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The most racially diverse public schools in Hamilton County, Tennessee

77 public schools in Hamilton County, Tennessee appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. East Brainerd Elementary School leads the list at 75.9%, against a median of 52.3% 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
77
Hamilton County, Tennessee
Top Diversity index
75.9%
Median Diversity index
52.3%
MOST DIVERSE · HAMILTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1East Brainerd Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN1,17775.9%26.0%(306)32.5%(383)22.1%(260)8.3%(98)
2Ooltewah Middle SchoolOoltewah, TN54774.0%32.4%(177)21.8%(119)30.2%(165)3.1%(17)
3Red Bank Middle SchoolChattanooga, TN53372.8%34.1%(182)23.6%(126)29.3%(156)1.1%(6)
4Red Bank High SchoolChattanooga, TN77271.7%39.0%(301)26.9%(208)21.6%(167)1.8%(14)
5DuPont Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN26871.4%38.4%(103)20.1%(54)29.5%(79)0.8%(2)
6Wolftever Creek Elementary SchoolOoltewah, TN63270.0%42.6%(269)14.6%(92)28.6%(181)2.1%(13)
7Hixson Middle SchoolHixson, TN59169.9%46.2%(273)16.9%(100)20.6%(122)3.5%(21)
8Hixson Elementary SchoolHixson, TN41969.4%37.0%(155)15.0%(63)37.0%(155)0.9%(4)
9East Ridge Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN95969.4%22.2%(213)22.1%(212)44.4%(426)0.8%(8)
10Red Bank Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN61669.1%47.4%(292)17.5%(108)20.0%(123)3.1%(19)
11Rivermont Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN35268.6%45.7%(161)26.1%(92)15.1%(53)1.4%(5)
12Brown Middle SchoolHarrison, TN29667.7%29.4%(87)45.3%(134)12.5%(37)0.3%(1)
13East Hamilton High SchoolOoltewah, TN1,29367.0%51.1%(661)18.8%(243)14.8%(191)6.2%(80)
14East Hamilton Middle SchoolApison, TN91366.9%50.9%(465)19.2%(175)14.7%(134)4.4%(40)
15Spring Creek Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN69866.8%20.8%(145)20.9%(146)48.7%(340)0.9%(6)
16Central High SchoolHarrison, TN61766.4%36.3%(224)42.8%(264)9.2%(57)0.2%(1)
17Alpine Crest Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN30266.3%50.0%(151)17.2%(52)21.5%(65)0.3%(1)
18Ooltewah High SchoolOoltewah, TN1,23366.1%50.9%(627)15.0%(185)22.0%(271)2.8%(34)
19East Ridge Middle SchoolChattanooga, TN59165.9%16.6%(98)20.5%(121)51.1%(302)1.9%(11)
20Battle Academy for Teaching and LearningChattanooga, TN49465.1%37.3%(184)44.1%(218)8.7%(43)0.8%(4)
21Bess T Shepherd Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN54665.1%9.5%(52)47.1%(257)33.5%(183)2.2%(12)
22Hixson High SchoolHixson, TN92064.9%52.9%(487)15.5%(143)19.1%(176)2.6%(24)
23East Ridge High SchoolChattanooga, TN86762.3%15.7%(136)22.1%(192)54.7%(474)1.0%(9)
24Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences UpperChattanooga, TN74161.8%52.5%(389)30.9%(229)3.2%(24)5.0%(37)
25STEM School ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN29661.2%57.4%(170)18.2%(54)10.5%(31)2.4%(7)
26Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences LowerChattanooga, TN38860.6%56.4%(219)25.3%(98)6.4%(25)5.2%(20)
27Dalewood Middle SchoolChattanooga, TN29059.6%4.8%(14)56.5%(164)25.5%(74)0.0%(0)
28Chattanooga Preparatory SchoolChattanooga, TN53958.5%4.3%(23)51.2%(276)38.4%(207)0.2%(1)
29Chattanooga High School Center for Creative ArtsChattanooga, TN71757.7%61.8%(443)12.8%(92)9.9%(71)4.0%(29)
30Lookout Valley Middle / High SchoolChattanooga, TN30957.0%61.8%(191)16.2%(50)8.1%(25)1.9%(6)
31Orchard Knob Middle SchoolChattanooga, TN26456.5%4.2%(11)59.5%(157)26.5%(70)0.0%(0)
32Chattanooga Girls Leadership AcademyChattanooga, TN35456.3%3.1%(11)38.1%(135)53.7%(190)0.0%(0)
33Chattanooga School For The Liberal ArtsChattanooga, TN97956.3%62.3%(610)19.1%(187)3.9%(38)5.8%(57)
34Harrison Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN77556.1%16.3%(126)62.5%(484)10.7%(83)0.1%(1)
35Westview Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN63156.0%63.7%(402)10.6%(67)8.7%(55)6.0%(38)
36Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence MiddleChattanooga, TN25055.1%1.6%(4)50.0%(125)44.4%(111)0.0%(0)
37Montessori Elementary at Highland ParkChattanooga, TN37253.6%14.0%(52)64.0%(238)18.6%(69)0.5%(2)
38Chattanooga Charter School of ExcellenceChattanooga, TN46852.5%4.3%(20)62.4%(292)28.6%(134)0.0%(0)
39Normal Park Museum Magnet SchoolChattanooga, TN87752.3%66.0%(579)16.6%(146)5.8%(51)1.6%(14)
40Barger Academy of Fine ArtsChattanooga, TN34951.8%7.7%(27)66.5%(232)16.1%(56)0.3%(1)
41Wallace A. Smith Elementary SchoolOoltewah, TN58951.3%67.4%(397)10.5%(62)11.4%(67)1.0%(6)
42Apison Elementary SchoolApison, TN61751.1%67.9%(419)7.0%(43)11.5%(71)7.6%(47)
43Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science AcademyChattanooga, TN38050.9%6.6%(25)65.3%(248)24.5%(93)0.0%(0)
44Ooltewah Elementary SchoolOoltewah, TN85850.7%68.0%(583)6.6%(57)13.5%(116)2.8%(24)
45Big Ridge Elementary SchoolHixson, TN46649.9%69.1%(322)6.9%(32)7.3%(34)7.9%(37)
46Orchard Knob Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN51149.4%3.5%(18)66.5%(340)24.3%(124)0.0%(0)
47The Howard SchoolChattanooga, TN1,32949.0%1.2%(16)32.0%(425)63.7%(847)0.0%(0)
48Brainerd High SchoolChattanooga, TN73948.8%4.1%(30)67.8%(501)21.5%(159)0.1%(1)
49Woodmore Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN34648.6%4.0%(14)68.8%(238)17.1%(59)0.0%(0)
50Tyner Middle AcademyChattanooga, TN40148.4%4.5%(18)68.3%(274)20.9%(84)0.3%(1)
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