Hamilton County Virtual School, 4302 Bonny Oaks Drive: grades K-12, 254 students in 2024-25, state letter grade D.
Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Hamilton County Virtual School, 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 Virtual School is the district’s online public school for kindergarten through 12th grade. The district lists its address as 4302 Bonny Oaks Drive. It has no attendance zone: families from anywhere in the county apply through School Choice, where the district lists it as an open enrollment option.
- Address: 4302 Bonny Oaks Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37416
- Main office: 423-498-6750
- Grades: K to 12
- School hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Website: virtualschool.hcde.org
Who to call
- Front office: 423-498-6750
- 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
Principal
Principal Lee Boles, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment
The federal NCES directory counted 313 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 254 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 Virtual School |
|---|---|
| Overall letter grade, 2024-25 | D (score 2.2 of 5) |
| Achievement grade | C |
| Academic growth grade | F |
| Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students | C |
| College and career readiness grade | C |
| Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 | 30.1% |
| College and career readiness rate, 2024-25 | 46.2% |
| Graduation rate, class of 2025 | 95.4% (62 of 65 students) |
| Average ACT composite, 2024-25 | 18 (62 students tested) |
The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Hamilton County Virtual School students who met or exceeded expectations on each test. On the TCAP achievement tests for grades 3 to 8, science 43.7%, social studies 37%, English language arts 35.2% and math 21.1%; and on the high school end-of-course exams, English II 72%, Biology 61.9%, English I 50%, Geometry 29.2%, U.S. History 26.5%, Algebra II 11.4% and Algebra I under 5%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.
The State Report Card page for Hamilton County Virtual School holds the full detail: results by subject and grade, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.
Admission and attendance zone
The virtual school has no attendance zone. Hamilton County Schools lists it on its School Choice page as an open enrollment option and says open enrollment seats can vary from year to year. 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.
Families zoned elsewhere can apply for an open enrollment seat: the district’s School Choice page lists Hamilton County Virtual School among its open enrollment schools and says the list can vary from year to year. The district says the School Choice application period runs each year from Nov. 16 through Jan. 29, with a lottery when there are more applicants than seats.
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 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the school’s website.
More
- The school’s own site: virtualschool.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 Virtual School serve?
Kindergarten through 12th grade. The main office number is 423-498-6750.
What is Hamilton County Virtual School’s state report card grade?
Hamilton County Virtual School received a D overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education. Its 2025 graduation rate was 95.4%.
How do you enroll in Hamilton County Virtual School?
Through Hamilton County Schools’ School Choice application, which runs from Nov. 16 through Jan. 29 each year. The district lists the virtual school as an open enrollment option.
What time does Hamilton County Virtual School start?
School runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the school’s website.
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