Hamilton County Schools

Hamilton County Schools
Type and location
Grades	K-12
Country	USA
Location	Hamilton County, Tennessee
District Info
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[1]
• CENTRAL HIGH[2]
• CSAS (6-12)
• EAST RIDGE HIGH[3]
• HIXSON HIGH [4]
• HOWARD SCHOOL [5]
• OOLTEWAH HIGH [6]
• RED BANK HIGH [7]
• SEQUOYAH HIGH [8]
• SODDY DAISY HIGH [9]
• TYNER ACADEMY [10]

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 MTN ELEMENTARY LOOKOUT VALLEY ELEMENTARY MCCONNELL ELEMENTARY NOLAN ELEMENTARY NORMAL PARK-LOWER NO. 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

1. ^ "Home". http://www.hcde.org/. Retrieved 2011-06-10. 
2. ^ Dalewood Middle School
3. ^ Loftis Middle School

External links

• Official website