	31 (9.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	45.6	211^th of 400 public high schools	47.3%		35.8	243^rd of 389 public high schools	37.5%	32	11.6	25.0	18.4	18.4	14.0	24.4	19.6	19.4			16.0				30.6			< 5%		11.8		40.0			38.1					37.8				36.8		56.1			53.5		90.0	21.9			37.2	20.9	53.3	39.1	38.1	30.2	53.3	26.1	36.6	$21,067	$966	$19,053
STEM School Chattanooga	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola Highway	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 531-6270	273	20	13.7	28.9%	159 (58.2%)	51 (18.7%)	24 (8.8%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	89.4	19^th of 400 public high schools	95.3%		92.2	15^th of 389 public high schools	96.1%	4											27.7				27.7		94.4	51.0		64.3			71.6		71.6					57.3				57.3		87.3			87.3		92.6	78.6			83.1									$16,773	$568	$16,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Chattanooga Preparatory School

What district is Chattanooga Preparatory School in?

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What is the racial makeup of Chattanooga Preparatory School?

Students at Chattanooga Preparatory School are 51% African American, 38% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Chattanooga Preparatory School a good school?

Chattanooga Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Tennessee high schools.

How many students attend Chattanooga Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 539 students attended Chattanooga Preparatory School.

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