Orchard Knob Middle School

Located at 500 North Highland Park AVE, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Orchard Knob Middle School is a close-knit 6-8 campus that works with 264 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Hamilton County. Enrollment runs roughly 52% smaller than the state mean of about 554.

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

Looking at the student body, Orchard Knob Middle School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household earnings sit near $76,183, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Orchard Knob Middle School is one of 82 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 45,981 students).

Orchard Knob Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orchard Knob Middle School.

Orchard Knob Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 42%: 454 students in 2018 compared to 264 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 87% to 59%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.