Montessori Elementary at Highland Park

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

Montessori Elementary at Highland Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee enrolled 372 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

Enrollment rose 16% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 3%

268 students in 2022-23, 310 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 17.5.

Students enrolled at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 31001002003004002022-232682023-24310
Students enrolled at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 31001002003004002022-232682023-24310
Students enrolled at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 31001002003004002022-232682023-24310
Students enrolled at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park by school year2022-23: 268, 2023-24: 31001002003004002022-232682023-24310
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2326817.015.8
2023-2431017.517.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Montessori Elementary at Highland Park enrolled 336 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent8.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

64.0% of students were Black, 18.5% Hispanic, 14.0% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black64.0%
  2. Hispanic18.5%
  3. White14.0%
  4. Two or more races2.7%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%36%35%
Math, 2022-2310% or less37% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Chattanooga

25 public elementary schools in Chattanooga report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
East Brainerd Elementary1,17716.8not reported
East Ridge Elementary95914.4not reported
Normal Park Museum Magnet School87715.3not reported
Harrison Elementary77518.8not reported
Clifton Hills Elementary70312.3not reported
Spring Creek Elementary69816.2not reported
Westview Elementary63117.5not reported
East Lake Elementary62612.4not reported

All public schools in Chattanooga →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Montessori Elementary at Highland Park

  1. Orchard Knob ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 511 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. East Side ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 553 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Montessori Elementary at Highland Park with Orchard Knob ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hamilton County Schools spends per student$14,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,785
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeMontessori Elementary at Highland Park is the number 646 by size of 998 Tennessee elementary schools open in 2024-25.#646 of 998
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Montessori Elementary at Highland Park

  1. How many students attend Montessori Elementary at Highland Park?
    372 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 268 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chattanooga, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park?
    15.8 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Montessori Elementary at Highland Park a Title I school?
    Montessori Elementary at Highland Park ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park do on state tests?
    The students tested at Montessori Elementary at Highland Park scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Montessori Elementary at Highland Park in?
    Hamilton County Schools, NCES district ID 4701590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470159002652 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22