SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the TN proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 66%Projected 59%

Chattanooga School For Arts And Sciences Upper Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the TN proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the TN average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 56%TN 38%

English proficiency

School 66%TN 39%

Science proficiency

School 75%TN 43%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

98%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

3%

Students in at least one AP course. 2 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

5%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes5%
AP courses offered2
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
2%

AP computer science

3%
1%

AP math

0%
1%

Gold marks the TN average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

D

59.80 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

D+

8.34 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

D+

33.38 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$66,917

TN average $85,989

Median home value

$263,764

TN average $295,153

Median rent

$1,154 /mo

TN average $1,429

Unemployment rate

5.6%

TN average 5.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 87.3%TN 88.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

17:1

TN average 16:1

Teachers

43

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$57,260

All teachers in Hamilton County.

Student to counselor ratio TN average 378:1341:1
Support staff6
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%TN 98%

Experienced teachers

School 74%TN 82%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days29
Out-of-school suspension days39
Total days missed to suspension48
Expulsions with services8
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based2
Sexual orientation2
Race-based1
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6891 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.08

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

56%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

8%

Black

29%

Latino

3%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged8%
Students with disabilities6%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Chattanooga School For Arts And Sciences Upper

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

The Howard School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 16%
  • Distance: 1.8 mi
Chatt High Center For Creative Arts

  • Actual: 76%
  • Projected: 62%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi
Lookout Valley Middle / High School

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 4.2 mi
Stem School Chattanooga

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 4.6 mi
Red Bank High School

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 45%
  • Distance: 5.0 mi
Ridgeland High School

  • Actual: 32%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 7.1 mi
Lakeview-fort Oglethorpe High School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 7.9 mi
Hamilton County Virtual School

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 8.1 mi
Hixson High School

  • Actual: 39%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 8.3 mi
Signal Mountain Middle/high School

  • Actual: 74%
  • Projected: 66%
  • Distance: 8.7 mi