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Soddy Daisy Middle School

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Soddy Daisy Middle School ranks 184 th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Soddy Daisy Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 with 480 students in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, which is part of the Hamilton County School District. This school has a strong performance history, consistently ranking in the top third of Tennessee middle schools over the past several years and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

Soddy Daisy Middle School outperforms the Hamilton County and Tennessee averages in standardized test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels, including Mathematics (39.4%), English Language Arts (35%), Algebra I (51.5%), Science (51.9%), and Social Studies (57.5%). The school also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, with rankings in the top half or top third of Tennessee middle schools. Additionally, the school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 28.0% in 2022-2023 to 18.9% in 2023-2024.

While Soddy Daisy Middle School outperforms many nearby middle schools in the Hamilton County district, such as Dalewood Middle School, Orchard Knob Middle School, and Red Bank Middle School, it lags behind the performance of top-performing schools in the region, including Ooltewah Middle School, Hunter Middle School, and Loftis Middle School. Nonetheless, Soddy Daisy Middle School's consistent improvement over the years and its strong performance in advanced mathematics, such as Algebra I, make it a standout institution within the Hamilton County School District.

450

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,679

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Turner RD
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379

(423) 332-8800

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend Soddy Daisy Middle School usually attend:

High:	Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
	Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
	Sequoyah High School
	Soddy Daisy High School
	More...
	STEM School Chattanooga

Feeder schools for Soddy Daisy Middle School:

Elementary:	Daisy Elementary School
	Soddy Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.4%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

184^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Middle Schools in the Hamilton County

87^th of 139Hamilton County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	184 of 583	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	195 of 587	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	136 of 594	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	170 of 569	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	160 of 576	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	155 of 574	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	166 of 563	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	58.4	136 of 362	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.8	264 of 492	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.4	331 of 485	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.6	259 of 475	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.5	209 of 466	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.4	230 of 462	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.1	335 of 435	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	273 of 546	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	243 of 554	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	142 of 560	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	174 of 552	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.4	112 of 538	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	125 of 529	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	127 of 286	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	212 of 490	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	180 of 510	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	146 of 514	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	247 of 495	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	186 of 483	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	257 of 490	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	285 of 481	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	119 of 550	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	144 of 560	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	122 of 557	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	171 of 540	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	178 of 529	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	185 of 523	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	113 of 332	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	205 of 299	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	116 of 288	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	99 of 260	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	85 of 238	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	110 of 222	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	140 of 279	49.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	221 of 492	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	224 of 504	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	171 of 503	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	200 of 500	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	182 of 496	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	176 of 484	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	214 of 481	55.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%+8 vs state

Science52%+6 vs state

Algebra I52%+22 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)					TNReady English Language Arts (2025)					TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)					TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Soddy Daisy Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Turner RD	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8800	480	25	19.2		433 (90.2%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	63.6	184^th of 583 public middle schools	68.4%		61.6	195^th of 587 public middle schools	66.8%	11		42.8	40.6	31.9	39.4		35.9	35.2	33.9	35.0	51.5	51.5		46.5	55.8	52.8	51.9	46.2	63.2	63.4	57.5	$17,679	$568	$16,469
Loftis Middle School	Public	6-8	8611 Columbus RD	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4749	586	37	16.0		481 (82.1%)	11 (1.9%)	34 (5.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.2%)	84.8	55^th of 583 public middle schools	90.6%		89.9	40^th of 587 public middle schools	93.2%	15		63.8	53.3	37.0	52.8		54.3	50.6	36.0	46.8	91.2	91.2		65.0	67.8	60.5	64.4	71.3	73.6	61.4	68.7	$18,084	$812	$16,626
Hixson Middle School	Public	6-8	5681 Old Hixson PIKE	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 870-0600	558	42	13.2		296 (53.0%)	82 (14.7%)	101 (18.1%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.3%)	51.1	265^th of 583 public middle schools	54.5%		47.2	294^th of 587 public middle schools	49.9%	29		34.2	35.1	30.2	33.4		38.5	39.3	13.9	31.1	80.8	80.8		41.5	44.8	42.1	42.7	53.1	49.7	46.7	50.0	$17,233	$752	$15,686
Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	5716 Hwy 58	Harrison	37341	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1439	340	21	16.3		99 (29.1%)	162 (47.6%)	38 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.1%)	21.5	466^th of 583 public middle schools	20.1%		25.1	445^th of 587 public middle schools	24.2%	21		14.0	13.4	18.4	15.3		16.3	18.8	12.2	15.7				16.1	29.2	41.8	29.3	17.2	37.5	42.9	32.8	$19,845	$840	$18,034
Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	6810 Lebron Sterchi DR	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1474	697	42	16.4		512 (73.5%)	65 (9.3%)	54 (7.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.2%)	73.9	115^th of 583 public middle schools	80.3%		74.8	106^th of 587 public middle schools	81.9%	9		47.3	48.1	39.9	45.6		46.1	35.6	28.1	36.9	81.3	81.6		60.1	57.3	56.6	58.0	60.5	67.7	65.2	64.4	$16,400	$822	$15,043
Red Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	3701 Tom Weathers DR	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1908	508	38	13.4		186 (36.6%)	117 (23.0%)	141 (27.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	27.9	434^th of 583 public middle schools	25.6%		29.6	421^st of 587 public middle schools	28.3%	13		21.6	20.7	12.9	18.9		19.9	18.3	23.9	20.6	60.9	60.9		29.8	33.1	35.7	32.8	36.3	32.1	48.1	38.5	$18,174	$1,068	$16,293
Tyner Middle Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	6837 Tyner RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 855-2648	380	25	15.0		15 (3.9%)	253 (66.6%)	89 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	10.2	529^th of 583 public middle schools	9.3%		13.4	512^th of 587 public middle schools	12.8%	17		20.3	14.3	24.8	19.6		9.0	10.5	6.6	8.8				23.0	15.0	11.6	16.5	5.8	26.2	13.9	15.5	$19,057	$1,217	$17,079
Sequatchie County Middle School	Public	5-8	7079 State Route 28	Dunlap	37327	Sequatchie County	Sequatchie County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 949-4149	604	39	15.4		524 (86.8%)	8 (1.3%)	58 (9.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	43.8	328^th of 583 public middle schools	43.7%		36.2	371^st of 587 public middle schools	36.8%	43	40.0	22.9	28.5	39.5	32.8	26.8	28.5	27.6	22.8	26.3			40.8	33.3	55.3	44.9	43.3	36.1	44.7	47.5	42.8	$11,940	$1,103	$10,006
Ooltewah Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Ooltewah Ringgold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6910	525	37	14.3		191 (36.4%)	106 (20.2%)	143 (27.2%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.7%)	47.1	296^th of 583 public middle schools	49.2%		59.8	208^th of 587 public middle schools	64.6%	88		28.9	34.3	23.5	29.5		29.4	29.3	29.2	29.3	87.0	87.0		37.5	44.2	48.9	43.8	42.8	42.5	50.0	45.2	$17,573	$876	$15,942
Dalewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Shallowford RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0323	260	26	9.9		13 (5.0%)	161 (61.9%)	58 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.8%)	6	570^th of 583 public middle schools	2.2%		11.6	527^th of 587 public middle schools	10.2%	43		16.3	10.2	5.6	10.5			10.1		5.8				8.6	9.2	16.9	11.7	7.5	16.1	5.6	9.8	$23,825	$1,719	$21,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Soddy Daisy Middle School

What district is Soddy Daisy Middle School in?

Hamilton County

How many students attend Soddy Daisy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Soddy Daisy Middle School.

Is Soddy Daisy Middle School a good school?

Soddy Daisy Middle School ranks 184^th of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Soddy Daisy Middle School attend?

Students who attend Soddy Daisy Middle School usually go on to attend Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper

What is the racial makeup of Soddy Daisy Middle School?

Students at Soddy Daisy Middle School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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