East Ridge Middle School

East Ridge Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overseen by Hamilton County. The school teaches 591 students in grades 6 through 8.

Hamilton County runs 82 schools in total, collectively educating 45,981 students. East Ridge Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, East Ridge Middle School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Black, 17% White, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In the surrounding community, Hamilton County reports that median household income runs about $76,183, 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 Ridge Middle School is one campus in the mix.

East Ridge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

East Ridge Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 702 students in 2018 compared to 591 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 51% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.