Ooltewah High School

Summary:

Ooltewah High School is a public high school serving 1,266 students in grades 9-12 in Ooltewah, Tennessee, which is part of the Hamilton County School District. The school has shown steady improvement in its academic performance, moving from the 210th to the 92nd best high school in Tennessee, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ooltewah High School's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the Hamilton County and Tennessee averages, particularly in 9th and 10th grades. However, the school struggles with Algebra I and Algebra II, with proficiency rates significantly below the county and state averages. The school's diverse student population, with 55.45% White, 15.96% African American, 18.48% Hispanic, and 2.53% Asian students, is not reflected in the performance of certain subgroups, such as Asian and Special Education students, who rank lower compared to their peers statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Soddy Daisy High School consistently outperforms Ooltewah High School, while Brainerd High School struggles significantly. The Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State and STEM School Chattanooga, both located within a 10-mile radius, are among the top-performing high schools in the state, highlighting the diversity of educational opportunities in the region.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 6123 Mountain View RD
       Ooltewah, TN  37363


(423) 498-6920

District: Hamilton County

SchoolDigger Rank:
150th of 392 Tennessee High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,997 Help


Feeder schools for Ooltewah High School:

Elementary:    East Brainerd Elementary School
    Wolftever Creek Elementary School
Middle:    Ooltewah Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  1,275

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.1%
Hispanic:
19.8%
African American:
16.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ooltewah High School ranks better than 61.7% of high schools in Tennessee. It also ranks 9th among 22 ranked high schools in the Hamilton County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.01. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Ooltewah High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Ooltewah High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.1%), Hispanic (19.8%), African American (16.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ooltewah High School is 16.8. 15 high schools in the Hamilton County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Ooltewah High School employs 75.8 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ooltewah High School is $11,997. 14 high schools in the Hamilton County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ooltewah High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ooltewah High School 150th of 392 Tennessee public high schools. (See Ooltewah High School in the ranking list.)

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Hamilton County:

SchoolDigger ranks Hamilton County 82nd of 140 Tennessee school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ooltewah High School

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Rank History for all students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 83.82 32nd 267 88.0%
2011 79.16 35th 273 87.2%
2012 53.78 153rd 269 43.1%
2013 59.80 116th 285 59.3%
2014 48.65 166th 296 43.9%
2015 44.89 212th 300 29.3%
2016 49.74 166th 351 52.7%
2017 24.28 228th 273 16.5%
2018 43.76 171st 341 49.9%
2019 38.04 210th 342 38.6%
2021 48.19 151st 347 56.5%
2022 46.59 167th 358 53.4%
2023 53.31 144th 384 62.5%
2024 53.01 150th 392 61.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.54 66th 159 58.5%
2019 14.60 124th 127 2.4%
2021 49.88 37th 125 70.4%
2022 50.21 50th 151 66.9%
2023 46.52 65th 154 57.8%
2024 20.23 169th 183 7.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.96 223rd 308 27.6%
2019 30.81 217th 302 28.1%
2021 58.33 73rd 317 77.0%
2022 53.27 110th 322 65.8%
2023 49.69 136th 330 58.8%
2024 45.86 159th 337 52.8%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.43 12th 14 14.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 35.60 222nd 337 34.1%
2021 45.32 162nd 340 52.4%
2022 42.97 191st 350 45.4%
2023 57.54 117th 366 68.0%
2024 53.72 144th 365 60.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.01 8th 17 52.9%
2021 25.97 17th 20 15.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.80 191st 329 41.9%
2021 51.33 120th 332 63.9%
2022 48.30 145th 349 58.5%
2023 52.40 141st 359 60.7%
2024 50.05 157th 366 57.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.77 37th 47 21.3%
2019 17.05 41st 45 8.9%
2023 15.44 41st 45 8.9%
2024 35.98 36th 47 23.4%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.60 120th 199 39.7%
2019 31.70 125th 187 33.2%
2021 37.78 118th 208 43.3%
2022 58.82 55th 222 75.2%
2023 58.05 68th 239 71.5%
2024 45.38 110th 240 54.2%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.94 84th 159 47.2%
2019 38.39 88th 153 42.5%
2021 44.49 83rd 180 53.9%
2022 47.53 80th 189 57.7%
2023 48.44 86th 202 57.4%
2024 44.83 99th 209 52.6%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Ooltewah High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.59 138th 307 55.0%
2019 39.96 168th 301 44.2%
2021 54.09 96th 306 68.6%
2022 47.13 143rd 312 54.2%
2023 55.54 110th 325 66.2%
2024 56.89 108th 326 66.9%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Tennessee Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ooltewah High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1201 63 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1264
1989 1139 74 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 1213
1990 1196 71 8 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1282
1991 1251 83 8 0 0 n/a n/a 8 1350
1992 1256 83 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1347
1993 1372 61 11 13 0 n/a n/a 0 1457
1994 1210 78 18 24 2 n/a n/a 0 1332
1995 1411 73 24 16 1 n/a n/a 0 1525
1996 1411 73 24 16 1 n/a n/a 0 1525
1997 1439 81 24 15 5 n/a n/a -15 1549
1998 1408 62 17 9 2 n/a n/a 0 1498
1999 1316 107 27 25 4 n/a n/a 0 1479
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1602 1602
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1513 1513
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1604 1604
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1604 1604
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1680 1680
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1713 1713
2006 1359 297 69 73 4 n/a n/a 0 1802
2007 1405 335 63 84 6 n/a n/a 0 1893
2008 1369 334 66 104 5 n/a n/a 0 1878
2009 1351 343 72 129 6 n/a n/a 0 1901
2010 1019 269 51 104 4 n/a n/a 0 1447
2011 889 241 43 99 5 2 1 0 1280
2012 897 305 49 115 4 3 4 0 1377
2013 908 322 45 115 4 5 5 0 1404
2014 916 289 51 112 5 4 6 0 1383
2015 970 299 59 113 4 3 11 0 1459
2016 1001 365 55 133 1 4 14 0 1573
2017 968 355 61 157 3 2 15 0 1561
2018 974 331 67 163 2 1 18 0 1556
2019 905 316 59 222 1 1 46 0 1550
2020 850 295 61 231 0 0 91 0 1528
2021 739 223 38 211 0 1 94 0 1306
2022 710 194 32 210 1 1 86 0 1234
2023 702 202 32 234 0 0 96 0 1266
2024 652 216 34 253 0 0 120 0 1275

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ooltewah High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1264 60.0 21.0 n/a
1989 1213 60.0 20.2 n/a
1990 1282 60.0 21.3 n/a
1991 1350 60.0 22.5 n/a
1992 1347 60.0 22.4 n/a
1993 1457 60.0 24.3 n/a
1994 1332 67.0 19.9 n/a
1995 1525 70.0 21.8 n/a
1996 1525 70.0 21.8 n/a
1997 1549 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1498 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1479 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 1602 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 1513 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 1604 n/a n/a n/a
2003 1604 n/a n/a n/a
2004 1680 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1713 n/a n/a n/a
2006 1802 77.0 23.4 n/a
2007 1893 96.6 19.6 21.3
2008 1878 92.5 20.3 24
2009 1901 97.5 19.5 25
2010 1447 87.4 16.5 37.4
2011 1280 86.9 14.7 34.7
2012 1377 82.0 16.7 41
2013 1404 81.0 17.3 36.3
2014 1383 78.2 17.6 35.6
2015 1459 84.0 17.3 39.5
2016 1573 85.0 18.5 34.4
2017 1561 83.9 18.6 n/a
2018 1556 80.6 19.3 n/a
2019 1550 80.8 19.1 n/a
2020 1528 86.0 17.7 36.1
2021 1306 89.0 14.6 n/a
2022 1234 86.5 14.2 n/a
2023 1266 78.5 16.1 n/a
2024 1275 75.8 16.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ooltewah High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1264 60.0 21.0 n/a
1989 1213 60.0 20.2 n/a
1990 1282 60.0 21.3 n/a
1991 1350 60.0 22.5 n/a
1992 1347 60.0 22.4 n/a
1993 1457 60.0 24.3 n/a
1994 1332 67.0 19.9 n/a
1995 1525 70.0 21.8 n/a
1996 1525 70.0 21.8 n/a
1997 1549 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1498 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1479 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 1602 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 1513 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 1604 n/a n/a n/a
2003 1604 n/a n/a n/a
2004 1680 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1713 n/a n/a n/a
2006 1802 77.0 23.4 n/a
2007 1893 96.6 19.6 21.3
2008 1878 92.5 20.3 24
2009 1901 97.5 19.5 25
2010 1447 87.4 16.5 37.4
2011 1280 86.9 14.7 34.7
2012 1377 82.0 16.7 41
2013 1404 81.0 17.3 36.3
2014 1383 78.2 17.6 35.6
2015 1459 84.0 17.3 39.5
2016 1573 85.0 18.5 34.4
2017 1561 83.9 18.6 n/a
2018 1556 80.6 19.3 n/a
2019 1550 80.8 19.1 n/a
2020 1528 86.0 17.7 36.1
2021 1306 89.0 14.6 n/a
2022 1234 86.5 14.2 n/a
2023 1266 78.5 16.1 n/a
2024 1275 75.8 16.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ooltewah High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $464 (5.2%) $8,167 (90.9%) $8,986
2020 $451 (4.6%) $8,974 (92.3%) $9,726
2021 $795 (7.4%) $9,748 (90.5%) $10,776
2022 $1,452 (12.2%) $10,038 (84.6%) $11,868
2023 $962 (8.0%) $10,688 (89.1%) $11,997

Data source: Tennessee Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ooltewah High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 210th of 342 High schoolsRanks 144th of 384 High schools
 23.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
9th Grade Algebra I (Ooltewah High School)11.212
 0.8%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Hamilton County)15.413.6
 1.8%
   9th Grade Algebra I (Tennessee)21.817.8
 4%
9th Grade English I (Ooltewah High School)32.645.2
 12.6%
   9th Grade English I (Hamilton County)33.438
 4.6%
   9th Grade English I (Tennessee)33.336
 2.7%
9th Grade Geometry (Ooltewah High School)63.276.4
 13.2%
   9th Grade Geometry (Hamilton County)66.260.1
 6.1%
   9th Grade Geometry (Tennessee)7972.8
 6.2%
10th Grade Algebra II (Ooltewah High School)53.256.9
 3.7%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Hamilton County)51.858.4
 6.6%
   10th Grade Algebra II (Tennessee)46.747.7
 1%
10th Grade English I (Ooltewah High School)2011.8
 8.2%
   10th Grade English I (Hamilton County)4.518.9
 14.4%
   10th Grade English I (Tennessee)7.113.4
 6.3%
10th Grade English II (Ooltewah High School)38.864.3
 25.5%
   10th Grade English II (Hamilton County)4159.6
 18.6%
   10th Grade English II (Tennessee)4450.7
 6.7%
10th Grade Geometry (Ooltewah High School)11.717.7
 6%
   10th Grade Geometry (Hamilton County)20.322.6
 2.3%
   10th Grade Geometry (Tennessee)28.223.8
 4.4%
11th Grade Algebra II (Ooltewah High School)8.95.6
 3.3%
   11th Grade Algebra II (Hamilton County)13.416.9
 3.5%
   11th Grade Algebra II (Tennessee)17.716.8
 0.9%
All Grades Algebra I (Ooltewah High School)10.512.9
 2.4%
   All Grades Algebra I (Hamilton County)26.924.1
 2.8%
   All Grades Algebra I (Tennessee)27.423.2
 4.2%
All Grades Algebra II (Ooltewah High School)21.217.2
 4%
   All Grades Algebra II (Hamilton County)25.827.5
 1.7%
   All Grades Algebra II (Tennessee)27.425.6
 1.8%
All Grades English I (Ooltewah High School)32.244.4
 12.2%
   All Grades English I (Hamilton County)31.937
 5.1%
   All Grades English I (Tennessee)32.735.4
 2.7%
All Grades English II (Ooltewah High School)3662.2
 26.2%
   All Grades English II (Hamilton County)38.356.5
 18.2%
   All Grades English II (Tennessee)42.749.4
 6.7%
All Grades Geometry (Ooltewah High School)22.626.7
 4.1%
   All Grades Geometry (Hamilton County)32.731.2
 1.5%
   All Grades Geometry (Tennessee)33.928.6
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15501266
 18.3%
African American316202
 36.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian5932
 45.8%
Hispanic222234
 5.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White905702
 22.4%
Two or More Races4696
 108.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ooltewah High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,275 students attended Ooltewah High School.

Ooltewah High School ranks 150th of 392 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Ooltewah High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Brainerd Elementary School
Elementary : Wolftever Creek Elementary School
Middle : Ooltewah Middle School

Students at Ooltewah High School are 51% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Tennessee Department of Education.

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