NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND TRANSFERSElementary SchoolsClifton Hills Elementary: 7 to Alpine Crest Elementary, 2 to Falling Water ElementaryCalvin Donaldson Elementary: 10 to Lookout Mountain Elementary, 6 to Lookout Valley ElementaryEastside Elementary: 15 to Soddy Elementary, 13 to Allen ElementaryHillcrest Elementary: 13 to Snowhill ElementaryOrchard Knob Elementary: 2 to Allen Elementary, 2 to Daisy ElementaryRivermont Elementary: 1 to Falling Water Elementary, 1 to Soddy ElementaryWoodmore Elementary: 40 to Ooltewah Elementary, 7 to Snowhill ElementaryMiddle SchoolsDalewood Middle: 22 to Loftis Middle, 3 to Soddy-Daisy MiddleEast Lake Academy: 8 to Brown Middle, 13 to East Hamilton Middle/HighEast Ridge Middle: 7 to Ooltewah Middle, 14 to Signal Mountain Middle/HighLookout Valley Middle: 1 to East Hamilton Middle/HighOrchard Knob Middle: 57 to Hunter Middle, 21 to Ooltewah MiddleTyner Middle Academy: 4 to Hixson Middle, 1 to Red Bank MiddleHigh SchoolsBrainerd High: 118 to Ooltewah High, 12 to Sale Creek HighHoward School of Academics and Technology: 12 to Sale Creek High, 47 to Signal Mountain Middle/HighRed Bank High: 10 to Hixson High, 4 to Sale Creek HighSoddy-Daisy High: 1 to Hixson High
The number of Hamilton County students transferring out of low-performing schools has more than doubled over last year.
Records provided by the Hamilton County Department of Education show that 474 students chose to transfer out of 17 “high-priority” schools, which failed to meet performance benchmarks, into better-performing ones this spring. Principals say losing kids to other schools is never positive, though many students often return to their original schools.
Children who attend the lowest-performing schools — measured by state tests — are given the option of transferring under the No Child Left Behind Act. Last year 198 students elected to take an NCLB transfer, and only 27 made a change in 2009.
While Hamilton County’s numbers are rising, they’re nowhere close to the number of students eligible for transfers. The 17 schools identified as high priority represent thousands of transfer-eligible students.