4115 Alabama Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37409

Because this school helps kids learn the trade they want to do in life and learn life lessons as well.

A++++++++++ safe, secure, reliable, caring, and supportive

My children were constantly discriminated against by staff members. My youngest would come home and tell me every day about people bringing drugs/vapes and distributing it. One time another student from a school came to fight one from Lookout Valley, during school.

Community members who don't even have children attending this school are involved as well as parents and businesses who believe in the children and teachers at Calvin Donaldson. The atmosphere is upbeat and positive and while they have much to overcome, they are doing it, one day at a time. Budget cuts? They push forward. You can't stop them.

By far, this school is the only way to go in Chattanooga. These students are college ready before they complete their 9th grade, and they are living breathing college from day one. Absolutely no other school on this side of the state comes anywhere near the test scores or graduation rates. And a nice plus - the leadership and staff are a pleasure to work with. They know their stuff and treat our children as if they were theirs. I've looked to relocate with my job to other states, and I can tell you that a program this good is very, very rare indeed. This one school is worth staying here until they graduate and in the U of Tn system for another two years at least.

same as everyone else. There are problems with the high school they don't really teach they just yell at the kids they just have a very boring "do this" and never actually get any learning.

For the 2015-2016 school year I have been extremely pleased with STEM school. The principal and staff members actually want their students to succeed. The class sizes are small, students take ownership of their work and other responsibilities, and the environment is exactly what I wanted for my son.