East Side Elementary School

East Side Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, one of the schools within Hamilton County. Current enrollment sits at 553 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Side Elementary School records that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In the area at large, Hamilton County reports that median household income runs about $76,183, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hamilton County runs 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students), of which East Side Elementary School is one.

Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around East Side Elementary School.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 577 students in 2018 compared to 553 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 29% to 17% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the East Side Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.