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East Side Elementary School

Q: Is East Side Elementary School a good school?

East Side Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend East Side Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended East Side Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Side Elementary School?

Students at East Side Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 17% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of East Side Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Side Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Orchard Knob Middle School High : Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper High : Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State High : Sequoyah High School High : STEM School Chattanooga High : The Howard School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

East Side Elementary School in Chattanooga, TN, is a PK–5 school enrolling 553 students and is part of Hamilton County Schools. In the 2025–2026 statewide rankings, East Side placed in the 13th percentile (885th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools), with math, ELA, and science proficiency rates well below both district and state averages. That said, the school is a relative outperformer among its immediate non-magnet neighbors: it ranks above Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy, Orchard Knob Elementary School, and Tommie F. Brown Academy School, and is competitive with Clifton Hills Elementary School, while remaining far behind magnet options like Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning and Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower.

The school's two standout strengths are attendance and resources. Only 5.0% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared to 17.1% districtwide and 18.3% statewide, and dramatically better than nearby schools such as Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy (22.6%), Orchard Knob Elementary School (20.6%), and East Ridge Elementary School (20.3%). At the same time, per-pupil spending has risen sharply to $21,475 per student — higher than Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning and Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower, which post far higher test scores. The school also shows relative strength in serving English learners (3-star rating) and a positive trend in special education outcomes.

The main challenges are declining math and science achievement and a striking grade-level gap in math: only 14.6% of 4th graders were proficient in math, while 47.1% of 5th graders met the bar — close to the state average. All-grade math proficiency has slipped from 37.5% to 29.6% over four years, and science has dropped as well. While strong attendance and high spending provide a solid foundation, the school's statewide percentile ranking has fallen from the 27th to the 13th percentile since 2022–2023, indicating that resources alone have not yet translated into consistent academic gains.

553

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,475

Per pupil spending ?

60.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1603 South Lyerly Street
Chattanooga, TN 37404

(423) 493-7780

District: Hamilton County Schools

Students who attend East Side Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Orchard Knob Middle School
High:	Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper
	Hamilton County Collegiate High at Chattanooga State
	Sequoyah High School
	STEM School Chattanooga
	More...
	The Howard School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

African American:

17.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

885^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 4 pts since 2018

From bottom 17% (2018) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 42Elementary 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	15.9	885 of 1019	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	830 of 1009	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	788 of 1018	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	744 of 1020	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	820 of 1000	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	696 of 983	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	713 of 985	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	824 of 997	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	696 of 855	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.3	769 of 853	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	796 of 846	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	801 of 820	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	801 of 818	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	787 of 809	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	366 of 498	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	420 of 498	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	307 of 498	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	250 of 500	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	249 of 483	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	199 of 411	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	275 of 404	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	195 of 450	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	105 of 211	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	68 of 178	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	67 of 164	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	130 of 165	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	59 of 101	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	18 of 66	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	41 of 95	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	848 of 986	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	761 of 990	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	757 of 989	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	849 of 975	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	708 of 945	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	738 of 926	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	367 of 458	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	269 of 424	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	248 of 415	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	209 of 387	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	253 of 363	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	132 of 324	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	101 of 250	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.2	219 of 319	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	610 of 823	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	642 of 843	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	536 of 853	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	451 of 865	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	607 of 858	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	410 of 823	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	438 of 821	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	608 of 877	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	757 of 984	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	741 of 991	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	684 of 987	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	761 of 980	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	642 of 941	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	624 of 916	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	389 of 641	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	409 of 618	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	507 of 582	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	395 of 528	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.5	96 of 369	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.0	186 of 255	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts20%-21 vs state

Science20%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (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 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 Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1603 South Lyerly Street	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-7780	542	51	10.6	60.9%	9 (1.7%)	91 (16.8%)	421 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	15.9	885^th of 1019 public elementary schools	13.2%		21.4	830^th of 1009 public elementary schools	17.7%	55	29.1	14.6	47.1	29.6	19.0	24.0	16.5	20.0	20.3	16.7	22.4	19.6	$21,475	$1,469	$19,000
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	2029 East 23rd Street	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 710-1121	461	44	10.4	59.0%	18 (3.9%)	291 (63.1%)	134 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.5%)	5.5	1000^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.9%		6	986^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.3%	14	6.0	17.6	13.1	12.2	< 5%	20.6	13.1	12.8	9.0	10.3	16.4	11.7	$17,671	$582	$15,996
Montessori Elementary at Highland Park School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	700 S. Hawthorne Street	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(423) 702-7230	310	18	17.7	51.1%	60 (19.4%)	184 (59.4%)	55 (17.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	7	977^th of 1019 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.2	897^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.1%	80	12.5	10.7	9.7	11.0	20.0	21.4	19.4	20.5	10.0	17.9	19.4	15.7	$19,084	$648	$17,540
Orchard Knob Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 East 3rd Street	Chattanooga	37404	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0385	458	36	12.8	68.7%	10 (2.2%)	310 (67.7%)	101 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	6	985^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.3%		7.6	970^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.9%	15	6.3	24.7	13.2	15.3	7.8	17.6	15.4	13.7	7.9	16.2	15.7	13.3	$20,354	$1,461	$17,806
Clifton Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1815 East 32nd Street	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0357	710	53	13.5	60.3%	24 (3.4%)	165 (23.2%)	503 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	14.3	897^th of 1019 public elementary schools	12.0%		15.2	882^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	12.6%	15	26.3	19.3	42.6	28.9	17.9	14.3	13.9	15.2	24.2	12.6	27.0	20.7	$19,549	$1,525	$17,189
East Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 13th Avenue	Chattanooga	37407	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-0366	601	52	11.5	61.7%	24 (4.0%)	86 (14.3%)	477 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	21.6	837^th of 1019 public elementary schools	17.9%		25.5	785^th of 1009 public elementary schools	22.2%	52	27.9	43.8	44.9	38.4	14.4	24.2	28.1	21.9	19.2	27.1	23.3	23.1	$19,610	$1,092	$17,719
Tommie F. Brown Academy School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	718 East 8th Street	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 498-6870	323	25	13.1	62.9%	21 (6.5%)	253 (78.3%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	5.9	987^th of 1019 public elementary schools	3.1%		5.8	988^th of 1009 public elementary schools	2.1%	1	12.5	19.5	10.8	14.4	15.0	17.1	13.9	15.4	10.0	20.0	10.8	13.7	$22,013	$1,694	$19,323
Battle Academy for Teaching and Learning	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1601 Market Street	Chattanooga	37408	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(423) 498-6860	518	32	16.3	38.1%	185 (35.7%)	247 (47.7%)	34 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.1%)	70.2	251^st of 1019 public elementary schools	75.4%		72.8	210^th of 1009 public elementary schools	79.2%	41	47.7	67.9	45.1	54.5	47.1	61.9	49.3	53.4	54.5	65.5	47.1	56.4	$17,628	$861	$16,042
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Lower	Public, Magnet	K-5	865 East 3rd Street	Chattanooga	37403	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(423) 498-6845	388	25	15.3	11.9%	224 (57.7%)	96 (24.7%)	20 (5.2%)	25 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	83.9	125^th of 1019 public elementary schools	87.7%		84.3	127^th of 1009 public elementary schools	87.4%	2	50.0	63.0	62.2	58.8	59.4	63.0	64.4	62.4	62.5	75.3	68.9	69.2	$16,393	$798	$15,570
East Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 John Ross Road	Chattanooga	37412	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 493-9296	917	64	14.2	48.5%	233 (25.4%)	213 (23.2%)	365 (39.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (10.7%)	8.7	949^th of 1019 public elementary schools	6.9%		17.5	864^th of 1009 public elementary schools	14.4%	85	17.2	13.3	26.9	18.7	16.1	17.7	15.3	16.4	14.1	21.1	20.3	18.6	$16,497	$1,076	$14,638

Frequently Asked Questions about East Side Elementary School

Is East Side Elementary School a good school?

East Side Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Side Elementary School?

Students at East Side Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 17% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is East Side Elementary School in?

Hamilton County Schools

How many students attend East Side Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended East Side Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of East Side Elementary School attend?

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

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

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