Ooltewah Elementary School

As a substantial elementary school in Ooltewah, Tennessee, Ooltewah Elementary School works with 858 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Hamilton County. Compared to the state average of about 470 students per school, that is 83% larger than typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ooltewah Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. Compared to Hamilton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household income runs about $76,183, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Ooltewah Elementary School is one of 82 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students).

Ooltewah High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Ooltewah Elementary School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 1,041 students in 2018 compared to 858 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 68% over that span.

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