Enrollment
296
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COUNTY·NCES 470159000494
Brown Middle School
5716 Hwy 58, Harrison, TN 37341 · (423) 344-1439 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Tennessee public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 91 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
15.7%
TN avg 40.9% . -2.3pp since 2022
Math
15.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -3.1pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.7% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.1% | 14.5% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 18.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #285 of 336 ▼ 3 | #9 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #279 of 336 ▼ 6 | #9 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #284 of 349 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #28 of 325 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.7% | #21 of 216 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
296
-128 (-30%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 725
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 296 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 20.8 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 26.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 32 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 70% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 70% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 725 | 36 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown Middle School.
About Brown Middle School
Brown Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Hamilton County, located in Harrison, Tennessee. The school has 296 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 554 students for middle schools in Tennessee.
Enrollment across the 82 schools in Hamilton County totals 45,981 students.
No group is above 50% at Brown Middle School; the largest is Black, at 45%. After that, the student body is 29% White, 13% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. Among all residents of Hamilton County, the Black share is about 17%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Among Tennessee public middle schools, Brown Middle School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Hamilton County, where median household income comes to about $76,183, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Hamilton County counts 82 public schools with about 45,981 students.
Harrison Elementary School sits about 0.2 miles from Brown Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 30%.
The Brown Middle School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
376,192
Census ACS
Median income
$76,183
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
82
45,981 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton County
- Signal Mountain Middle/High SchoolHigh · 1,396 students
- The Howard SchoolHigh · 1,329 students
- East Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Ooltewah High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- East Brainerd Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,177 students
- Soddy Daisy High SchoolHigh · 1,122 students
Other Brown Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brown Middle. Brown Middle School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Brown Middle SchoolEL PASO, TX · 699 students
- Brown Middle SchoolMCALLEN, TX · 580 students
- Brown Middle SchoolFORNEY, TX · 568 students
- Brown Middle SchoolRavenna, OH · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Elementary School0.2 mi · 775
- Central High School0.2 mi · 617
- Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts2.5 mi · 979
- Hamilton County Virtual School2.6 mi · 254
- Hunter Middle School2.7 mi · 745
- Wallace A. Smith Elementary School2.8 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Brown Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brown Middle School?
Brown Middle School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Brown Middle School serve?
Brown Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How diverse is Brown Middle School?
Brown Middle School reports a student body of 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Brown Middle School in?
Brown Middle School is part of Hamilton County.
What county does Brown Middle School serve?
Brown Middle School serves Hamilton County in TN.
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