Orchard Knob Elementary School

Orchard Knob Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Chattanooga, Tennessee, operated by Hamilton County. The school caters to 511 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, Orchard Knob Elementary School records that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Hamilton County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,183, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Hamilton County's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students), Orchard Knob Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Orchard Knob Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orchard Knob Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 499 students in 2018 to 511 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 83% to 67% across the same window.

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