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Brown Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
466th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools
Better than 20% of Tennessee middle schools
Summary

Brown Middle School is a public middle school located in Harrison, Tennessee, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 340 students. The school is part of the Hamilton County School District, which is ranked 87 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Brown Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school performs relatively better for special education students, ranking in the top half of Tennessee middle schools in this category. Academically, Brown Middle School's performance, as measured by TNReady assessments, is significantly below the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.2% to 29.3%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as East Hamilton Middle School, Hixson Middle School, and Loftis Middle School, generally outperform Brown Middle School across various metrics, including statewide ranking, academic achievement, and student group performance. Despite increased funding and resources, Brown Middle School's academic performance and student outcomes have not shown commensurate improvements, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review and implementation of targeted interventions to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

296
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,845
Per pupil spending ?
69.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5716 Hwy 58
       Harrison, TN  37341

(423) 344-1439

District: Hamilton County


Students who attend Brown Middle School usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Brown Middle School:

Elementary:    Harrison Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.3%
White:
29.4%
Hispanic:
12.5%
more
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% Tennessee)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg42%
Tennessee avg43%
466th of 583
Tennessee public middle schools ?
Bottom 20%▲ up 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Tennessee Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 15Middle Schools in the Hamilton County
87th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.5466 of 58320.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1445 of 58724.2%★☆☆☆☆
202323.9452 of 59423.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.1417 of 56926.7%★☆☆☆☆
202123.6439 of 57623.8%★☆☆☆☆
201925.1451 of 57421.4%★☆☆☆☆
201835.8382 of 56332.1%★★☆☆☆
201526.5426 of 49213.4%★☆☆☆☆
201421.9425 of 48512.4%★☆☆☆☆
201337.4374 of 47521.3%★☆☆☆☆
201236.9325 of 46630.3%★★☆☆☆
201133.9337 of 46227.1%★☆☆☆☆
201024.1366 of 43515.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202524.8239 of 31223.4%★☆☆☆☆
202430.7211 of 31833.6%★★☆☆☆
202326.1231 of 31626.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5209 of 29930.1%★★☆☆☆
202124.9201 of 27727.4%★☆☆☆☆
201935.0177 of 29339.6%★★☆☆☆
201844.7129 of 28454.6%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.2442 of 54619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202427.9411 of 55425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7425 of 56024.1%★☆☆☆☆
202226.6413 of 55225.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.6425 of 53821.0%★☆☆☆☆
201923.1429 of 52918.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202536.7182 of 28636.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.4183 of 28535.8%★★☆☆☆
202326.8220 of 28522.8%★☆☆☆☆
202231.7185 of 27532.7%★★☆☆☆
202151.296 of 26163.2%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202341.015 of 2642.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202527.5378 of 49022.9%★☆☆☆☆
202433.5340 of 51033.3%★★☆☆☆
202332.2352 of 51431.5%★★☆☆☆
202231.9336 of 49532.1%★★☆☆☆
202131.2332 of 48331.3%★★☆☆☆
201930.5372 of 49024.1%★☆☆☆☆
201840.0295 of 48138.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202521.9442 of 55019.6%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1441 of 56021.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.9437 of 55721.5%★☆☆☆☆
202229.4378 of 54030.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.9390 of 52926.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.4398 of 52323.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202450.192 of 29969.2%★★★☆☆
202337.8151 of 28847.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.4145 of 26044.2%★★☆☆☆
202142.2108 of 23854.6%★★★☆☆
201959.139 of 22282.4%★★★★☆
201854.467 of 27976.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTennessee percentileRating
202538.9298 of 49239.4%★★☆☆☆
202438.3300 of 50440.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.5305 of 50339.4%★★☆☆☆
202247.5239 of 50052.2%★★★☆☆
202142.8272 of 49645.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.0376 of 48422.3%★☆☆☆☆
201845.8258 of 48146.4%★★☆☆☆
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 (2024)69th percentile+45 vs school
Homeless (2023)42nd percentile+18 vs school
White (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)20th percentile~ school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies33%-16 vs state
Science29%-17 vs state
English Language Arts16%-23 vs state
Mathematics15%-27 vs state

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Students who attend Brown Middle School usually go on to attend Central High School

Students at Brown Middle School are 45% African American, 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Brown Middle School.

Brown Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Tennessee middle schools.


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