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Chattanooga Preparatory School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Chattanooga Preparatory School is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is part of the Hamilton County school district. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, it faces significant challenges in improving its academic performance and student outcomes.

Chattanooga Preparatory School consistently underperforms the Hamilton County and Tennessee averages across most subject areas and grade levels on the TNReady assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.7% of Chattanooga Preparatory students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39.7% in Hamilton County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles in English Language Arts, with only 16.8% of students proficient or better compared to 37.1% in Hamilton County and 38.9% statewide. Additionally, Chattanooga Preparatory School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 21.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other high schools in the Hamilton County district, Chattanooga Preparatory School generally underperforms. For example, Lookout Valley Middle/High School, STEM School Chattanooga, and Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts all outperform Chattanooga Preparatory School on academic measures and have higher statewide rankings. This highlights the potential benefits of school choice and specialized educational programs.

539

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,907

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1815 Union AVE
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 602-7737

District: Hamilton County

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 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

Middle school

452^nd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

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High school

340^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 17 pts since 2023

From bottom 30% (2023) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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

African American (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II40%-14 vs state

Social Studies38%-11 vs state

Biology I29%-17 vs state

Science27%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 vs state

Geometry21%-16 vs state

English I18%-21 vs state

Algebra II17%-17 vs state

English Language Arts17%-22 vs state

Algebra I8%-21 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 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 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 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 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
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 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
The Howard School	Public	9-12	2500 South Market ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	11.1	363^rd of 389 public high schools	6.7%		9.9	368^th of 392 public high schools	6.1%	5										9.8	9.7					14.1	14.3	7.1	13.7				12.3	9.6	22.8	18.1		11.4	11.4									$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	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 498-7020	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%)	8.8	377^th of 389 public high schools	3.1%		8.7	376^th of 392 public high schools	4.1%	1													6.3	6.3		12.5			12.5				9.5	9.5	28.1	25.7												$20,674	$568	$19,158
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
East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4320 Bennett RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	21.8	320^th of 389 public high schools	17.7%		19.2	327^th of 392 public high schools	16.6%	7										6.1	5.9		19.2	20.4		24.8	16.4		22.3	37.0	17.9	21.0	15.5	14.9	36.7	27.9		18.9	21.3									$18,264	$1,026	$16,678
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
Lookout Valley Middle / High School	Public	6-12	350 Lookout High ST	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7352	332	24	13.8		194 (58.4%)	62 (18.7%)	31 (9.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	35.8	243^rd of 389 public high schools	37.5%		40.6	218^th of 392 public high schools	44.4%	25	24.5	25.0	20.8	24.0	22.0	20.8	25.0	22.4	50.0	6.3	16.7		9.4	11.4		55.2			48.6				25.6	25.0	53.1	47.2		21.7	34.3	24.0	22.9	41.7	28.4	38.8	39.6	58.3	44.4	$21,067	$966	$19,053
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chattanooga Preparatory School

What district is Chattanooga Preparatory School in?

Hamilton County

How many students attend Chattanooga Preparatory School?

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

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 12.6% of Tennessee high schools.

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