Hamilton County Schools

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Hamilton County Schools
Type and location
Grades	K-12
Country	USA
Location	Hamilton County, Tennessee
District information
Superintendent	Dr. Jim Scales
Schools	78
Students and staff
Students	42,000
Athletic Conference	TSSAA
Other information
Website	http://www.hcde.org/

Hamilton County Schools is the school district that serves Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. About 2,300 high school seniors graduated from the system in May 2011.^[1]

Schools

The Department of Education serves about 42,000 students in Hamilton County using 6,500 employees at 78 schools.

High Schools

The Secondary Education Division provides 17 high schools to serve students in grades 9–12.

BRAINERD HIGH
CENTRAL HIGH
CSAS (6–12)
EAST RIDGE HIGH
HIXSON HIGH
HOWARD SCHOOL
Ivy Academy http://ivyacademychattanooga.com
OOLTEWAH HIGH
RED BANK HIGH
SEQUOYAH HIGH
SODDY DAISY HIGH
TYNER ACADEMY

Combination Schools

Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences (K-12) CSAS
Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts (K-8) CSLA
Center for Creative Arts (6–12) CCA
East Hamilton Middle/High School (6–12) East Hamilton
Lookout Valley Middle/High School (6–12) Lookout Valley
Sale Creek Middle/High School (6–12) Sale Creek
Signal Mountain Middle/High School (6–12) Signal Mountain

Middle Schools

Students in grades 6–8 are served by 21 middle schools.

BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL
DALEWOOD MIDDLE
EAST LAKE ACADEMY
EAST RIDGE MIDDLE
HIXSON MIDDLE
HUNTER MIDDLE
LOFTIS MIDDLE

NORMAL PARK-UPPER
OOLTEWAH MIDDLE
ORCHARD KNOB MIDDLE
RED BANK MIDDLE SCHOOL
SODDY DAISY MIDDLE
TYNER MIDDLE ACADEMY

Dalewood Middle School is a middle school located in Chattanooga educates students in 6 – 8th grade. As of 2006. The school principal is Ms. Linda Darden. The school mascot and team name is the Blue Knights. Approximately 500 students enroll each year. Notable alumni of Dalewood Middle School include Usher Raymond, R&B musician and actor, known professionally as "Usher".^[2]

Loftis Middle School is situated in Hixson, and consists of 6 – 8th grades. Bob Walter is the current principal. Loftis Middle was established in 1994 and was open by 1995.^[3]

Elementary Schools

There are 46 elementary schools serving students in grades K-5.

ALLEN ELEMENTARY
ALPINE CREST ELEMENTARY
APISON ELEMENTARY
BARGER ACADEMY
BATTLE ACADEMY
BIG RIDGE ELEMENTARY
BIRCHWOOD ELEMENTARY
BROWN ACADEMY
CALVIN DONALDSON
CLIFTON HILLS ELEMENTARY
CSAS (K-5)
CSLA
DAISY ELEMENTARY
DUPONT ELEMENTARY
EAST BRAINERD ELEMENTARY
EAST LAKE ELEMENTARY
EAST RIDGE ELEMENTARY
EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY

FALLING WATER ELEMENTARY
GANNS MIDDLE VALLEY
HARDY ELEMENTARY
HARRISON ELEMENTARY
HILLCREST ELEMENTARY
HIXSON ELEMENTARY
LAKESIDE ACADEMY OF MATH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY
LOOKOUT VALLEY ELEMENTARY
MCCONNELL ELEMENTARY
NOLAN ELEMENTARY
NORMAL PARK-LOWER
NORTH HAMILTON COUNTY
OOLTEWAH ELEMENTARY
ORCHARD KNOB ELEMENTARY
RED BANK ELEMENTARY
RIVERMONT ELEMENTARY

BESS T. SHEPHERD
WALLACE A. SMITH ELEMENTARY
SNOW HILL ELEMENTARY
SODDY ELEMENTARY
SPRING CREEK ELEMENTARY
THRASHER ELEMENTARY
WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY
WOLFTEVER CREEK ELEMENTARY
WOODMORE ELEMENTARY

Alternative schools

The system provides four schools to serve special needs students, students at risk, high achievement students, and students with behavioral problems.

DAWN SCHOOL
HAMILTON COUNTY HIGH
MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
WASHINGTON (ALTERNATIVE)

References

External links

Official website

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