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East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts is a public magnet middle school serving grades 6-8 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with 554 students. 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.

Despite its magnet school status focused on the fine arts, East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts consistently performs significantly below the Hamilton County and Tennessee state averages across all subject areas and grade levels on the TNReady assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.1% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics compared to 39.7% in Hamilton County and 42.2% statewide. The school has been ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Tennessee middle schools for the past several years.

When compared to the nearby middle schools in the Hamilton County district, East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts consistently performs the worst academically. For example, in 2024-2025, East Hamilton Middle School had 43.7% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, while Dalewood Middle School and Orchard Knob Middle School had only 10.5% and 6% proficient, respectively. The relatively high spending per student at East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts does not seem to be translating into improved academic performance.

549

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,576

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2700 East 34th ST
Chattanooga, TN 37407

(423) 493-0334

District: Hamilton County

Students who attend East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts usually attend:

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

Feeder schools for East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts:

Elementary:	Clifton Hills Elementary School
	East Lake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.4%

African American:

20.4%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (15% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 32 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg42%

Tennessee avg43%

539^th of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	9.7	539 of 583	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	528 of 587	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	520 of 594	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	530 of 569	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	544 of 576	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	543 of 574	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	523 of 563	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	463 of 492	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.1	470 of 485	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	466 of 475	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	419 of 466	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	432 of 462	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	424 of 435	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	290 of 312	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	280 of 318	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	258 of 316	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	252 of 299	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	266 of 277	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	272 of 293	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	248 of 284	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	67 of 100	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	511 of 546	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	501 of 554	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	480 of 560	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	501 of 552	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	498 of 538	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	503 of 529	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	263 of 286	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	250 of 285	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	236 of 285	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	248 of 275	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	252 of 261	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	219 of 228	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	199 of 219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	447 of 490	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	440 of 510	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	388 of 514	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	427 of 495	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	453 of 483	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	456 of 490	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	429 of 481	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	507 of 550	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	511 of 560	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	506 of 557	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	512 of 540	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	513 of 529	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	488 of 523	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	312 of 332	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	216 of 238	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2018	58.9	156 of 481	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2018)68th percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2023)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies24%-25 vs state

Science16%-30 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

English Language Arts7%-32 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts

What district is East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts in?

Hamilton County

How many students attend East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts.

Is East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts a good school?

East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Tennessee middle schools.

What high school do graduates of East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts attend?

Students who attend East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts usually go on to attend Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences Upper

What is the racial makeup of East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts?

Students at East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts are 73% Hispanic, 20% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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