Chattanooga Preparatory School, 1849 Union Ave.: grades 6-12, 539 students in 2024-25, state letter grade D.
Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Chattanooga Prep, 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 Preparatory School (Chattanooga Prep) is an all-boys public charter school for sixth through 12th grade on Union Avenue in Highland Park, next to CGLA. Its Who We Are page says the school opened with a sixth-grade class and added a grade each year, and offers a STEM-centered curriculum with leadership development.
- Address: 1849 Union Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Main office: 423-602-7737
- Grades: 6 to 12
- Website: chattanoogaprep.com
Who to call
- Front office: 423-602-7737
- Applying: the school’s admissions page or the office, 423-602-7737
- 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
Principal
Ja’Keel Daniels is principal and director of schools, according to the school’s staff directory, which lists Troy Kemp as chief executive officer.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 474 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 23 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 539 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 Prep |
|---|---|
| Overall letter grade, 2024-25 | D (score 2 of 5) |
| Achievement grade | D |
| Academic growth grade | F |
| Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students | D |
| College and career readiness grade | A |
| Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 | 23.1% |
| College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 | 80.4% |
| Graduation rate, class of 2025 | 98% (50 of 51 students) |
| Average ACT composite, 2024-25 | 18.3 (50 students tested) |
The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Chattanooga Prep students who met or exceeded expectations on each test. On the TCAP achievement tests for grades 3 to 8, social studies 31.3%, science 21.2%, math 19.5% and English language arts 9.3%; and on the high school end-of-course exams, English II 43.4%, Biology 32.9%, Algebra II 11.3%, Geometry 10.4%, English I 10% and Algebra I under 5%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.
The State Report Card page for Chattanooga Prep holds the full detail: results by subject and grade, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.
Admission and attendance zone
Chattanooga Prep has no attendance zone. Its admissions page says any boy living in Hamilton County who is eligible for sixth through 10th grade may apply; applications go through SchoolMint, and a complete application with supporting documents filed in the priority period secures a place in line. The page says the school holds a lottery on Jan. 15 if it receives more complete applications than open seats, with a waitlist after that.
Hamilton County Schools’ charter schools page says families apply directly with the school 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. Chattanooga Prep’s website posts an athletics calendar; call the office, 423-602-7737, for school dates.
Sports and activities
For 2026-27, the TSSAA football classification list puts the team in Division I, Class 3A, Region 3, with Brainerd, Central and Tyner. Basketball is in Class 2A, Region 2, District 4, with Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, Polk County and Tyner Academy.
The school’s teams are the Sentinels; its football page lists high school and middle school football coaches.
More
- The school’s own site: chattanoogaprep.com, listed on Hamilton County Schools’ charter schools page
- Every public school in town: Chattanooga public schools
- Calendars, enrollment and the school board: our Chattanooga schools guide
- Game nights: Friday night football and the scoreboard
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Chattanooga Prep serve?
Sixth through 12th grade. The main office number is 423-602-7737.
What is Chattanooga Prep’s state report card grade?
Chattanooga Prep received a D overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education. Its 2025 graduation rate was 98%.
How do I apply to Chattanooga Prep?
Apply through SchoolMint from the school’s admissions page. Any boy in Hamilton County eligible for sixth through 10th grade may apply; if there are more complete applications than seats, the school holds a lottery on Jan. 15.
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