East Brainerd Elementary School

As a roomy elementary-level community in Chattanooga, Tennessee, East Brainerd Elementary School enrolls 1,177 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Hamilton County. By comparison, Tennessee's public schools average about 470 students each, so East Brainerd Elementary School sits 150% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Hamilton County, which oversees 82 schools and 45,981 students, East Brainerd Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, East Brainerd Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Black (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 26% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hamilton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,183 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hamilton County's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students), East Brainerd Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bess T Shepherd Elementary School, roughly 2.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

East Brainerd Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 1,180 students in 2018 compared to 1,177 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 43% to 26%.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.