Overview of Bess T Shepherd Elementary: Bess T Shepherd Elementary is a public school situated in Chattanooga, TN, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Bess T Shepherd Elementary is 523, and the school has PK-5. At Bess T Shepherd Elementary, 23% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 16% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 88%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is the same as that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 47% female learners and 53% male learners. There are 33 equivalent full-time teachers and 0 full-time school counselors.

Test Scores at Bess T Shepherd Elementary: At Bess T Shepherd Elementary, 23% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 16% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Hamilton County, 33% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.

Bess T Shepherd Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Tennessee, 33% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 35% tested above or at that level for math.