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East Brainerd Elementary School

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East Brainerd Elementary School ranks 630 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Brainerd Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 1,172 students in grades PK-5 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which is part of the Hamilton County school district.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($15,601 in 2023-2024) than the state average, East Brainerd Elementary consistently underperforms the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages on standardized tests, with only 35% of students proficient or better in Math compared to 39.7% for Hamilton County and 42.2% for Tennessee. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 21.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, East Brainerd ranks in the bottom half or bottom third of Tennessee elementary schools for most student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and white students, as well as English Learners, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students.

Interestingly, several of the schools in close proximity to East Brainerd Elementary, such as Apison Elementary and Westview Elementary, significantly outperform East Brainerd on test scores and other metrics, despite being part of the same Hamilton County district. Additionally, East Brainerd's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 236 out of 985 schools in 2018-2019 to 630 out of 1,009 schools in 2024-2025.

1,177

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,321

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7660 Goodwin RD
Chattanooga, TN 37421

(423) 855-2600

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend East Brainerd Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ooltewah Middle School
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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.5%

White:

26.0%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

Tennessee avg42%

630^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 42Elementary 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	37.7	630 of 1009	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	647 of 1018	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	489 of 1020	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	495 of 1000	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	365 of 983	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	236 of 985	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.4	512 of 997	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	459 of 646	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.9	504 of 855	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.9	551 of 853	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.1	393 of 846	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	374 of 820	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	316 of 818	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.8	458 of 809	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	263 of 498	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	261 of 498	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	202 of 500	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	190 of 483	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	162 of 411	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	90 of 404	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	181 of 450	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	36 of 55	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	46 of 55	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.2	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	35 of 55	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	24 of 53	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	43 of 62	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	130 of 211	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	90 of 178	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	95 of 164	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	20 of 165	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	36.7	68 of 101	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	91.5	1 of 66	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	39.7	51 of 95	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	648 of 986	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	634 of 990	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	499 of 989	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	470 of 975	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	312 of 945	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	261 of 926	71.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	278 of 424	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	217 of 415	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	149 of 387	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	211 of 363	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	138 of 324	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	48 of 250	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	41.3	183 of 319	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	86.0	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	600 of 843	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	563 of 853	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	409 of 865	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	444 of 858	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	364 of 823	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	243 of 821	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	425 of 877	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	614 of 984	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	638 of 991	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	483 of 987	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	506 of 980	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	398 of 941	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	202 of 916	77.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	578 of 618	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	477 of 582	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	321 of 528	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	376 of 447	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.4	142 of 369	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	149 of 255	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	232 of 395	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	492 of 840	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	551 of 847	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	415 of 852	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	283 of 844	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	176 of 844	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	191 of 812	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	408 of 841	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)47th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2024)12th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-8 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 21, 2015

they have started the school in the new building this year without even knowing proper procedures of dismissing students at the car lane. the school policy is they leave the fifth graders at 3.40 whereas hold onto the kindergartners till 4.15 while the school closes at 3.45 pm. the lane extends all the way to the road but they will not even start dismissing the kindergarten kids. as a parent when I asked the car lane teacher why they are doing it, the answer I got is if you cannot wait then keep your kids in extended day care or on the bus. we know what to do, teachers do not need to tell us. we expect them to be respectful of parents. I wonder how they treat our kids inside. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, August 20, 2011

My child has been a student at East Brainerd Elementary for three years. I am very pleased with this school, especially the principal Brian Stewart. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 19, 2009

When my daughter transferred to EBE, she was behind nearly a year in reading and math. Now, she is on grade level or advanced across subjects and on the honor roll. We can't say enough good things about the teachers, administration, and staff. Close Quote

Schools Near East Brainerd Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Science (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 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Brainerd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7660 Goodwin RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 855-2600	1,172	79	14.8		328 (28.0%)	394 (33.6%)	239 (20.4%)	96 (8.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (9.6%)	37.7	630^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.6%		37	647^th of 1018 public elementary schools	36.4%	17	40.1	36.0	29.1	35.0	35.6	44.7	33.0	37.7	37.0	45.9	30.7	37.8	$16,321	$1,058	$14,674
Bess T Shepherd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7126 Tyner RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-2611	494	35	14.0		55 (11.1%)	233 (47.2%)	163 (33.0%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	14.3	894^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.9	871^st of 1018 public elementary schools	14.4%	23	23.0	19.6	19.0	20.5	21.6	31.5	22.8	25.5	27.3	23.1	9.0	20.2	$17,058	$965	$15,249
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9629 East Brainerd RD	Chattanooga	37421	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 855-6141	615	37	16.6		414 (67.3%)	59 (9.6%)	50 (8.1%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (11.4%)	85.3	120^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.1%		91	84^th of 1018 public elementary schools	91.7%	36	60.0	52.9	59.0	57.4	62.9	77.2	61.0	66.9	67.9	73.5	60.0	67.1	$16,249	$614	$15,175
Spring Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Spring Creek RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 855-6138	697	48	14.4		149 (21.4%)	145 (20.8%)	327 (46.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.8%)	16.1	875^th of 1009 public elementary schools	13.3%		13.1	917^th of 1018 public elementary schools	9.9%	42	31.5	27.8	21.3	27.2	21.1	18.0	14.9	18.2	22.2	37.8	13.5	24.4	$17,709	$979	$15,851
Woodmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Woodmore LN	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0394	349	24	14.2		11 (3.2%)	248 (71.1%)	42 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.8%)	12.6	914^th of 1009 public elementary schools	9.4%		23.2	810^th of 1018 public elementary schools	20.4%	104	16.3	11.8	17.4	15.1	16.3	17.6	21.7	18.5	22.4	27.5	33.3	27.6	$21,068	$1,438	$18,595
Barger Academy of Fine Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4808 Brainerd RD	Chattanooga	37411	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 493-0348	362	25	14.4		28 (7.7%)	235 (64.9%)	56 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.9%)	27.2	763^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	24.4%		26.8	770^th of 1018 public elementary schools	24.4%	7	37.7	33.3	35.2	35.3	32.1	33.3	24.1	30.0	34.0	27.0	25.9	28.8	$20,788	$1,637	$18,295
Apison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10433 East Brainerd RD	Apison	37302	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 498-6895	621	39	16.1		452 (72.8%)	41 (6.6%)	66 (10.6%)	30 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	85.6	118^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.3%		84.8	124^th of 1018 public elementary schools	87.8%	6	56.4	64.4	67.7	62.9	50.0	63.4	58.8	57.5	67.0	77.2	70.1	71.6	$17,416	$855	$16,133
Wolftever Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Ooltewah Ringold RD	Ooltewah	37363	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 933-3671	620	44	14.0		270 (43.5%)	100 (16.1%)	165 (26.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.8%)	41.2	593^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	41.2%		41.5	597^th of 1018 public elementary schools	41.4%	4	31.6	46.5	40.8	39.7	41.2	33.3	29.3	34.6	40.8	55.6	28.6	41.7	$17,539	$1,015	$15,692
Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8098 Ferdinand Piech Way	Chattanooga	37416	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 344-1428	884	55	15.9		163 (18.4%)	532 (60.2%)	100 (11.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (9.6%)	9.8	944^th of 1009 public elementary schools	6.4%		9	969^th of 1018 public elementary schools	4.8%	25	13.7	14.3	28.2	18.6	22.6	13.4	15.5	17.2	20.5	12.5	16.4	16.5	$17,505	$1,198	$15,564
East Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 John Ross RD	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-9296	917	64	14.2		233 (25.4%)	213 (23.2%)	365 (39.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (10.7%)	17.5	864^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.4%		14.8	896^th of 1018 public elementary schools	12.0%	32	11.8	28.3	38.9	26.7	11.1	21.8	22.8	18.6	8.3	28.2	35.2	24.1	$16,497	$1,076	$14,638

Frequently Asked Questions about East Brainerd Elementary School

How many students attend East Brainerd Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,177 students attended East Brainerd Elementary School.

Is East Brainerd Elementary School a good school?

East Brainerd Elementary School ranks 630^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of East Brainerd Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Brainerd Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is East Brainerd Elementary School in?

Hamilton County

What is the racial makeup of East Brainerd Elementary School?

Students at East Brainerd Elementary School are 33% African American, 26% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

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