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Nolan Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4435 Shackleford Ridge RD, Signal Mountain, TN 37377 · (423) 886-0898 · Part of Hamilton County School District

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

Directions
Students
729
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Nolan Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 48 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 42 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Signal Mountain kids: Signal Mountain Middle/High School

On the path

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

PK–5Nolan Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–12Signal Mountain Middle/High School1,396 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts71%
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

Directions ↗

4435 Shackleford Ridge RD, Signal Mountain

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten109
Grade 191
Grade 2113
Grade 3124
Grade 4132
Grade 5137
Enrollment over time
668’20
720’21
732’22
727’23
729’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nolan Elementary School from Signal Mountain 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
Middle Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hixson
A
705 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; Signal Mountain’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.