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Orchard Knob Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

500 North Highland Park AVE, Chattanooga, TN 37404 · (423) 493-7793 · Part of Hamilton County School District

Chattanooga’s School Grade B better than 59% of Tennessee school districts

Students
264
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Orchard Knob Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 36.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Chattanooga kids: 12 high schools

On the path

Where Chattanooga kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Orchard Knob Middle SchoolYou are here
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts6%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

500 North Highland Park AVE, Chattanooga

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6101
Grade 783
Grade 880
Enrollment over time
413’20
342’21
334’22
281’23
264’24

Down 36.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 59%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 10%White 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Orchard Knob Middle School from Chattanooga families.

Other schools in Hamilton County School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Chattanooga’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.