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Enrollment
550
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COUNTY·NCES 470159000389
Loftis Middle School
8611 Columbus RD, Hixson, TN 37343 · (423) 843-4749 · Hamilton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Tennessee public middle schools
- ATest 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
1
0 members
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 | 173 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 34% |
Student demographics
33%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
46.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -1.1pp since 2022
Math
52.8%
TN avg 39.3% . -1.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 60.9% |
| 2022-23 | 47.9% | 54.3% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Loftis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #66 of 336 ▼ 36 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #46 of 336 ▲ 2 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #145 of 349 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #221 of 325 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #136 of 216 | #7 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
550
-45 (-8%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 742
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 | 550 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 36.5 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 39 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 36 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 38 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 602 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 38% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 38% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loftis Middle School.
About Loftis Middle School
Families in Hixson, Tennessee, are served by Loftis Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It reported 550 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
The 82 schools in Hamilton County enroll 45,981 students altogether, Loftis Middle School among them.
White students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Hamilton County, the White share is about 70%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
Loftis Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Tennessee public middle schools.
In Hamilton County, median household income comes to about $76,183, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 82, with about 45,981 students.
McConnell Elementary School is the nearest public school to Loftis Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Loftis Middle School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 550, from 595 in 2020-21.
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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 Hixson
- Hixson High SchoolHigh · 920 students
- Middle Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- Hixson Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
- Big Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Hixson Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- McConnell Elementary SchoolElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- McConnell Elementary School0.2 mi · 417
- Middle Valley Elementary School1.7 mi · 705
- Sequoyah High School2.5 mi · 235
- Daisy Elementary School2.8 mi · 382
- Soddy Daisy High School2.9 mi · 1,122
- Allen Elementary School3.0 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Loftis Middle SchoolHow many students attend Loftis Middle School?
Loftis Middle School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades 06-08.
Is Loftis Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Loftis Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How diverse is Loftis Middle School?
Loftis Middle School reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Loftis Middle School in?
Loftis Middle School is part of Hamilton County.
What county does Loftis Middle School serve?
Loftis Middle School serves Hamilton County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.