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Best Middle Schools in Hamilton County, TN

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At a glance

Schools

6,743

Students

Top rankedLoftis Middle School72^nd of 594 Tennessee middle schools

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Biggest riser

Hunter Middle School up 29 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Howard Connect Academy 8.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)				TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	6810 Lebron Sterchi Drive	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 344-1474	697	42	16.4	31.7%	512 (73.5%)	65 (9.3%)	54 (7.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.2%)	78.7	86^th of 594 public middle schools	85.5%		73.9	115^th of 583 public middle schools	80.3%	29	52.2	47.1	37.4	46.3	49.4	39.7	40.7	43.2	87.9	87.9	65.7	67.8	58.0	63.9	65.7	71.5	62.3	66.6	$16,400	$822	$15,043
Loftis Middle School	Public	6-8	8611 Columbus Road	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 843-4749	586	37	16.0	38.2%	481 (82.1%)	11 (1.9%)	34 (5.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.2%)	83.2	72^nd of 594 public middle schools	87.9%		84.8	55^th of 583 public middle schools	90.6%	17	64.6	47.8	40.0	51.9	52.2	47.2	39.1	46.1	94.4	94.4	75.3	61.0	59.2	65.1	75.3	76.3	62.5	71.2	$18,084	$812	$16,626
Brown Middle School	Public	6-8	5716 Hwy 58	Harrison	37341	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1439	340	21	16.3	69.6%	99 (29.1%)	162 (47.6%)	38 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.1%)	23.9	471^st of 594 public middle schools	20.7%		21.5	466^th of 583 public middle schools	20.1%	5	8.9	7.4	24.4	13.2	12.9	17.0	22.0	17.1			21.8	23.7	48.9	31.0	17.8	41.3	56.7	37.8	$19,845	$840	$18,034
East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 Bennett Road	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 867-6214	618	45	13.7	87.6%	116 (18.8%)	137 (22.2%)	304 (49.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.4%)	15.8	508^th of 594 public middle schools	14.5%		14.9	505^th of 583 public middle schools	13.4%	3	12.9	8.6	20.1	13.9	15.1	14.5	17.8	15.9			20.4	21.7	28.3	23.6	26.3	28.5	36.6	30.6	$17,955	$1,028	$16,156
Ooltewah Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Ooltewah Ringgold Road	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6910	525	37	14.3	58.1%	191 (36.4%)	106 (20.2%)	143 (27.2%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (13.7%)	39	375^th of 594 public middle schools	36.9%		47.1	296^th of 583 public middle schools	49.2%	79	22.7	32.7	34.0	29.6	27.6	22.6	19.9	23.3	88.0	88.0	40.5	38.1	41.1	40.0	47.9	44.9	44.3	45.7	$17,573	$876	$15,942
Red Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	3701 Tom Weathers Drive	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1908	508	38	13.4	80.3%	186 (36.6%)	117 (23.0%)	141 (27.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	28.5	442^nd of 594 public middle schools	25.6%		27.9	434^th of 583 public middle schools	25.6%	8	20.0	15.7	11.2	15.7	25.5	16.8	20.8	20.8	52.0	52.0	35.5	31.4	35.8	34.2	45.8	52.9	36.6	45.0	$18,174	$1,068	$16,293
Soddy Daisy Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Turner Road	Soddy Daisy	37379	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 332-8800	480	25	19.2	60.2%	433 (90.2%)	6 (1.3%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	64.5	184^th of 594 public middle schools	69.0%		63.6	184^th of 583 public middle schools	68.4%		43.5	42.2	35.7	40.4	44.4	31.3	33.3	36.0			62.9	55.5	41.1	52.2	61.3	60.2	57.6	59.5	$17,679	$568	$16,469
Dalewood Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Shallowford Road	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0323	260	26	9.9	94.3%	13 (5.0%)	161 (61.9%)	58 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.8%)	6.1	576^th of 594 public middle schools	3.0%		6	570^th of 583 public middle schools	2.2%	6	12.9	6.9	13.6	11.1			9.8	6.3			10.6	8.0	16.0	11.5	10.7	9.2	16.3	12.0	$23,825	$1,719	$21,201
Hixson Middle School	Public	6-8	5681 Old Hixson PIKE	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 870-0600	558	42	13.2	64.9%	296 (53.0%)	82 (14.7%)	101 (18.1%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.3%)	41.9	347^th of 594 public middle schools	41.6%		51.1	265^th of 583 public middle schools	54.5%	82	20.1	30.5	25.0	25.3	27.4	29.6	28.8	28.6	87.9	87.9	37.4	42.0	47.8	42.5	43.6	48.1	46.8	46.2	$17,233	$752	$15,686
Orchard Knob Middle School	Public	6-8	500 North Highland Park Avenue	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-7793	281	29	9.7	98.6%	15 (5.3%)	182 (64.8%)	56 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.0%)	6.3	574^th of 594 public middle schools	3.4%		6.2	569^th of 583 public middle schools	2.4%	5	8.0			5.6	6.7						16.1	13.8	6.6	12.4	22.7	25.6	10.8	20.2	$24,512	$1,658	$21,990
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 East 34th Street	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0334	554	48	11.6	99.0%	21 (3.8%)	117 (21.1%)	396 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	12.9	519^th of 594 public middle schools	12.6%		9.7	539^th of 583 public middle schools	7.5%	20	19.7	7.3	22.1	16.2	12.9		8.0	8.5			31.5	14.7	22.1	22.8	28.1	27.5	17.2	24.5	$21,576	$1,332	$19,481
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1849 Union Avenue	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 777-4603	231	10	22.1	0.0%	5 (2.2%)	135 (58.4%)	80 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	7.2	568^th of 594 public middle schools	4.4%		11.4	523^rd of 583 public middle schools	10.3%	45		16.4	18.2	12.5		6.8	7.6	5.8			7.1	16.4	15.2	12.5	12.9	26.0	9.1	16.1	$18,502	$568	$17,076
Howard Connect Academy	Public	8	100 E 25th Street	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	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%)	9.1	552^nd of 594 public middle schools	7.1%		7.8	560^th of 583 public middle schools	3.9%	8			15.4	15.4									15.8	15.8			15.4	15.4	$26,303	$1,224	$25,054
East Hamilton Middle School	Public	6-8	3550 Bentwood Cove Drive	Apison	37302	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	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%)	80.4	79^th of 594 public middle schools	86.7%		76.9	94^th of 583 public middle schools	83.9%	15	54.5	51.3	43.8	50.6	49.5	45.3	41.9	45.6			60.1	67.4	62.1	63.1	63.0	68.6	57.6	63.0	$16,422	$787	$15,152
Chatt Academy Community School	Public, Charter	6-8	901 Woodmore Lane	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 258-5595	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		19.4	8.7	11.4	17.5	12.7	22.7	17.1	66.7	66.7	22.8	27.0	27.3	25.6	19.3	28.6	29.5	25.6	$17,802	$568	$16,456

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.