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Brown Middle School

Q: Is Brown Middle School a good school?

Brown Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Brown Middle School?

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

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

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

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

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

Public Grades 6-8

471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Brown Middle School is a small school in Harrison, Tennessee, serving 296 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Hamilton County Schools district. The school has spent most of the past decade in the bottom quarter of Tennessee middle schools, currently ranking 471st out of 594 statewide (21st percentile, 1 star). Academic proficiency across core subjects lags far behind district and state averages.

Test scores at Brown Middle School are among the lowest in the region. In 2025–2026, just 13.2% of students were proficient in math, compared to 40% across the district and 43% statewide; English Language Arts proficiency was 17.1% versus 38.3% in the district and 40.6% in the state. Nearby schools tell a different story: Hunter Middle School, just 2.7 miles away, posted 46.3% math proficiency, while Loftis Middle reached 51.9%. Even Red Bank Middle (15.7% math) and Ooltewah Middle (29.6% math) outperformed Brown in most subjects. One bright spot stands out: 8th graders at Brown beat the state average in science (48.9% vs. 44.3%) and social studies (56.7% vs. 47.6%), with math scores nearly three times higher than the school's 6th and 7th grade scores. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern—27.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, versus 17.1% for the district and 18.3% for the state.

Brown Middle School spends $19,845 per student—more than Hunter Middle ($16,400), East Hamilton Middle ($16,422), or Hixson Middle ($17,233)—yet outcomes have remained flat. The most alarming trend is in special education, where the subgroup ranking fell from the 69th to the 2nd percentile in two years. Hispanic students, however, improved to the 53rd percentile. The strong 8th grade results offer a potential path forward: if Brown can replicate what works in 8th grade, reduce absenteeism, and stabilize special education supports, breaking out of the bottom quartile is realistic.

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 Schools

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...
	STEM School Chattanooga

Feeder schools for Brown Middle School:

Elementary:

Harrison Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.3%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (25% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg44%

471^st of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2018

From bottom 32% (2018) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 14Middle Schools in the Hamilton County Schools

81^st of 141Hamilton County Schools 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
2026	23.9	471 of 594	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	466 of 583	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	445 of 587	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	452 of 594	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	417 of 569	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	439 of 576	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	451 of 574	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	382 of 563	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	426 of 492	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	425 of 485	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	374 of 475	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.9	325 of 466	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.9	337 of 462	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.1	366 of 435	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	242 of 328	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	239 of 312	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	211 of 318	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	231 of 316	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	209 of 299	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	201 of 277	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	177 of 293	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	129 of 284	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	442 of 546	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	411 of 554	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	425 of 560	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	413 of 552	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	425 of 538	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	429 of 529	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	142 of 302	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.7	182 of 286	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	183 of 285	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	220 of 285	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	185 of 275	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	96 of 261	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	41.0	15 of 26	42.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	305 of 478	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	378 of 490	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	340 of 510	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	352 of 514	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	336 of 495	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	332 of 483	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	372 of 490	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	295 of 481	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	442 of 550	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	441 of 560	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	437 of 557	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	378 of 540	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	390 of 529	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	398 of 523	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	341 of 349	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	50.1	92 of 299	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	151 of 288	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	145 of 260	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	108 of 238	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	39 of 222	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	67 of 279	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	359 of 494	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	298 of 492	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	300 of 504	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	305 of 503	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	239 of 500	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	272 of 496	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	376 of 484	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	258 of 481	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2023)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies38%-14 vs state

Science31%-16 vs state

English Language Arts17%-23 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Geometry (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 Geometry 8th Grade	TNReady Geometry 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
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
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
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
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
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
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	< 5%	< 5%	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
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)	< 5%	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
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	≥ 95%	≥ 95%			60.1	67.4	62.1	63.1	63.0	68.6	57.6	63.0	$16,422	$787	$15,152
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%	< 5%	5.6	6.7	< 5%	< 5%	< 5%					16.1	13.8	6.6	12.4	22.7	25.6	10.8	20.2	$24,512	$1,658	$21,990
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	< 5%	16.4	18.2	12.5	< 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brown Middle School

What district is Brown Middle School in?

Hamilton County Schools

How many students attend Brown Middle School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Brown Middle School?

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

Is Brown Middle School a good school?

Brown Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Tennessee middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Brown Middle School attend?

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

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