Chattanooga Preparatory School
Chattanooga · TN · Hamilton County · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy → Notre Dame High School → Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper → The Howard School → Girls Preparatory School → Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High → Chattanooga Christian School → Calvary Christian School →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Chattanooga Preparatory School compares for families
What families should know about Chattanooga Preparatory School.
- ▸ LocallyTN sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +22.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 539 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,078 per student in district revenue, the 925 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $11,172,150/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy Chattanooga |
Public · charter | 0.0 | 154 | -13.0% |
| Notre Dame High School Chattanooga |
Private | 1.1 | 371 | -9.5% |
| Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper Chattanooga |
Public | 1.6 | 439 | +0.2% |
| The Howard School Chattanooga |
Public | 1.9 | 1,329 | +0.1% |
| Girls Preparatory School Chattanooga |
Private | 2.4 | 516 | -15.1% |
| Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High Chattanooga |
Public · charter | 2.5 | 113 | — |
| Chattanooga Christian School Chattanooga |
Private | 2.9 | 1,241 | +6.1% |
| Calvary Christian School Chattanooga |
Private | 2.9 | 40 | — |