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Tyner Middle Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Tyner Middle Academy is a public magnet middle school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, serving 380 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.

Tyner Middle Academy consistently ranks in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 19.6% in Math, 8.8% in English Language Arts, and 16.5% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42.2%, 38.9%, and 46.1%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 23.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

In comparison, nearby schools such as East Hamilton Middle School, Hunter Middle School, and Ooltewah Middle School consistently rank in the top 25% of Tennessee middle schools, with higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall academic outcomes compared to Tyner Middle Academy. Addressing the school's challenges, such as improving instructional quality, attendance, and targeted support for struggling students, will be crucial for improving its performance.

401

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,057

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6837 Tyner RD
Chattanooga, TN 37421

(423) 855-2648

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend Tyner Middle Academy usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Tyner Middle Academy:

Elementary:

Bess T Shepherd Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.3%

Hispanic:

20.9%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 34 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

529^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	10.2	529 of 583	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	512 of 587	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	528 of 594	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	465 of 569	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	457 of 576	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	488 of 574	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	506 of 563	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	461 of 492	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	463 of 485	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	445 of 475	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	454 of 466	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	411 of 462	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.7	433 of 435	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	260 of 312	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	266 of 318	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	246 of 316	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	190 of 299	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	153 of 277	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	204 of 293	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	223 of 284	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	502 of 546	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	464 of 554	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	507 of 560	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	433 of 552	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	431 of 538	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	473 of 529	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	264 of 286	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	211 of 285	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	225 of 285	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	169 of 275	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	134 of 261	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	181 of 228	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	191 of 219	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	457 of 490	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	437 of 510	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	441 of 514	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	359 of 495	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	318 of 483	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	384 of 490	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	428 of 481	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	512 of 550	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	513 of 560	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	502 of 557	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	431 of 540	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	393 of 529	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	441 of 523	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2021	41.9	110 of 238	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	364 of 503	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	245 of 500	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)54th percentile+33 vs school

White (2023)28th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-23 vs state

Science16%-30 vs state

Social Studies16%-34 vs state

English Language Arts9%-30 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
East Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	3550 Bentwood Cove DR	Apison	37302	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6800	918	60	15.1		492 (53.6%)	177 (19.3%)	124 (13.5%)	34 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (9.9%)	76.9	94^th of 583 public middle schools	83.9%		77.3	97^th of 587 public middle schools	83.5%	3	52.4	43.3	32.7	43.7	51.5	46.9	36.2	44.9	91.5	91.5	63.0	58.5	53.3	58.3	71.6	63.3	53.6	62.9	$16,422	$787	$15,152
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tyner Middle Academy

How many students attend Tyner Middle Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 401 students attended Tyner Middle Academy.

Is Tyner Middle Academy a good school?

Tyner Middle Academy ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Tennessee middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tyner Middle Academy?

Students at Tyner Middle Academy are 68% African American, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

What high school do graduates of Tyner Middle Academy attend?

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

What district is Tyner Middle Academy in?

Hamilton County

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