Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Summary:

Wolftever Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Ooltewah, Tennessee, serving 602 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Hamilton County school district. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 48.17% White, 16.61% African American, 25.25% Hispanic, 1.33% Asian, and 8.64% two or more races.

Academically, Wolftever Creek Elementary's performance on TNReady tests is generally below the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages across all grades and subjects. However, the school's performance for African American and Hispanic students is relatively stronger compared to the overall student population, ranking in the top 3-4 schools in the district for these subgroups. In contrast, the school's performance for White students and English Language Learners is weaker, ranking in the bottom half of Tennessee elementary schools for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, Westview Elementary and Apison Elementary School consistently outperform Wolftever Creek across academic measures and have higher statewide rankings. Meanwhile, Woodmore Elementary, with a significantly higher percentage of African American students, has generally lower academic performance than Wolftever Creek.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5080 Ooltewah Ringold RD
       Ooltewah, TN  37363


(423) 933-3671

District: Hamilton County

SchoolDigger Rank:
597th of 1,018 Tennessee Elementary Schools


Students who attend Wolftever Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ooltewah Middle School
High:    Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
    Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
    Ooltewah High School
    Sequoyah High School
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Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  602

Racial breakdown:

White:
48.2%
Hispanic:
25.2%
African American:
16.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78% Help


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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wolftever Creek Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wolftever Creek Elementary School 597th of 1018 Tennessee public elementary schools. (See Wolftever Creek Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Wolftever Creek Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 31.25 617th 809 23.7%
2011 26.54 671st 818 18.0%
2012 29.63 654th 820 20.2%
2013 32.60 716th 846 15.4%
2014 30.36 668th 853 21.7%
2015 36.58 631st 855 26.2%
2017 14.74 614th 646 5.0%
2018 37.69 616th 997 38.2%
2019 46.77 479th 985 51.4%
2021 45.67 491st 983 50.1%
2022 47.50 491st 1000 50.9%
2023 46.91 512th 1020 49.8%
2024 41.53 597th 1018 41.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 33.35 128th 178 28.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.44 361st 395 8.6%
2019 19.41 248th 255 2.7%
2021 20.21 347th 369 6.0%
2022 21.39 409th 447 8.5%
2023 35.82 330th 528 37.5%
2024 37.88 336th 582 42.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.43 550th 877 37.3%
2019 50.38 364th 821 55.7%
2021 37.76 498th 823 39.5%
2022 68.01 185th 858 78.4%
2023 62.35 252nd 865 70.9%
2024 48.71 410th 853 51.9%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.15 432nd 926 53.3%
2021 45.03 485th 945 48.7%
2022 48.40 465th 975 52.3%
2023 53.54 409th 989 58.6%
2024 48.57 480th 990 51.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.30 511th 916 44.2%
2021 43.48 482nd 941 48.8%
2022 43.54 512th 980 47.8%
2023 39.06 599th 987 39.3%
2024 35.42 645th 991 34.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.25 211th 450 53.1%
2019 36.01 249th 404 38.4%
2021 44.17 187th 411 54.5%
2022 54.75 167th 483 65.4%
2023 55.48 183rd 500 63.4%
2024 64.25 136th 498 72.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.47 100th 319 68.7%
2019 63.64 57th 250 77.2%
2021 52.50 124th 324 61.7%
2022 48.06 159th 363 56.2%
2023 53.68 154th 387 60.2%
2024 50.91 188th 415 54.7%
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Rank History for White students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.36 627th 841 25.4%
2019 45.86 404th 812 50.2%
2021 52.82 331st 844 60.8%
2022 43.50 449th 844 46.8%
2023 47.39 412th 852 51.6%
2024 30.21 625th 847 26.2%
See the entire list of Best Tennessee Elementary Schools for White Students!

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

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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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by a parent
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Open Quote Wolftever Creek Elementary has been underrated for years and has great administrators, teachers, and PTA. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, March 6, 2020

Open Quote We LOVE Wolftever! We came from a much bigger school in the area and felt like our kids were being wrangled like animals. Wolftever is completely different! My daughter's favorite thing about Wolftever is that she hears every single day that she is loved. We are thrilled about the new Leader in Me program being rolled out this month. Wolftever has already demonstrated a focus on emotional intelligence over hammering academics down children's throats in a way that says their test scores are more important than they are, but with this new program, I see an even greater focus on showing children that their value and purpose goes far beyond a test score. My son went from hating school to loving it because of his amazing teacher. I cannot recommend Wolftever highly enough! It is a hidden gem in Ooltewah and the surrounding area. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Wolftever Creek Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 547 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 553
1991 511 29 9 2 2 n/a n/a 0 553
1992 519 29 9 2 2 n/a n/a 0 561
1993 519 30 8 2 1 n/a n/a 0 560
1994 497 26 6 8 0 n/a n/a 0 537
1995 545 7 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1996 545 7 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1997 496 35 8 8 0 n/a n/a 7 554
1998 493 22 6 3 1 n/a n/a -1 524
1999 462 34 14 11 3 n/a n/a 0 524
2000 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 600 600
2001 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 540 540
2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 458 458
2003 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 458 458
2004 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 456 456
2005 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 433 433
2006 298 116 3 22 1 n/a n/a 0 440
2007 267 133 3 18 2 n/a n/a 0 423
2008 265 127 8 33 2 n/a n/a 0 435
2009 255 136 10 41 3 n/a n/a 0 445
2010 274 123 11 34 2 n/a n/a 0 444
2011 269 134 12 55 2 2 7 0 481
2012 273 120 9 63 1 3 5 0 474
2013 272 118 16 76 1 4 3 0 490
2014 259 119 17 86 0 2 2 0 485
2015 239 114 13 98 1 3 8 0 476
2016 305 121 16 120 2 4 8 0 576
2017 305 114 10 134 0 0 15 0 578
2018 310 120 9 134 0 0 17 0 590
2019 328 120 6 150 0 0 32 0 636
2020 311 122 4 160 0 0 50 0 647
2021 275 117 4 139 0 0 46 0 581
2022 272 105 8 163 0 0 59 0 607
2023 290 100 8 152 0 0 52 0 602

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wolftever Creek Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 553 23.0 24.0 0
1991 553 23.0 24.0 n/a
1992 561 23.0 24.3 n/a
1993 560 23.0 24.3 n/a
1994 537 26.0 20.7 n/a
1995 561 28.0 20.0 n/a
1996 561 28.0 20.0 n/a
1997 554 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 524 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 524 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 600 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 540 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 458 n/a n/a n/a
2003 458 n/a n/a n/a
2004 456 n/a n/a n/a
2005 433 n/a n/a n/a
2006 440 26.0 16.9 n/a
2007 423 26.0 16.3 66.2
2008 435 30.0 14.5 66.7
2009 445 30.0 14.8 69
2010 444 30.0 14.8 75.9
2011 481 33.8 14.2 68
2012 474 36.0 13.1 81
2013 490 35.0 14.0 71.6
2014 485 33.1 14.6 74.4
2015 476 32.0 14.8 68.5
2016 576 38.0 15.1 78
2017 578 39.0 14.8 n/a
2018 590 32.3 18.2 n/a
2019 636 33.0 19.2 n/a
2020 647 41.0 15.7 n/a
2021 581 42.7 13.5 n/a
2022 607 38.5 15.7 n/a
2023 602 39.8 15.1 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 Wolftever Creek Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 553 23.0 24.0 0
1991 553 23.0 24.0 n/a
1992 561 23.0 24.3 n/a
1993 560 23.0 24.3 n/a
1994 537 26.0 20.7 n/a
1995 561 28.0 20.0 n/a
1996 561 28.0 20.0 n/a
1997 554 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 524 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 524 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 600 n/a 0.0 n/a
2001 540 n/a 0.0 n/a
2002 458 n/a n/a n/a
2003 458 n/a n/a n/a
2004 456 n/a n/a n/a
2005 433 n/a n/a n/a
2006 440 26.0 16.9 n/a
2007 423 26.0 16.3 66.2
2008 435 30.0 14.5 66.7
2009 445 30.0 14.8 69
2010 444 30.0 14.8 75.9
2011 481 33.8 14.2 68
2012 474 36.0 13.1 81
2013 490 35.0 14.0 71.6
2014 485 33.1 14.6 74.4
2015 476 32.0 14.8 68.5
2016 576 38.0 15.1 78
2017 578 39.0 14.8 n/a
2018 590 32.3 18.2 n/a
2019 636 33.0 19.2 n/a
2020 647 41.0 15.7 n/a
2021 581 42.7 13.5 n/a
2022 607 38.5 15.7 n/a
2023 602 39.8 15.1 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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wolftever Creek Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $630 (6.5%) $8,345 (86.0%) $9,701
2020 $607 (5.7%) $9,242 (86.4%) $10,695
2021 $959 (8.3%) $9,869 (85.8%) $11,503
2022 $1,573 (13.2%) $9,634 (80.6%) $11,947
2023 $1,087 (8.7%) $10,554 (84.7%) $12,466

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Wolftever Creek Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 479th of 985 Elementary schoolsRanks 512th of 1020 Elementary schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Wolftever Creek Elementary School)33.318.9
 14.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hamilton County)47.541
 6.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)43.840.5
 3.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wolftever Creek Elementary School)26.428.9
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton County)36.140.6
 4.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)36.940.5
 3.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Wolftever Creek Elementary School)40.449.4
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton County)4946.6
 2.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)4643.6
 2.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Wolftever Creek Elementary School)32.646.9
 14.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton County)38.243.9
 5.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)34.343.5
 9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Wolftever Creek Elementary School)57.944.6
 13.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hamilton County)47.649.6
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tennessee)46.241.3
 4.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Wolftever Creek Elementary School)31.134.4
 3.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hamilton County)34.240.3
 6.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennessee)35.237
 1.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Wolftever Creek Elementary School)44.237.3
 6.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Hamilton County)43.239.9
 3.3%
   All Grades Mathematics (Tennessee)40.838.1
 2.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Wolftever Creek Elementary School)30.136.4
 6.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Hamilton County)33.437.3
 3.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Tennessee)33.736.6
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students636602
 5.3%
African American120100
 16.7%
American Indian00
Asian68
 33.3%
Hispanic150152
 1.3%
Pacific Islander00
White328290
 11.6%
Two or More Races3252
 62.5%


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Students at Wolftever Creek Elementary School are 48% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Wolftever Creek Elementary School ranks 597th of 1018 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 602 students attended Wolftever Creek Elementary School.


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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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