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Tommie F. Brown Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

718 East 8th ST, Chattanooga, TN 37403 · (423) 498-6870 · Part of Hamilton County School District

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

Directions
Students
299
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tommie F. Brown Academy

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 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–5Tommie F. Brown AcademyYou are here
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

718 East 8th ST, Chattanooga

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten61
Grade 135
Grade 241
Grade 346
Grade 437
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
311’20
349’21
342’22
323’23
299’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 77%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%White 5%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tommie F. Brown Academy 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.