East Ridge Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Chattanooga, Tennessee

East Ridge Middle School in Chattanooga, Tennessee enrolled 591 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 35% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers fell 8%

701 students in 2022-23, 618 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 44.9.

Students enrolled at East Ridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 701, 2023-24: 61802004006008002022-237012023-24618
Students enrolled at East Ridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 701, 2023-24: 61802004006008002022-237012023-24618
Students enrolled at East Ridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 701, 2023-24: 61802004006008002022-237012023-24618
Students enrolled at East Ridge Middle School by school year2022-23: 701, 2023-24: 61802004006008002022-237012023-24618
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370149.014.3
2023-2461844.913.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 683 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection East Ridge Middle School enrolled 683 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 81 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 683 of the 683 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions81
  • Chronically absent34.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.1% of students were Hispanic, 20.5% Black, 16.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic51.1%
  2. Black20.5%
  3. White16.6%
  4. Two or more races10.0%
  5. Asian1.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at East Ridge Middle School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215‑19%36%35%
Math, 2022-2317%37% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Chattanooga

8 public middle schools in Chattanooga report 2024-25 enrollment; East Ridge Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
East Ridge Middle School59114.3not reported
East Lake Academy Of Fine Arts54911.5not reported
Red Bank Middle School53313.2not reported
Tyner Middle Academy40114.0not reported
Dalewood Middle School29011.2not reported
Orchard Knob Middle26411.1not reported
Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle25019.3not reported
Howard Connect Academy9410.8not reported

All public schools in Chattanooga →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about East Ridge Middle School

  1. East Lake Academy Of Fine ArtsThe nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 549 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 250 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
  3. Compare East Ridge Middle School with East Lake Academy Of Fine ArtsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hamilton County Schools spends per student$14,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,785
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeEast Ridge Middle School is the number 129 by size of 332 Tennessee middle schools open in 2024-25.#129 of 332
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about East Ridge Middle School

  1. How many students attend East Ridge Middle School?
    591 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 701 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Chattanooga, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at East Ridge Middle School?
    14.3 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is East Ridge Middle School a Title I school?
    East Ridge Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at East Ridge Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at East Ridge Middle School scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 35% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is East Ridge Middle School in?
    Hamilton County Schools, NCES district ID 4701590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470159000502 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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