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Dalewood Middle School

Q: Is Dalewood Middle School a good school?

Dalewood Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Tennessee middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Dalewood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Dalewood Middle School.

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

Students at Dalewood Middle School are 57% African American, 26% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% White.

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

Students who attend Dalewood Middle School usually go on to attend Brainerd High School

Public Grades 6-8

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 594 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Dalewood Middle School is a small public school serving 290 students in grades 6–8 in Chattanooga, TN, and it is part of Hamilton County Schools. Despite being relatively well-funded with small class sizes, the school consistently lands at the bottom of Tennessee’s middle school rankings—in the 3rd percentile statewide for 2025–2026, with proficiency rates that are dramatically lower than district and state averages across every subject.

One of the most striking findings is the disconnect between spending and results. Dalewood spends $23,825 per student, about 45% more than nearby Hunter Middle School, yet Hunter’s math proficiency is over four times higher (46.3% vs. 11.1%) and its English language arts proficiency is nearly seven times higher (43.2% vs. 6.3%). Dalewood’s science proficiency sits at 11.5% and social studies at 12.0%, both the lowest among its comparison schools. Even the school’s best grade-level subject—8th grade science at 16.0% proficiency—remains far below the district average of 48.2%.

Chronic absenteeism is another major barrier. At 27.8%, Dalewood’s rate is roughly 10 percentage points above the district and state, though it has improved from over 60% a few years ago. The school also reports no Algebra I results, unlike nearby Hunter Middle and Hixson Middle where most 8th graders pass that advanced course, suggesting limited access to accelerated learning pathways. With low student-teacher ratios and high per-pupil spending, the biggest opportunity for improvement likely lies in tackling attendance and ensuring resources translate into stronger instruction.

290

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

62.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1300 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, TN 37411

(423) 493-0323

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend Dalewood Middle School usually attend:

High:	Brainerd 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 Dalewood Middle School:

Elementary:	Barger Academy of Fine Arts
	Woodmore Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.6%

Hispanic:

25.5%

Two or more races:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (10% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg45%

576^th of 594

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	6.1	576 of 594	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	570 of 583	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	527 of 587	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	581 of 594	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	563 of 569	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	529 of 576	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	557 of 574	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	542 of 563	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.8	483 of 492	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	477 of 485	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	472 of 475	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	464 of 466	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.8	447 of 462	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.0	431 of 435	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	311 of 328	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	304 of 312	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	270 of 318	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	308 of 316	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	295 of 299	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	245 of 277	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	281 of 293	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	261 of 284	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	517 of 546	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	466 of 554	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	536 of 560	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	542 of 552	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	502 of 538	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	520 of 529	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	290 of 302	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	261 of 286	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	229 of 285	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	221 of 285	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	242 of 275	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	436 of 478	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	480 of 490	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	393 of 510	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	499 of 514	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	488 of 495	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	462 of 483	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	465 of 490	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	455 of 481	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	541 of 550	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	545 of 560	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	555 of 557	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	524 of 540	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	490 of 529	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	506 of 523	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	346 of 349	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	316 of 332	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	299 of 299	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	61.2	40 of 260	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	34.4	156 of 238	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	208 of 279	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	4.0	481 of 481	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2018)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies12%-39 vs state

Science12%-35 vs state

Mathematics11%-32 vs state

English Language Arts6%-34 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	62.1%	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			40.9%	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
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	75.0%	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	48.4%	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
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	55.0%	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
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 East 34th Street	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0334	554	48	11.6	63.9%	21 (3.8%)	117 (21.1%)	396 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	12.9	519^th of 594 public middle schools	12.6%		9.7	539^th of 583 public middle schools	7.5%	20	19.7	7.3	22.1	16.2	12.9	< 5%	8.0	8.5					31.5	14.7	22.1	22.8	28.1	27.5	17.2	24.5	$21,576	$1,332	$19,481
Howard Connect Academy	Public	8	100 E 25th Street	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 498-6888	187	22	8.5	52.1%	11 (5.9%)	106 (56.7%)	61 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	9.1	552^nd of 594 public middle schools	7.1%		7.8	560^th of 583 public middle schools	3.9%	8			15.4	15.4			< 5%	< 5%							15.8	15.8			15.4	15.4	$26,303	$1,224	$25,054
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	41.6%	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
Red Bank Middle School	Public	6-8	3701 Tom Weathers Drive	Chattanooga	37415	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 874-1908	508	38	13.4	40.3%	186 (36.6%)	117 (23.0%)	141 (27.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	28.5	442^nd of 594 public middle schools	25.6%		27.9	434^th of 583 public middle schools	25.6%	8	20.0	15.7	11.2	15.7	25.5	16.8	20.8	20.8	52.0	52.0			35.5	31.4	35.8	34.2	45.8	52.9	36.6	45.0	$18,174	$1,068	$16,293
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	27.6%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dalewood Middle School

How many students attend Dalewood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Dalewood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Dalewood Middle School?

Students at Dalewood Middle School are 57% African American, 26% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 5% White.

What high school do graduates of Dalewood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Dalewood Middle School usually go on to attend Brainerd High School

Is Dalewood Middle School a good school?

Dalewood Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Tennessee middle schools.

What district is Dalewood Middle School in?

Hamilton County Schools

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