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Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
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Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper

PublicHighGrades 6–12

865 E 3rd ST, Chattanooga, TN 37403 · (423) 498-6845 · Part of Hamilton County School District

Chattanooga’s School Grade B better than 59% of Tennessee school districts

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Photo: Andrew Jameson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
741
Setting
City
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chattanooga kids: 12 high schools

On the path

Where Chattanooga kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences UpperYou are here
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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865 E 3rd ST, Chattanooga

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6101
Grade 7101
Grade 8100
Grade 9121
Grade 10112
Grade 11108
Grade 1298
Enrollment over time
676’20
659’21
682’22
733’23
741’24

Up 9.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 31%Two or more races 8%Asian 5%Hispanic 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper from Chattanooga families.

Other schools in Hamilton County School District

The district →
East Brainerd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
1,177 students
East Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C+
959 students
Normal Park Museum Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chattanooga
A
877 students
Ooltewah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
A
858 students
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
775 students
Nolan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Signal Mountain
A+
729 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Chattanooga’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.