Hamilton County School District

3074 Hickory Valley Rd
Chattanooga, TN 37421-1255
(District boundaries shown in map)
7/
10
Top 50%

Top Rankings

Hamilton County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Tennessee for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 67 public elementary schools serving 35,672 students in Hamilton County School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in Tennessee.
Public Elementary Schools in Hamilton County School District have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the Tennessee public elementary school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Tennessee public elementary school average of 44% (majority Black).

Overview

This School District
This State (TN)
# Schools
82 Schools
1,488 Schools
# Students
45,981 Students
714,340 Students
# Teachers
n/a
5 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
n/a
n/a

Student By Grade

District Rank

Hamilton County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 147 school districts in Tennessee (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (TN)
#58 out of 147 school districts
(Top 50%)
36%
34%
37%
37%
41%
40%
86%
90%

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