📍 6930 Lebron Sterchi DR, Ooltewah, Hamilton County, 37363
Wallace A. Smith Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ooltewah, Hamilton County. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hamilton County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wallace A. Smith Elementary enrolls 617 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 12% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 401 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 11% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wallace A. Smith Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-30, state senate district 11, state house district 26.
Wallace A. Smith 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 617 students, Wallace A. Smith 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: Suburb - Large
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