Enrollment
94
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COUNTY·NCES 470159002595
Howard Connect Academy
100 E 25th ST, Chattanooga, TN 37408 · (423) 498-6888 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Tennessee public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public middle schools
Student : Teacher
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STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 44 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 53% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
7.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -8.7pp since 2022
Math
12.4%
TN avg 39.3% . +1.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.8% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 11.8% |
| 2022-23 | 16.5% | 10.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Howard Connect Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #344 of 349 | #15 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
94
-137 (-59%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 22 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 23.5 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 19 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howard Connect Academy.
About Howard Connect Academy
Federal records list Howard Connect Academy as a middle school in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The school counts 94 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Tennessee is about 554 students.
Howard Connect Academy is one school in an 82-school district, Hamilton County, which enrolls 45,981 students.
Black students make up a majority at Howard Connect Academy, at 55%. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Hamilton County's population at about 17%. Howard Connect Academy's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
allk12 grades Howard Connect Academy a D. The grade compares the school only with Tennessee public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census estimates describe Hamilton County this way: the median household income is $76,183, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Hamilton County has 82 public schools and roughly 45,981 students.
The closest other public school is The Howard School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Howard Connect Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Howard Connect Academy is City: Mid-size.
Federal counts for Howard Connect Academy: 231 students in 2020-21, 94 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
376,192
Census ACS
Median income
$76,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
45,981 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton County
- Signal Mountain Middle/High SchoolHigh · 1,396 students
- The Howard SchoolHigh · 1,329 students
- East Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Ooltewah High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- East Brainerd Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,177 students
- Soddy Daisy High SchoolHigh · 1,122 students
Other schools in Chattanooga
- The Howard SchoolHigh · 1,329 students
- East Brainerd Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,177 students
- Chattanooga School For The Liberal ArtsCombined · 979 students
- East Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 959 students
- Normal Park Museum Magnet SchoolElementary · 877 students
- East Ridge High SchoolHigh · 867 students
Nearby schools
- The Howard School0.1 mi · 1,329
- Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning0.7 mi · 494
- Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy1.2 mi · 380
- Tommie F. Brown Academy1.3 mi · 299
- Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High1.4 mi · 113
- Clifton Hills Elementary School1.6 mi · 703
Frequently asked questions
About Howard Connect AcademyHow many students attend Howard Connect Academy?
Howard Connect Academy enrolls approximately 94 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Howard Connect Academy serve?
Howard Connect Academy serves grades 06-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Howard Connect Academy?
At Howard Connect Academy, the student body is approximately 6% White, 36% Hispanic, 55% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Howard Connect Academy public or private?
Howard Connect Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton County.
What city is Howard Connect Academy in?
Howard Connect Academy is located in Chattanooga, TN.
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