Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, 1802 Bailey Ave.: grades 6-12, 354 students in 2024-25, state letter grade B.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy, Hamilton County Schools’ charter schools page, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card and 2024-25 and 2026 data files and the federal NCES school directory.

Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (CGLA) is an all-girls public charter school for sixth through 12th grade on Bailey Avenue in Highland Park. Its history page says it was the first charter school approved by the Hamilton County Board of Education and opened in July 2009; its About page calls it the first single-gender public school in Tennessee and says its college-preparatory curriculum centers on science, technology, engineering, the arts and math.

  • Address: 1802 Bailey Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404
  • Main office: 423-702-7230
  • Grades: 6 to 12
  • Website: cglaonline.com

Who to call

  • Front office: 423-702-7230
  • Applying: the admissions office, 423-702-7230 or admissions@cglaonline.com
  • Buses: the school runs its own transportation; Hamilton County Schools says bus route details come from each charter school
  • Concerns the school cannot resolve: the district’s Charter Schools Coordinator, 423-498-6569

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 337 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 354 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, 2025 graduation rate file and 2024-25 ACT file:

Measure Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 B (score 4.3 of 5)
Achievement grade B
Academic growth grade A
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students B
College and career readiness grade A
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 38.1%
College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 76.7%
Graduation rate, class of 2025 96.7% (29 of 30 students)
Average ACT composite, 2024-25 19.5 (29 students tested)

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy students who met or exceeded expectations on each test. On the TCAP achievement tests for grades 3 to 8, social studies 37.3%, math 34.7%, science 30.1% and English language arts 26.4%; and on the high school end-of-course exams, Algebra I 54.7%, English II 50%, Biology 41.2%, Geometry 41%, English I 38.6% and Algebra II 32.4%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy holds the full detail: results by subject and grade, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.

Admission and attendance zone

CGLA has no attendance zone. Its admissions page says applications for 2026-27, for sixth through 12th grade, must be completed in person and are taken first come, first served. Its admissions FAQ says any girl in Hamilton County eligible for sixth through 12th grade may attend, that there is a lottery only when there are more applicants than spaces, that there is no tuition and that uniforms are required. Tours run Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.; call 423-498-5878 to schedule one.

Hamilton County Schools’ charter schools page says families apply directly with CGLA and that charter seats are not open to families from outside the county unless there is no waitlist in that grade.

Calendar

Charter schools set their own calendars and school hours. See CGLA’s academic calendar.

Sports and activities

CGLA’s basketball team is in the TSSAA’s Class 1A, Region 3, District 5 for 2026-27, with Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High, Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts, Copper Basin and Lookout Valley.

The school’s athletics page says the Mustangs joined the TSSAA in 2011 and play in a gym at 1800 Vance Ave., the former Tennessee Temple High School gym.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy serve?

Sixth through 12th grade. The main office number is 423-702-7230.

What is Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy’s state report card grade?

Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy received a B overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education. Its 2025 graduation rate was 96.7%.

How do I apply to CGLA?

Applications are completed in person and taken first come, first served, according to the school; there is a lottery only if there are more applicants than spaces. The admissions office number is 423-702-7230.