Barger Academy of Fine Arts, 4808 Brainerd Road: grades pre-K-5, 346 students in 2024-25, state letter grade C.
Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Barger Academy of Fine Arts, Hamilton County Schools, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card and 2024-25 and 2026 data files and the federal NCES school directory.
Barger Academy of Fine Arts is a Hamilton County Schools elementary school on Brainerd Road. The district lists it among its magnet schools; it also has a small attendance zone.
- Address: 4808 Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37411
- Main office: 423-493-0348
- Grades: Pre-K to 5
- School hours: 8:55 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.
- Website: bargeracademy.hcde.org
Who to call
- Front office: 423-493-0348
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s registration page, or the Family Connection Center, 423-843-4799, at 3074 Claude Ramsey Parkway
- Checking a zone: the School Zone Finder or the county’s school zone lookup map
- Buses: the district’s transportation hotline, 423-498-5555, and its Bus Stop Finder
Principal
Principal Andrea Johnson, according to the school’s website. The assistant principal is Patricia Holder.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 362 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 346 students.
State report card
Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools, as well as a measure of college and career readiness just for high schools.”
From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file:
| Measure | Barger Academy of Fine Arts |
|---|---|
| Overall letter grade, 2024-25 | C (score 3 of 5) |
| Achievement grade | C |
| Academic growth grade | C |
| Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students | C |
| Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 | 31.9% |
The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Barger Academy of Fine Arts students who met or exceeded expectations on each test. On the TCAP achievement tests for grades 3 to 8, math 33.3%, science 31.1% and English language arts 27.4%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.
The State Report Card page for Barger Academy of Fine Arts holds the full detail: results by subject and grade, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.
Attendance zone and feeder schools
Hamilton County Schools zones by address, and zones do not follow city limits. Check an address in the School Zone Finder or the county’s school zone lookup map of the 2026-27 zones; the district’s School Zones page has a printable map of the Barger Academy of Fine Arts zone.
Comparing the district’s 2026-27 zone map with Census Bureau city limits, the Barger Academy of Fine Arts zone lies inside Chattanooga city limits.
The 2026-27 zone maps put the Barger Academy of Fine Arts zone inside the Dalewood Middle middle school zone, which feeds Brainerd High.
We found no rezoning approved by the Hamilton County Board of Education that changes this school’s zone for 2026-27.
Calendar and school hours
Hamilton County Schools’ 2026-27 school calendar (PDF, linked from the district’s calendar page, board-approved May 8, 2025) has these dates next:
- Monday, Oct. 19: second quarter begins
- Friday, Oct. 23: first-quarter report cards
- Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: second quarter ends
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
- Jan. 4-5, 2027: professional development days, no school for students
- Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Monday, Feb. 15: Presidents Day
- March 22-25: spring break, followed by the Good Friday holiday on Friday, March 26
- Wednesday, May 19, 2027: fourth quarter ends; last day for students
School hours are 8:55 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule, which lists early dismissal at 12:25 p.m. on half days.
More
- The school’s own site: bargeracademy.hcde.org, listed on the district’s School Websites page
- Every public school in town: Chattanooga public schools
- Calendars, enrollment and the school board: our Chattanooga schools guide
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Barger Academy of Fine Arts serve?
Pre-K through fifth grade. The main office number is 423-493-0348.
What is Barger Academy of Fine Arts’s state report card grade?
Barger Academy of Fine Arts received a C overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.
Which middle school does Barger Academy of Fine Arts feed into?
Dalewood Middle, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps; students then go on to Brainerd High. Check a specific address in the district’s School Zone Finder.
What time does Barger Academy of Fine Arts start?
School runs from 8:55 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule.
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