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Orchard Knob Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

569^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Orchard Knob 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 10% of Tennessee middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Orchard Knob 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 6% of Orchard Knob students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 39.7% in Hamilton County and 42.2% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 50% of Tennessee middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and special education students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Orchard Knob Middle School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 48.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

In comparison, the nearby middle schools, such as Hunter, Brown, and Hixson, significantly outperform Orchard Knob Middle School in academic achievement, with proficiency rates that are 2-3 times higher across subject areas. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and spend less per student than Orchard Knob Middle School, which spends significantly more per student ($21,089 in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby middle schools, which range from $15,619 to $18,606 per student.

264

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,512

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 North Highland Park AVE
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 493-7793

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend Orchard Knob Middle School usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for Orchard Knob Middle School:

Elementary:	Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning
	Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy
	East Side Elementary School
	Orchard Knob Elementary School
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	Tommie F. Brown Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.5%

Hispanic:

26.5%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

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 (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg45%

569^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	6.2	569 of 583	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	576 of 587	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	579 of 594	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	535 of 569	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	526 of 576	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	564 of 574	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	533 of 563	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	489 of 492	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	482 of 485	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	471 of 475	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	463 of 466	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	451 of 462	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	435 of 435	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	292 of 312	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	309 of 318	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	280 of 299	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	258 of 277	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	292 of 293	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	279 of 284	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	539 of 546	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	552 of 554	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	537 of 552	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	492 of 538	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	525 of 529	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	269 of 286	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	285 of 285	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	284 of 285	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	237 of 275	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	181 of 261	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	184 of 228	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	219 of 219	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	31.4	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	464 of 490	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	496 of 510	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	502 of 514	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	466 of 495	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	447 of 483	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	479 of 490	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	478 of 481	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	523 of 550	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	549 of 560	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	553 of 557	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	508 of 540	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	499 of 529	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	513 of 523	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	247 of 260	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	185 of 238	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.8	53 of 279	81.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2023)15th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2022)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies13%-36 vs state

Science11%-35 vs state

Mathematics6%-36 vs state

English Language Arts5%-34 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hixson Middle School	Public	6-8	5681 Old Hixson PIKE	Hixson	37343	Hamilton County	Hamilton County	No	No	No	No	(423) 870-0600	558	42	13.2		296 (53.0%)	82 (14.7%)	101 (18.1%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	63 (11.3%)	51.1	265^th of 583 public middle schools	54.5%		47.2	294^th of 587 public middle schools	49.9%	29	34.2	35.1	30.2	33.4	38.5	39.3	13.9	31.1	80.8	80.8	41.5	44.8	42.1	42.7	53.1	49.7	46.7	50.0	$17,233	$752	$15,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Orchard Knob Middle School

Is Orchard Knob Middle School a good school?

Orchard Knob Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Tennessee middle schools.

How many students attend Orchard Knob Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 264 students attended Orchard Knob Middle School.

What district is Orchard Knob Middle School in?

Hamilton County

What is the racial makeup of Orchard Knob Middle School?

Students at Orchard Knob Middle School are 59% African American, 27% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% White.

What high school do graduates of Orchard Knob Middle School attend?

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

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