📍 7126 Tyner RD, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, 37421
Bess T Shepherd Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chattanooga, Hamilton County. The school has 496 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamilton County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bess T Shepherd Elementary enrolls 496 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 214 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 33% |
| White | 70 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 7.5% |
| Asian | 10 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Bess T Shepherd Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-30, state senate district 11, state house district 29.
Bess T Shepherd Elementary is one of 81 schools in Hamilton County, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The district serves 45,981 students district-wide and employs 3,041 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 496 students, Bess T Shepherd Elementary is close to the district average of about 568 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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