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East Ridge Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

East Ridge Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is part of the Hamilton County school district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Tennessee middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Ridge Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Hamilton County and Tennessee averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39.7% in Hamilton County and 42.2% statewide. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 24.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing East Ridge Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Hamilton County district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Ooltewah Middle School, Red Bank Middle School, and East Hamilton Middle School all significantly outperform East Ridge Middle School across multiple subject areas and grade levels.

591

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,955

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4400 Bennett RD
Chattanooga, TN 37412

(423) 867-6214

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend East Ridge Middle School usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for East Ridge Middle School:

Elementary:	East Ridge Elementary School
	Spring Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.1%

African American:

20.5%

White:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (20% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg43%

505^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	14.9	505 of 583	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	473 of 587	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	474 of 594	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	470 of 569	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	434 of 576	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	474 of 574	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	450 of 563	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	355 of 362	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	417 of 492	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.6	439 of 485	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	434 of 475	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	38.1	317 of 466	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.3	348 of 462	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.4	359 of 435	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	222 of 312	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	225 of 318	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	251 of 316	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	264 of 299	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	171 of 277	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	223 of 293	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	198 of 284	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	97 of 100	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	70 of 73	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	39 of 39	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	471 of 546	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	431 of 554	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	459 of 560	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	465 of 552	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	414 of 538	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	424 of 529	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	267 of 286	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	236 of 285	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	228 of 285	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	227 of 275	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	169 of 261	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	202 of 228	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	185 of 219	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	27 of 31	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.2	7 of 26	73.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	401 of 490	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	400 of 510	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	391 of 514	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	387 of 495	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	315 of 483	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	378 of 490	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	326 of 481	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	486 of 550	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	478 of 560	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	460 of 557	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	444 of 540	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	404 of 529	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	437 of 523	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	281 of 288	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	227 of 260	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	239 of 279	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	393 of 492	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	327 of 504	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	341 of 503	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	352 of 500	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	370 of 496	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	369 of 484	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	357 of 481	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)29th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I69%+40 vs state

Social Studies28%-21 vs state

Science22%-24 vs state

English Language Arts16%-23 vs state

Mathematics11%-31 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
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
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 East 34th ST	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0334	554	48	11.6		21 (3.8%)	117 (21.1%)	396 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	9.7	539^th of 583 public middle schools	7.5%		11.5	528^th of 587 public middle schools	10.1%	11	17.4	11.4	7.7	12.1	8.7	7.6	5.3	7.2			23.0	17.0	8.9	16.2	30.6	24.5	17.2	24.0	$21,576	$1,332	$19,481
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
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
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
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
Howard Connect Academy	Public	6-8	100 E 25th ST	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	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%)	7.8	560^th of 583 public middle schools	3.9%		14.4	508^th of 587 public middle schools	13.5%	52		12.5	12.2	12.4		9.8	6.1	7.8				17.5	16.3	16.9		12.2	14.3	13.3	$26,303	$1,224	$25,054
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
Red Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	3701 Tom Weathers DR	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1908	508	38	13.4		186 (36.6%)	117 (23.0%)	141 (27.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	27.9	434^th of 583 public middle schools	25.6%		29.6	421^st of 587 public middle schools	28.3%	13	21.6	20.7	12.9	18.9	19.9	18.3	23.9	20.6	60.9	60.9	29.8	33.1	35.7	32.8	36.3	32.1	48.1	38.5	$18,174	$1,068	$16,293
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

Frequently Asked Questions about East Ridge Middle School

Is East Ridge Middle School a good school?

East Ridge Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend East Ridge Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended East Ridge Middle School.

What high school do graduates of East Ridge Middle School attend?

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

What district is East Ridge Middle School in?

Hamilton County

What is the racial makeup of East Ridge Middle School?

Students at East Ridge Middle School are 51% Hispanic, 20% African American, 17% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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