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The Howard School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2500 South Market ST, Chattanooga, TN 37408 · (423) 498-6850 · Part of Hamilton County School District

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

Directions
Students
1,329
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about The Howard School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.7% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12The Howard SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2500 South Market ST, Chattanooga

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9240
Grade 10369
Grade 11344
Grade 12376
Enrollment over time
1,212’20
1,328’21
1,485’22
1,501’23
1,329’24

Up 9.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 64%Black 32%Two or more races 3%White 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Howard School from Chattanooga families.

Other schools in Hamilton County School District

The district →
East Brainerd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
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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.