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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Hamilton County, Tennessee

39 public schools in Hamilton County, Tennessee appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Orchard Knob Middle School leads the list at -41.9%, against a median of -11.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
39
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Best Enrollment change
-41.9%
Median Enrollment change
-11.7%
FASTEST DECLINING · HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Orchard Knob Middle SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County454264-41.9%
2Brown Middle SchoolHarrison, TNHamilton County475296-37.7%
3Central High SchoolHarrison, TNHamilton County924617-33.2%
4Sequoyah High SchoolSoddy Daisy, TNHamilton County343235-31.5%
5Ooltewah Middle SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County746547-26.7%
6East Hamilton High SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County1,7571,293-26.4%
7McConnell Elementary SchoolHixson, TNHamilton County554417-24.7%
8Barger Academy of Fine ArtsChattanooga, TNHamilton County446349-21.7%
9Ooltewah High SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County1,5561,233-20.8%
10Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science AcademyChattanooga, TNHamilton County476380-20.2%
11Allen Elementary SchoolSoddy Daisy, TNHamilton County512416-18.8%
12Ooltewah Elementary SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County1,041858-17.6%
13Dalewood Middle SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County350290-17.1%
14DuPont Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County323268-17.0%
15Lookout Valley Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County307256-16.6%
16Middle Valley Elementary SchoolHixson, TNHamilton County841705-16.2%
17East Ridge Middle SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County702591-15.8%
18East Ridge Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County1,122959-14.5%
19Lookout Valley Middle / High SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County352309-12.2%
20Hixson Middle SchoolHixson, TNHamilton County669591-11.7%
21Loftis Middle SchoolHixson, TNHamilton County619550-11.1%
22Red Bank Middle SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County587533-9.2%
23Soddy Elementary SchoolSoddy Daisy, TNHamilton County516470-8.9%
24Soddy Daisy High SchoolSoddy Daisy, TNHamilton County1,2271,122-8.6%
25Tyner Middle AcademyChattanooga, TNHamilton County437401-8.2%
26Daisy Elementary SchoolSoddy Daisy, TNHamilton County409382-6.6%
27East Lake Academy Of Fine ArtsChattanooga, TNHamilton County588549-6.6%
28Hunter Middle SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County790745-5.7%
29Hardy Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County470444-5.5%
30Big Ridge Elementary SchoolHixson, TNHamilton County491466-5.1%
31Red Bank High SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County809772-4.6%
32Tommie F. Brown AcademyChattanooga, TNHamilton County313299-4.5%
33Red Bank Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County643616-4.2%
34East Side Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County577553-4.2%
35Wallace A. Smith Elementary SchoolOoltewah, TNHamilton County602589-2.2%
36Hixson Elementary SchoolHixson, TNHamilton County428419-2.1%
37Chattanooga Girls Leadership AcademyChattanooga, TNHamilton County359354-1.4%
38Spring Creek Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County702698-0.6%
39East Brainerd Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TNHamilton County1,1801,177-0.3%
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