Hamilton County Collegiate High, 4501 Amnicola Highway: grades 9-12, 141 students in 2024-25, state letter grade A.
Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Hamilton County Collegiate High, 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.
Hamilton County Collegiate High is a Hamilton County Schools high school with its main office on the Chattanooga State Community College campus on Amnicola Highway. The district lists it among its Early Postsecondary Opportunities, where students can earn college credit in high school, along with the HCS Mechatronics Academy at Volkswagen. It has no attendance zone; students apply through the district’s School Choice application.
- Address: 4501 Amnicola Highway, Branch 21-23, Chattanooga, TN 37406
- Main office: 423-697-4492
- Grades: 9 to 12
- Office hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Website: chscs.hcde.org
Who to call
- Front office: 423-697-4492
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s registration page, or the Family Connection Center, 423-843-4799, at 3074 Claude Ramsey Parkway
- Applying: the district’s School Choice page
- Buses: the district’s transportation hotline, 423-498-5555, and its Bus Stop Finder
Principal
Principal Rachel Turner, according to the school’s website. The assistant principal is Rachel Swafford.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 135 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 45 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 141 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 | Hamilton County Collegiate High |
|---|---|
| Overall letter grade, 2024-25 | A (score 5 of 5) |
| Achievement grade | A |
| Academic growth grade | A |
| College and career readiness grade | A |
| Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 | 93.2% |
| College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 | over 95% |
| Graduation rate, class of 2025 | over 99% |
| Average ACT composite, 2024-25 | 26.3 (47 students tested) |
The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Hamilton County Collegiate High students who met or exceeded expectations on each test. On the high school end-of-course exams, English I over 95%, English II over 95%, Geometry over 95% and Algebra II 90.2%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.
The State Report Card page for Hamilton County Collegiate High holds the full detail: results by subject and grade, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.
Admission and attendance zone
Collegiate High has no attendance zone. Hamilton County Schools lists it on its School Choice page among its Early Postsecondary Opportunities, programs where students can earn college credit during high school. The district says the School Choice application period runs each year from Nov. 16 through Jan. 29; seats are filled first from applications received in that window, and a lottery decides when there are more applicants than seats, followed by a waitlist.
Calendar
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
The school’s website lists office hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule does not list Collegiate High.
More
- The school’s own site: chscs.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 Hamilton County Collegiate High serve?
Ninth through 12th grade. The main office number is 423-697-4492.
What is Hamilton County Collegiate High’s state report card grade?
Hamilton County Collegiate High received an A overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education. Its 2025 graduation rate was over 99%.
How do students get into Collegiate High?
Through Hamilton County Schools’ School Choice application, which runs from Nov. 16 through Jan. 29 each year. The school has no attendance zone.
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