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Schools in Harrison · Hamilton County School District

Harrison’s public schools outscore 59% of Tennessee districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Harrison, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.

#79of 176 Tennessee townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▲ 0 pts vs TN 37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 1 pts vs TN 31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 1 pts vs TN 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 26% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
42,774 students on the public path
In brief

Harrison’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 132 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harrison’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,443 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

40 elementary schools, then 21 middle and 19 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Harrison’s grade

B Test scoresB− Graduation

B: better than 59% of Tennessee school districts, #79 of 176 Tennessee towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Tennessee average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (132)Better than 45%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 27,342 test results and a graduating class of 3,131 could put Harrison anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Harrison’s students in the tested grades sat them (28,501 in math, 26,182 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harrison, with each school’s own grade.

40 schools teach K in Harrison’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
East Brainerd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
1,177 studentsRate it →
Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts
Grades K–12 · Chattanooga
A+
979 studentsRate it →
East Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C+
959 studentsRate it →
Normal Park Museum Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chattanooga
A
877 studentsRate it →
Ooltewah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
A
858 studentsRate it →
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
775 studentsRate it →
Nolan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Signal Mountain
A+
729 studentsRate it →
Middle Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
A
705 studentsRate it →
Clifton Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
703 studentsRate it →
Spring Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
B
698 studentsRate it →
Wolftever Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
B
632 studentsRate it →
Westview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A+
631 studentsRate it →
East Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
D
626 studentsRate it →
Apison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apison
A+
617 studentsRate it →
Red Bank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
B
616 studentsRate it →
Thrasher Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Signal Mtn
A+
603 studentsRate it →
Wallace A. Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
A+
589 studentsRate it →
Snow Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
A
582 studentsRate it →
East Side Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C+
553 studentsRate it →
Bess T Shepherd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
546 studentsRate it →
Orchard Knob Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
D
511 studentsRate it →
Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
494 studentsRate it →
Soddy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Soddy Daisy
A
470 studentsRate it →
Big Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
A
466 studentsRate it →
Hardy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
D−
444 studentsRate it →
Hixson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
C+
419 studentsRate it →
McConnell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
A
417 studentsRate it →
Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Soddy Daisy
A
416 studentsRate it →
North Hamilton County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sale Creek
A
395 studentsRate it →
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chattanooga
A+
388 studentsRate it →
Daisy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Soddy Daisy
A−
382 studentsRate it →
Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
D
380 studentsRate it →
Rivermont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
B+
352 studentsRate it →
Barger Academy of Fine Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
349 studentsRate it →
Woodmore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
346 studentsRate it →
Alpine Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chattanooga
A
302 studentsRate it →
Tommie F. Brown Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C−
299 studentsRate it →
DuPont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
B−
268 studentsRate it →
Lookout Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
256 studentsRate it →
Lookout Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lookout Mtn
A+
215 studentsRate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–540 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–821 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–1219 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Harrison’s public schools are run by Hamilton County School District, which also serves Chattanooga, Collegedale, East Ridge and Lakesite and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hamilton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 82 schools · 45,981 students, up 5% since 2020–21
$16,443TN $13,059 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 36.8% · 26182 students tested
Math32%
State average 31.1% · 28501 students tested

Harrison vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Harrison’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HarrisonBHamilton County
ChattanoogaBHamilton County

Every school in Harrison

72 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Harrisonin other towns
East Brainerd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
1,177 studentsRate it →
East Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C+
959 studentsRate it →
Normal Park Museum Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chattanooga
A
877 studentsRate it →
Ooltewah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
A
858 studentsRate it →
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
775 studentsRate it →
Nolan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Signal Mountain
A+
729 studentsRate it →
Middle Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
A
705 studentsRate it →
Clifton Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
703 studentsRate it →
Spring Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
B
698 studentsRate it →
Wolftever Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
B
632 studentsRate it →
Westview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A+
631 studentsRate it →
East Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
D
626 studentsRate it →
Apison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apison
A+
617 studentsRate it →
Red Bank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
B
616 studentsRate it →
Thrasher Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Signal Mtn
A+
603 studentsRate it →
Wallace A. Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
A+
589 studentsRate it →
Snow Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
A
582 studentsRate it →
East Side Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C+
553 studentsRate it →
Bess T Shepherd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
546 studentsRate it →
Orchard Knob Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
D
511 studentsRate it →
Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
494 studentsRate it →
Soddy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Soddy Daisy
A
470 studentsRate it →
Big Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
A
466 studentsRate it →
Hardy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
D−
444 studentsRate it →
Hixson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
C+
419 studentsRate it →
McConnell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
A
417 studentsRate it →
Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Soddy Daisy
A
416 studentsRate it →
North Hamilton County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sale Creek
A
395 studentsRate it →
Daisy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Soddy Daisy
A−
382 studentsRate it →
Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
D
380 studentsRate it →
Rivermont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
B+
352 studentsRate it →
Barger Academy of Fine Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
349 studentsRate it →
Woodmore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
346 studentsRate it →
Tommie F. Brown Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C−
299 studentsRate it →
DuPont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
B−
268 studentsRate it →
Lookout Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
256 studentsRate it →
Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts
Grades K–12 · Chattanooga
A+
979 studentsRate it →
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chattanooga
A+
388 studentsRate it →
Alpine Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chattanooga
A
302 studentsRate it →
Lookout Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lookout Mtn
A+
215 studentsRate it →
Signal Mountain Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Signal Mountain
A
1,396 studentsRate it →
East Hamilton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Apison
A
913 studentsRate it →
Hunter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ooltewah
A−
745 studentsRate it →
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
High · Grades 6–12 · Chattanooga
A
741 studentsRate it →
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts
High · Grades 6–12 · Chattanooga
A
717 studentsRate it →
East Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chattanooga
C−
591 studentsRate it →
Hixson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hixson
C+
591 studentsRate it →
Sale Creek Middle / High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Sale Creek
B+
577 studentsRate it →
Loftis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hixson
A
550 studentsRate it →
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chattanooga
D−
549 studentsRate it →
Ooltewah Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ooltewah
C+
547 studentsRate it →
Red Bank Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chattanooga
C−
533 studentsRate it →
Soddy Daisy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Soddy Daisy
B
450 studentsRate it →
Tyner Middle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chattanooga
C−
401 studentsRate it →
Lookout Valley Middle / High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Chattanooga
C−
309 studentsRate it →
Brown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
296 studentsRate it →
Dalewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chattanooga
D
290 studentsRate it →
Orchard Knob Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chattanooga
D
264 studentsRate it →
Howard Connect Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chattanooga
C−
94 studentsRate it →
The Howard School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chattanooga
D
1,329 studentsRate it →
East Hamilton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ooltewah
B+
1,293 studentsRate it →
Ooltewah High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ooltewah
B−
1,233 studentsRate it →
Soddy Daisy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Soddy Daisy
B+
1,122 studentsRate it →
Hixson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hixson
B−
920 studentsRate it →
East Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chattanooga
C−
867 studentsRate it →
Red Bank High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chattanooga
C+
772 studentsRate it →
Brainerd High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chattanooga
D
739 studentsRate it →
Tyner Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Chattanooga
D
632 studentsRate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
617 studentsRate it →
STEM School Chattanooga
High · Grades 9–12 · Chattanooga
A
296 studentsRate it →
Sequoyah High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Soddy Daisy
C−
235 studentsRate it →
Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
High · Grades 9–12 · Chattanooga
A+
141 studentsRate it →

Questions about Harrison’s schools

Are Harrison’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Tennessee: the public schools Harrison children attend outscore 59% of Tennessee’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #79 of 176 Tennessee towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Harrison in?

Hamilton County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 45,981 students in 82 schools (2024–25).

Where do Harrison kids go to high school?

One of 19 high schools, depending on your address: Signal Mountain Middle/High School, The Howard School, East Hamilton High School, Ooltewah High School, Soddy Daisy High School, Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts, Hixson High School, East Ridge High School, Red Bank High School, Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper, Brainerd High School, Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts, Tyner Academy, Central High School, Sale Creek Middle / High School, Lookout Valley Middle / High School, STEM School Chattanooga, Sequoyah High School and Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State.

What is Harrison’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Hamilton County School District graduated in four years, against 87% across Tennessee.

How much does Harrison spend per student?

$16,443 in Hamilton County School District (FY2024), against $13,059 across Tennessee. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Tennessee. Stars are from neighbors.