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East Ridge High School

Public Grades 9-12

320^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 18% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

East Ridge High School is a public high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, serving 928 students in grades 9-12. It 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.

East Ridge High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Tennessee high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 86.5% to 92.5%, and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 5.4% to 8.6%, compared to the state and district. Additionally, East Ridge High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 18.9% to 44.1%, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Hamilton County district, such as Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State, Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts, and Tyner Academy, East Ridge High School's academic performance is significantly lower. These nearby schools generally have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. While East Ridge High School's per-student spending has increased, and its student-teacher ratio has improved, these changes have not yet translated into significant improvements in academic outcomes, suggesting that addressing the underlying factors contributing to the school's challenges may be crucial for improving its performance.

867

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,264

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4320 Bennett RD
Chattanooga, TN 37412

(423) 867-6200

District: Hamilton County

Feeder schools for East Ridge High School:

Elementary:	East Ridge Elementary School
	Spring Creek Elementary School
Middle:	East Ridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

African American:

22.1%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (12% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg39%

Tennessee avg40%

320^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 21High 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	21.8	320 of 389	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	327 of 392	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	306 of 384	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	298 of 358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	280 of 347	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	283 of 342	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	289 of 341	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	205 of 273	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	296 of 351	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.7	275 of 300	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	271 of 296	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	261 of 285	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	262 of 269	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	262 of 273	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.9	248 of 267	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	184 of 233	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	185 of 240	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	186 of 239	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	152 of 222	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	127 of 208	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	158 of 187	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	33 of 50	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	5.9	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	309 of 365	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	318 of 365	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	293 of 366	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	291 of 350	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	259 of 340	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	283 of 337	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	168 of 213	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	189 of 209	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	143 of 202	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	162 of 189	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	149 of 180	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	84 of 153	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	138 of 159	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	267 of 324	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	273 of 337	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	267 of 330	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	240 of 322	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	195 of 317	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	216 of 302	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	258 of 308	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	294 of 368	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	299 of 366	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	278 of 359	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	292 of 349	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	288 of 332	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	275 of 329	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	154 of 198	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	151 of 183	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	74 of 125	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	245 of 323	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	237 of 326	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	210 of 325	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	176 of 312	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	226 of 306	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	215 of 301	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	270 of 307	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II28%-26 vs state

Biology I22%-23 vs state

Geometry21%-16 vs state

US History21%-18 vs state

Algebra II20%-14 vs state

English I15%-24 vs state

Algebra I6%-23 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 Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)			TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (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 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th 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
East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	4320 Bennett RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 867-6200	928	65	14.1		183 (19.7%)	214 (23.1%)	464 (50.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (6.3%)	21.8	320^th of 389 public high schools	17.7%		19.2	327^th of 392 public high schools	16.6%	7										6.1	5.9		19.2	20.4		24.8	16.4		22.3	37.0	17.9	21.0	15.5	14.9	36.7	27.9		18.9	21.3									$18,264	$1,026	$16,678
Brainerd High School	Public	9-12	1020 N Moore RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-2615	732	46	15.8		28 (3.8%)	555 (75.8%)	107 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	12.1	359^th of 389 public high schools	7.7%		7.2	381^st of 392 public high schools	2.8%	22										8.8	8.6		10.8	8.9		11.5	15.0		12.6		16.7	7.7	12.5	11.4	16.4	15.8		13.0	14.1									$18,581	$1,552	$16,507
Chattanooga Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	1815 Union AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 602-7737	474	22	21.7		17 (3.6%)	254 (53.6%)	179 (37.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	16.8	340^th of 389 public high schools	12.6%		24.1	309^th of 392 public high schools	21.2%	31	24.0	30.5		23.7	20.8	16.8	12.0	16.8	12.7		7.9	35.3	10.3	17.2	29.2				28.8				18.5	18.5	40.5	40.5	32.3	15.8	21.1	39.6	22.1	18.1	27.0	53.1	29.5	30.1	38.0	$19,907	$577	$18,562
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1802 Bailey AVE	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 702-7230	337	34	9.9		16 (4.7%)	136 (40.4%)	173 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	60	127^th of 389 public high schools	67.4%		44	203^rd of 392 public high schools	48.2%	76	28.1	45.7	38.3	37.6	23.4	34.3	18.8	25.8	88.2	34.3	51.9	80.0	21.7	39.4			42.3		40.7				40.0	40.0	53.5	53.5		30.0	40.8	27.0	50.0	31.3	36.5	21.9	60.0	42.2	41.9	$20,255	$610	$18,817
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence High	Public, Charter	9-12	201 E. 37th Street	Chattanooga	37410	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(423) 498-7020	95	6	15.2		2 (2.1%)	58 (61.1%)	33 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	8.8	377^th of 389 public high schools	3.1%		8.7	376^th of 392 public high schools	4.1%	1													6.3	6.3		12.5			12.5				9.5	9.5	28.1	25.7												$20,674	$568	$19,158
The Howard School	Public	9-12	2500 South Market ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6850	1,501	99	15.1		20 (1.3%)	499 (33.2%)	935 (62.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	11.1	363^rd of 389 public high schools	6.7%		9.9	368^th of 392 public high schools	6.1%	5										9.8	9.7					14.1	14.3	7.1	13.7				12.3	9.6	22.8	18.1		11.4	11.4									$19,360	$1,381	$17,452
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper	Public	6-12	865 E 3rd ST	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6845	733	43	17.0		391 (53.3%)	209 (28.5%)	31 (4.2%)	44 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	65.1	94^th of 389 public high schools	75.8%		65.4	96^th of 392 public high schools	75.5%	2	60.0	69.0		64.5	55.0	72.0	68.7	65.2	66.7	5.1	48.5	72.3	33.3	62.8		54.4			53.3				63.6	63.6	71.6	70.9	51.3	21.1	44.7	81.0	80.0	78.8	79.9	70.0	73.0	78.8	73.9	$16,140	$750	$15,031
Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	1301 Dallas RD	Chattanooga	37405	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-7365	688	39	17.6		434 (63.1%)	93 (13.5%)	60 (8.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (11.6%)	89.3	22^nd of 389 public high schools	94.3%		87.9	21^st of 392 public high schools	94.6%	1	71.3	69.6	74.3	71.5	76.2	70.6	59.6	68.7		46.3	64.0	64.1	40.0	61.5			87.0		87.0				82.1	82.1	94.1	94.1	90.0	58.8	82.4	81.0	81.4	80.8	81.0	72.0	78.4	76.0	75.5	$15,767	$626	$14,753
Tyner Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	6836 Tyner RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 855-2635	576	36	16.1		20 (3.5%)	399 (69.3%)	134 (23.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	33.4	261^st of 389 public high schools	32.9%		23.2	312^th of 392 public high schools	20.4%	51										20.8	20.8		27.3	27.5		33.6	54.5		33.7				21.5	20.7	37.6	36.7	38.5	16.0	17.8									$17,239	$1,006	$15,727
Lookout Valley Middle / High School	Public	6-12	350 Lookout High ST	Chattanooga	37419	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 825-7352	332	24	13.8		194 (58.4%)	62 (18.7%)	31 (9.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	35.8	243^rd of 389 public high schools	37.5%		40.6	218^th of 392 public high schools	44.4%	25	24.5	25.0	20.8	24.0	22.0	20.8	25.0	22.4	50.0	6.3	16.7		9.4	11.4		55.2			48.6				25.6	25.0	53.1	47.2		21.7	34.3	24.0	22.9	41.7	28.4	38.8	39.6	58.3	44.4	$21,067	$966	$19,053

Frequently Asked Questions about East Ridge High School

Is East Ridge High School a good school?

East Ridge High School ranks in the bottom 17.7% of Tennessee high schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Ridge High School?

Students at East Ridge High School are 55% Hispanic, 22% African American, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is East Ridge High School in?

Hamilton County

How many students attend East Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 867 students attended East Ridge High School.

What schools feed into East Ridge High School?

East Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Spring Creek Elementary School
Middle : East Ridge Middle School

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