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Brainerd High School

Q: Is Brainerd High School a good school?

Brainerd High School ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Tennessee high schools.

Q: How many students attend Brainerd High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Brainerd High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brainerd High School?

Students at Brainerd High School are 68% African American, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Q: What schools feed into Brainerd High School?

Brainerd High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Barger Academy of Fine Arts Elementary : Hardy Elementary School Elementary : Woodmore Elementary School Middle : Dalewood Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Brainerd High School is a public high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, serving 732 students in grades 9-12. The school 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.

Brainerd High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Tennessee high schools over the past decade, with its statewide ranking ranging from 293 out of 296 schools in 2013-2014 to 359 out of 389 schools in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating poor overall performance. Brainerd High School significantly underperforms the state and district averages across a range of academic subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates as low as 8.6% in Algebra I and 11.4% in English I. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 76.6% to 92.2%, which is generally lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been higher, ranging from 5.4% to 17.8% in recent years.

In contrast, nearby schools such as Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts, Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper, and STEM School Chattanooga consistently rank among the top high schools in the state. The persistent underperformance of Brainerd High School, despite increased per-student spending, suggests the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational strategies, resource allocation, and support systems to address these systemic issues and improve student outcomes.

739

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,581

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1020 N Moore RD
Chattanooga, TN 37411

(423) 855-2615

District: Hamilton County

Feeder schools for Brainerd High School:

Elementary:	Barger Academy of Fine Arts
	Hardy Elementary School
	Woodmore Elementary School
Middle:	Dalewood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.8%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg39%

Tennessee avg40%

359^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	12.1	359 of 389	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	381 of 392	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	358 of 384	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	341 of 358	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	310 of 347	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	340 of 342	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	329 of 341	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	335 of 351	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.2	287 of 300	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	293 of 296	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	279 of 285	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.7	269 of 269	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.8	271 of 273	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	247 of 267	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	221 of 233	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	238 of 240	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	200 of 239	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	221 of 222	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	185 of 208	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	186 of 199	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	340 of 365	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	356 of 365	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	349 of 366	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	335 of 350	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	336 of 340	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	326 of 337	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	152 of 213	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	98 of 209	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	310 of 324	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	325 of 337	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	289 of 330	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	316 of 322	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	303 of 317	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	300 of 302	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	297 of 308	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	349 of 368	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	356 of 366	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	330 of 359	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	292 of 332	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	324 of 329	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	54.5	40 of 159	74.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2018)75th percentile+71 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II16%-38 vs state

Geometry14%-23 vs state

Biology I13%-33 vs state

English I11%-28 vs state

Algebra II9%-26 vs state

Algebra I9%-21 vs state

US History8%-31 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, March 12, 2015

In the four years I've been at this school, I've never seen worse conduct coming from the students or the teachers. A great percentage of the students like to play and hang out in the halls rather than finish their assignments, and a lot of the teachers are too frivolous to properly punish them. One of them acts out almost as bad as the students, and even invokes bad behavior from the students occasionally. I'm actually one of Brainerd's better students, and seeing how poorly the school fares, while it doesn't surprise me, breaks my heart. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola HWY	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 697-4492	135	4	38.5		93 (68.9%)	6 (4.4%)	17 (12.6%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)								(n/a)													63.2	81.1																								$12,567	$574	$11,967
STEM School Chattanooga	Public	9-12	4501 Amnicola HWY	Chattanooga	37406	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 531-6270	273	20	13.7		159 (58.2%)	51 (18.7%)	24 (8.8%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.4%)	92.2	15^th of 389 public high schools	96.1%		87.3	22^nd of 392 public high schools	94.4%	7										41.4	41.4	88.0	36.6	60.8			70.7		70.7				67.9	67.9	82.1	82.1	89.5	66.7	73.1									$16,773	$568	$16,180
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brainerd High School

What schools feed into Brainerd High School?

Brainerd High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barger Academy of Fine Arts
Elementary : Hardy Elementary School
Elementary : Woodmore Elementary School
Middle : Dalewood Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Brainerd High School?

Students at Brainerd High School are 68% African American, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

Is Brainerd High School a good school?

Brainerd High School ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Tennessee high schools.

What district is Brainerd High School in?

Hamilton County

How many students attend Brainerd High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 739 students attended Brainerd High School.

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