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Dalewood Middle School

Q: Is Dalewood Middle School a good school?

Dalewood Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Dalewood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Dalewood Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dalewood Middle School?

Students at Dalewood Middle School are 57% African American, 26% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Dalewood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dalewood Middle School usually go on to attend Brainerd High School

Public Grades 6-8

570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Dalewood Middle School is a public middle school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, serving 260 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Hamilton County School District, which is ranked 87 out of 139 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Dalewood Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Tennessee middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Dalewood Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Hamilton County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.5% of Dalewood students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39.7% in Hamilton County and 42.2% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in English Language Arts, with only 5.8% of students proficient or better, compared to 37.1% in Hamilton County and 38.9% statewide. Dalewood Middle School also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 28.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools, such as Hunter Middle School, Hixson Middle School, and Brown Middle School, generally outperform Dalewood Middle School across academic metrics, despite being part of the same Hamilton County School District. Additionally, the two magnet schools, Tyner Middle Academy and East Lake Academy of Fine Arts, as well as the charter school, Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle, also outperform Dalewood Middle School, suggesting that school choice and specialized programs may be more effective in improving student outcomes.

290

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,825

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Shallowford RD
Chattanooga, TN 37411

(423) 493-0323

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend Dalewood Middle School usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Dalewood Middle School:

Elementary:	Barger Academy of Fine Arts
	Woodmore Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.6%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (9% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

570^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	6.0	570 of 583	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	527 of 587	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	581 of 594	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	563 of 569	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	529 of 576	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	557 of 574	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	542 of 563	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	483 of 492	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	477 of 485	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	472 of 475	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	464 of 466	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	447 of 462	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.0	431 of 435	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	304 of 312	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	270 of 318	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	308 of 316	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	295 of 299	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	245 of 277	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	281 of 293	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	261 of 284	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	517 of 546	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	466 of 554	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	536 of 560	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	542 of 552	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	502 of 538	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	520 of 529	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	261 of 286	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	229 of 285	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	221 of 285	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	242 of 275	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	480 of 490	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	393 of 510	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	499 of 514	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	488 of 495	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	462 of 483	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	465 of 490	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	455 of 481	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	541 of 550	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	545 of 560	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	555 of 557	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	524 of 540	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	490 of 529	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	506 of 523	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	316 of 332	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	299 of 299	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	61.2	40 of 260	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	34.4	156 of 238	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	208 of 279	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	4.0	481 of 481	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2018)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-34 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 vs state

Social Studies10%-39 vs state

English Language Arts6%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Dalewood Middle School

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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 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	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 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
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
Chatt Academy Community School	Public, Charter	6-7	901 Woodmore LN	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 258-5595	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)	12.0	19.5		15.4	18.4	22.0		20.0			22.0	29.3		25.3	8.0	26.8		16.5	$17,802	$568	$16,456
Orchard Knob Middle School	Public	6-8	500 North Highland Park AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-7793	281	29	9.7		15 (5.3%)	182 (64.8%)	56 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	6.2	569^th of 583 public middle schools	2.4%		5.7	576^th of 587 public middle schools	1.9%	7		7.5	7.5	6.0	5.1						15.8	10.4	5.9	11.4	21.6	9.2		13.2	$24,512	$1,658	$21,990
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1849 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	231	10	22.1		5 (2.2%)	135 (58.4%)	80 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	11.4	523^rd of 583 public middle schools	10.3%		12.9	515^th of 587 public middle schools	12.3%	8	14.6	5.6	24.6	14.7	10.1		10.8	8.4			19.1	14.1	20.0	17.8	15.7	21.1	30.8	21.8	$18,502	$568	$17,076
East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Bennett RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 867-6214	618	45	13.7		116 (18.8%)	137 (22.2%)	304 (49.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.4%)	14.9	505^th of 583 public middle schools	13.4%		20.4	473^rd of 587 public middle schools	19.4%	32	13.8	11.4	7.8	11.0	19.5	19.0	9.4	15.8	69.2	69.2	22.6	29.4	14.6	22.3	25.2	36.3	20.2	27.5	$17,955	$1,028	$16,156
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
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 East 34th ST	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0334	554	48	11.6		21 (3.8%)	117 (21.1%)	396 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	9.7	539^th of 583 public middle schools	7.5%		11.5	528^th of 587 public middle schools	10.1%	11	17.4	11.4	7.7	12.1	8.7	7.6	5.3	7.2			23.0	17.0	8.9	16.2	30.6	24.5	17.2	24.0	$21,576	$1,332	$19,481
Howard Connect Academy	Public	6-8	100 E 25th ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6888	187	22	8.5		11 (5.9%)	106 (56.7%)	61 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	7.8	560^th of 583 public middle schools	3.9%		14.4	508^th of 587 public middle schools	13.5%	52		12.5	12.2	12.4		9.8	6.1	7.8				17.5	16.3	16.9		12.2	14.3	13.3	$26,303	$1,224	$25,054
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dalewood Middle School

What district is Dalewood Middle School in?

Hamilton County

Is Dalewood Middle School a good school?

Dalewood Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dalewood Middle School?

Students at Dalewood Middle School are 57% African American, 26% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% White.

What high school do graduates of Dalewood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dalewood Middle School usually go on to attend Brainerd High School

How many students attend Dalewood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Dalewood Middle School.

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