Students in the Hamilton County school district showed improvement across all major subject areas on state standardized tests this past school year, according to newly released data.
In all four subjects, students met or exceeded grade-level expectations on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program at a higher rate than the year before — a 39.3% proficiency in English language arts, 37.8% in math, 45.2% in science and 47.7% in social studies.
Social studies, the lone subject in which Hamilton County students bested the state average, saw the largest change, increasing by almost 3 percentage points.
In a video interview, Chief Strategy Officer Shannon Moody said the district was “really pleased” with this year’s results.
Since the pandemic, Hamilton County Schools’ overall proficiency rates have, for the most part, steadily increased with the exception of 2024, when scores in three out of the four tested areas dropped slightly.