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Enrollment
858
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COUNTY·NCES 470159000513
Ooltewah Elementary School
8890 Snowy Owl RD, Ooltewah, TN 37363 · (423) 498-6900 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL858 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
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STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 155 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 158 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
51%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
54.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -2.5pp since 2022
Math
62.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -3.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 63.4% |
| 2022-23 | 57.3% | 66.0% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ooltewah Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #137 of 957 ▼ 26 | #7 of 42 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #180 of 959 ▼ 79 | #11 of 42 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 858 | #56 of 1,044 | #4 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #320 of 962 | #22 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #143 of 537 | #5 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
858
+44 (+5%) vs 2020
+160% since 1990-91, when it was 330
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 | 858 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 50 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 874 | 53 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 57 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,041 | 53.9 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 954 | 54 | 17.7:1 | 30% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 34% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 28 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ooltewah Elementary School.
About Ooltewah Elementary School
Ooltewah Elementary School runs as a large elementary school in Ooltewah, Tennessee. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 858 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Tennessee, the average enrollment is about 470.
Across its 82 schools, Hamilton County enrolls 45,981 students. Ooltewah Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Ooltewah Elementary School are White (68%). Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Hamilton County, where about 70% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ooltewah Elementary School scores 51%.
The county, Hamilton County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $76,183, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 82 public schools and about 45,981 students.
Ooltewah Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Ooltewah High School, about 2.9 miles away. Within five miles of Ooltewah Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools.
Federal data place Ooltewah Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count increased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 Ooltewah
- East Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Ooltewah High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Hunter Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Wolftever Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Wallace A. Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Snow Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Ooltewah High School2.9 mi · 1,233
- Wallace A. Smith Elementary School3.3 mi · 589
- Hunter Middle School3.4 mi · 745
- Snow Hill Elementary School3.9 mi · 582
- Ooltewah Middle School4.8 mi · 547
- Wolftever Creek Elementary School4.9 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Ooltewah Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ooltewah Elementary School?
Ooltewah Elementary School enrolls approximately 858 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ooltewah Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ooltewah Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How diverse is Ooltewah Elementary School?
Ooltewah Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Ooltewah Elementary School?
Ooltewah Elementary School is overseen by Hamilton County in Hamilton County.
What county does Ooltewah Elementary School serve?
Ooltewah Elementary School serves Hamilton County in TN.
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