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Barger Academy of Fine Arts

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4808 Brainerd RD, Chattanooga, TN 37411 · (423) 493-0348 · Part of Hamilton County School District

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

Directions
Students
349
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Barger Academy of Fine Arts

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Chattanooga kids: 12 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Barger Academy of Fine ArtsYou are here
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4808 Brainerd RD, Chattanooga

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten50
Grade 164
Grade 256
Grade 354
Grade 465
Grade 557
Enrollment over time
376’20
363’21
314’22
362’23
349’24

Down 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 66%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 9%White 8%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barger Academy of Fine Arts 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.