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East Side Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1603 South Lyerly ST, Chattanooga, TN 37404 · (423) 493-7780 · Part of Hamilton County School District

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

Directions
Students
553
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about East Side Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Chattanooga kids: 12 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5East Side Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 29.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1603 South Lyerly ST, Chattanooga

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten68
Grade 179
Grade 289
Grade 3100
Grade 498
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
592’20
592’21
551’22
542’23
553’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%Black 17%Two or more races 4%White 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about East Side Elementary School from Chattanooga families.

Other schools in Hamilton County School District

The district →
East Brainerd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
A−
1,177 students
East Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C+
959 students
Normal Park Museum Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chattanooga
A
877 students
Ooltewah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ooltewah
A
858 students
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chattanooga
C
775 students
Nolan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Signal Mountain
A+
729 students

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.