Enrollment
309
High
DISTRICT 701 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COUNTY·NCES 470159000781
Lookout Valley Middle / High School
350 Lookout High ST, Chattanooga, TN 37419 · (423) 825-7352 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Tennessee public high schools
- C+Test 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 high schools
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STATE 21.0:1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 12% |
Student demographics
57%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
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TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
TN avg 40.9% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
TN avg 39.3% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.9% | 31.1% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 30.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lookout Valley Middle / High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #197 of 339 ▼ 68 | #12 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #268 of 337 ▼ 39 | #16 of 22 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #309 of 381 | #18 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #69 of 332 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #108 of 200 | #5 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
309
-52 (-14%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 453
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 | 309 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 25.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 25.6 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 32 | 11.2:1 | 64% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 33 | 10.3:1 | 65% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lookout Valley Middle / High School.
About Lookout Valley Middle / High School
At 350 Lookout High ST in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Lookout Valley Middle / High School operates as a low-enrollment high school. It reported 309 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Tennessee enroll about 754 students on average.
Lookout Valley Middle / High School is one school in an 82-school district, Hamilton County, which enrolls 45,981 students.
More than half of the students at Lookout Valley Middle / High School are White (62%). Next come 16% Black, 12% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. That compares with about 70% White among all Hamilton County residents. The diversity index for Lookout Valley Middle / High School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lookout Valley Middle / High School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Tennessee public high schools.
The school's county is Hamilton County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $76,183 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Lookout Valley Middle / High School shares Hamilton County with 81 other public schools.
Lookout Valley Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Lookout Valley Middle / High School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% decline, from 361 to 309.
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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
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- Lookout Valley Elementary School0.9 mi · 256
- Lookout Mountain Elementary School2.6 mi · 215
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- Howard Connect Academy3.2 mi · 94
- Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning3.3 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Lookout Valley Middle / High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lookout Valley Middle / High School?
Lookout Valley Middle / High School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 06-12.
Is Lookout Valley Middle / High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lookout Valley Middle / High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lookout Valley Middle / High School?
At Lookout Valley Middle / High School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Lookout Valley Middle / High School public or private?
Lookout Valley Middle / High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton County.
What city is Lookout Valley Middle / High School in?
Lookout Valley Middle / High School is located in Chattanooga, TN.
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