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Chattanooga Charter School Of Excellence Buys Former Oak Grove School

  • Thursday, June 16, 2016

Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence has purchased the former Oak Grove School on Willow Street.

The purchase from Cart Enterprises was for $960,000.

The charter school currently operates its upper school out of the former city school. It has grades 4-7 and will be adding an eighth grade.

The school's lower school is at 5600 Brainerd Road Suite A-24. It has grades K-3.


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