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Enrollment
577
High
DISTRICT 701 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COUNTY·NCES 470159000520
Sale Creek Middle / High School
211 Patterson RD, Sale Creek, TN 37373 · (423) 332-8819 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Tennessee public high schools
- A-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
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
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 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 12% |
Student demographics
20%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
45.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +10.9pp since 2022
Math
52.5%
TN avg 39.3% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.2% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.6% | 48.1% |
| 2022-23 | 34.3% | 40.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sale Creek Middle / High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #35 of 339 ▲ 5 | #7 of 22 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #141 of 337 ▲ 5 | #10 of 22 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #206 of 381 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #256 of 332 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #57 of 110 | #8 of 11 |
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
577
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 468
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 | 577 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 37 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 41 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 43% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sale Creek Middle / High School.
About Sale Creek Middle / High School
Sale Creek Middle / High School sits in Sale Creek, Tennessee, and is classified as a high school. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 577 students. By comparison, high schools in Tennessee enroll about 754 students on average.
A total of 82 schools make up Hamilton County, with 45,981 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Sale Creek Middle / High School is 89% White. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The school's White share is 19 points above the 70% share among Hamilton County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
Sale Creek Middle / High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Tennessee public high schools.
The school is in Hamilton County, where median household income comes to about $76,183, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton County's 82 public schools enroll about 45,981 students and include Sale Creek Middle / High School.
North Hamilton County Elementary School is the nearest public school to Sale Creek Middle / High School, about 2.8 miles away. Within ten miles of Sale Creek Middle / High School, there are 6 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Sale Creek Middle / High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 5% across 4 years, from 548 in 2020-21 to 577 in 2024-25.
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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 Sale Creek
- North Hamilton County Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
Nearby schools
- North Hamilton County Elementary School2.8 mi · 395
- Graysville Elementary School5.1 mi · 218
- Soddy Elementary School7.1 mi · 470
- Dayton City Elementary8.8 mi · 891
- Soddy Daisy Middle School9.1 mi · 450
- Rhea Central Elementary9.2 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Sale Creek Middle / High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sale Creek Middle / High School?
Sale Creek Middle / High School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Sale Creek Middle / High School serve?
Sale Creek Middle / High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student diversity at Sale Creek Middle / High School?
Student demographics at Sale Creek Middle / High School are roughly 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sale Creek Middle / High School?
Sale Creek Middle / High School is overseen by Hamilton County in Hamilton County.
What city is Sale Creek Middle / High School in?
Sale Creek Middle / High School is located in Sale Creek, TN.
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