Summary:
Zip code 37415 contains just one middle school, Red Bank Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 533 students in the Chattanooga area as part of Hamilton County Schools. Because only a single school is present in this zip code, the analysis focuses on how Red Bank Middle performs relative to its district and state benchmarks.
Red Bank Middle School is a 1-star institution that ranks in the 26th percentile statewide, and its position has slipped over three years, from 421st out of 587 schools in 2023–2024 to 442nd out of 594 in 2025–2026. Test proficiency in core subjects is well below district and state averages; in math, only 15.7% of students are proficient compared with 40% in the district and 43% statewide, and the gap widens by grade, with just 11.2% of 8th graders proficient in math. ELA proficiency is 20.8%, about half the state average. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, at 26.1% versus 17.1% for the district and 18.3% for the state, and this likely compounds the academic struggles. The school spends $18,174 per student, which is substantial, yet outcomes remain low.
There are bright spots worth noting. Algebra I proficiency is 52%, exceeding the district's 36.5% and the state's 32.3% all-grade averages, though 8th-grade Algebra I students lag far behind comparable students elsewhere. Social Studies is the school's strongest subject relative to the state, at 45% proficiency versus 51.4% statewide, and 7th-grade Social Studies reaches 52.9%. Science proficiency sits at 34.2%. For parents, Red Bank Middle offers some pockets of strength but faces clear challenges in math, reading, and attendance that families should consider carefully.
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