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Enrollment
745
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COUNTY·NCES 470159000374
Hunter Middle School
6810 Lebron Sterchi DR, Ooltewah, TN 37363 · (423) 344-1474 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL745 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Tennessee public middle schools
- A-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 | 264 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 31% |
Student demographics
46%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
36.9%
TN avg 40.9% . -3.4pp since 2022
Math
45.6%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.3% | 39.6% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hunter Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #109 of 336 ▲ 5 | #2 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #111 of 336 ▼ 40 | #3 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 745 | #80 of 349 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #156 of 325 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #173 of 216 | #11 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
745
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 885
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 | 745 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 697 | 42.3 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 46 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 44 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 790 | 44.9 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 32% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 38% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 885 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunter Middle School.
About Hunter Middle School
Hunter Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Tennessee, located in Ooltewah. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 745 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Tennessee average about 554 students.
Hamilton County is the local district for Hunter Middle School. It runs 82 schools with 45,981 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Hunter Middle School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That is close to the 70% White share among all Hamilton County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Hunter Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Tennessee public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hamilton County, the median household income is $76,183, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 82 public schools in Hamilton County, enrolling about 45,981 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Wallace A. Smith Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Hunter Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Hunter Middle School had 740 students in 2020-21 and 745 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Hunter Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 schools in Ooltewah
- East Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- Ooltewah High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Ooltewah Elementary SchoolElementary · 858 students
- Wolftever Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Wallace A. Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Snow Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Wallace A. Smith Elementary School0.3 mi · 589
- Ooltewah High School2.2 mi · 1,233
- Central High School2.5 mi · 617
- Brown Middle School2.7 mi · 296
- Harrison Elementary School2.7 mi · 775
- Ooltewah Elementary School3.4 mi · 858
Frequently asked questions
About Hunter Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hunter Middle School?
Hunter Middle School enrolls approximately 745 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hunter Middle School serve?
Hunter Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hunter Middle School?
At Hunter Middle School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Hunter Middle School in?
Hunter Middle School is part of Hamilton County.
Where is Hunter Middle School located?
Hunter Middle School is located at 6810 Lebron Sterchi DR, Ooltewah, TN 37363.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.