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Ooltewah Middle School

Q: Is Ooltewah Middle School a good school?

Ooltewah Middle School ranks 375 th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Ooltewah Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Ooltewah Middle School.

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

Students at Ooltewah Middle School are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 22% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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

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

Public Grades 6-8

375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Ooltewah Middle School is a public middle school in Ooltewah, Tennessee, that serves 547 students in grades 6–8 as part of Hamilton County Schools. Its most recent state ranking places it at the 37th percentile of Tennessee middle schools, a notable decline from a 65th-percentile ranking just two years ago.

Academically, proficiency rates at Ooltewah Middle School are below both district and state averages in core subjects — 29.6% in math versus 40% district-wide, and 23.3% in ELA versus 38.3% district-wide. Reading skills actually decline as students move through the school, from 27.6% proficient in 6th grade to just 19.9% in 8th grade. The one bright spot is Algebra I: 88% of 8th-grade test-takers are proficient, which is in line with district and state averages and comparable to high-performing nearby schools like Hunter Middle School and East Hamilton Middle School. However, those schools also post far stronger overall math and ELA scores, suggesting Ooltewah's advanced math success is concentrated in a selective group rather than across the student body.

Chronic absenteeism is a growing concern, rising to 20.7% — above the district and state rates, and more than double Hunter's 9.7%. Spending has increased significantly to $17,573 per student, yet state rankings and test scores have declined over the same period. Subgroup effectiveness has slipped across most student groups, though English Language Learner and special education students have shown notable strengths. Ooltewah remains ahead of the district's most challenged schools, such as Orchard Knob Middle School and Dalewood Middle School, but it is losing ground to its high-performing neighbors — and the gap is closing from the wrong direction.

547

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,573

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5100 Ooltewah Ringgold Road
Ooltewah, TN 37363

(423) 498-6910

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Ooltewah Middle School usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Ooltewah Middle School:

Elementary:	East Brainerd Elementary School
	Wolftever Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.4%

Hispanic:

30.2%

African American:

21.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg44%

375^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2017

From bottom 28% (2017) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	39.0	375 of 594	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	296 of 583	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	208 of 587	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	226 of 594	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	229 of 569	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	280 of 576	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	261 of 574	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	229 of 563	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.4	261 of 362	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.4	330 of 492	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.7	298 of 485	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.8	348 of 475	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	363 of 466	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.3	355 of 462	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	301 of 435	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	182 of 328	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	136 of 312	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	78 of 318	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	95 of 316	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	77 of 299	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	122 of 277	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	132 of 293	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	108 of 284	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	27 of 65	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.9	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	51 of 55	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	51 of 58	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	26 of 100	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	43.4	33 of 73	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.5	2 of 42	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	284 of 546	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	218 of 554	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	250 of 560	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	226 of 552	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	260 of 538	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	253 of 529	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	53.3	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	170 of 302	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	158 of 286	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	107 of 285	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	93 of 285	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	73 of 275	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	70 of 261	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	60 of 228	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	92 of 219	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	257 of 478	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.5	214 of 490	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.5	78 of 510	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	109 of 514	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	122 of 495	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	170 of 483	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	196 of 490	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	182 of 481	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	304 of 550	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	193 of 560	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	202 of 557	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	228 of 540	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	274 of 529	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	260 of 523	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	138 of 349	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.8	201 of 332	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	131 of 299	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	159 of 288	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	172 of 260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	222 of 238	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	131 of 222	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	142 of 279	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	282 of 494	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	185 of 492	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	168 of 504	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	222 of 503	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	229 of 500	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	269 of 496	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	243 of 484	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.9	143 of 481	70.3%	★★★★☆

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)74th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)37th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I88%+56 vs state

Social Studies46%-6 vs state

Science40%-7 vs state

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts23%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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	≥ 95%	≥ 95%			20.4	21.7	28.3	23.6	26.3	28.5	36.6	30.6	$17,955	$1,028	$16,156
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ooltewah Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ooltewah Middle School?

Students at Ooltewah Middle School are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 22% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Ooltewah Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Ooltewah Middle School.

Is Ooltewah Middle School a good school?

Ooltewah Middle School ranks 375^th of 594 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Ooltewah Middle School attend?

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

What district is Ooltewah Middle School in?

Hamilton County Schools

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