Brown Middle School, 5716 Highway 58: grades 6-8, 296 students in 2024-25, state letter grade B.

Last checked Oct. 18, 2026. Sources: Brown Middle, Hamilton County Schools, the Tennessee Department of Education’s State Report Card and 2024-25 and 2026 data files and the federal NCES school directory.

Brown Middle School is a Hamilton County Schools middle school on Highway 58, next to Central High. Its mailing address says Harrison, but Census Bureau maps place the campus inside Chattanooga city limits.

  • Address: 5716 Highway 58, Harrison, TN 37341
  • Main office: 423-344-1439
  • Grades: 6 to 8
  • School hours: 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
  • Website: bms.hcde.org

Who to call

Principal

Principal Brittany Randolph, according to the school’s website. The assistant principal is Elias H. Smith.

Enrollment

The federal NCES directory counted 340 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 students per teacher. The Tennessee Department of Education’s 2024-25 school profile file has a newer count of 296 students.

State report card

Tennessee grades every public school A to F. The department says School Letter Grades give “a snapshot of how each school in the state is performing, including student achievement and academic growth measures for all schools, as well as a measure of college and career readiness just for high schools.”

From the state’s 2024-25 letter grade file:

Measure Brown Middle
Overall letter grade, 2024-25 B (score 3.5 of 5)
Achievement grade D
Academic growth grade A
Growth of the lowest-scoring 25% of students A
Overall success rate on state tests, 2024-25 21.1%

The state’s spring 2026 test file has the share of Brown Middle students who met or exceeded expectations on each test. On the TCAP achievement tests for grades 3 to 8, social studies 37.8%, science 31%, English language arts 17.1% and math 13.2%. The 2025-26 letter grades have not been published yet.

The State Report Card page for Brown Middle holds the full detail: results by subject and grade, chronic absenteeism and results for each group of students.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

Hamilton County Schools zones by address, and zones do not follow city limits. Check an address in the School Zone Finder or the county’s school zone lookup map of the 2026-27 zones; printable maps are on the district’s School Zones page.

Comparing the district’s 2026-27 zone maps with Census Bureau city limits, the Brown Middle zone lies partly inside Chattanooga city limits.

The elementary zones of Harrison Elementary and Snow Hill Elementary fall wholly or partly inside the Brown Middle zone, according to the 2026-27 zone maps. The zone sits inside the Central High high school zone, so students go on to Central High.

Families zoned elsewhere can apply for an open enrollment seat: the district’s School Choice page lists Brown Middle among its open enrollment schools and says the list can vary from year to year. The district says the School Choice application period runs each year from Nov. 16 through Jan. 29, with a lottery when there are more applicants than seats.

We found no rezoning approved by the Hamilton County Board of Education that changes this school’s zone for 2026-27.

Calendar and school hours

Hamilton County Schools’ 2026-27 school calendar (PDF, linked from the district’s calendar page, board-approved May 8, 2025) has these dates next:

  • Monday, Oct. 19: second quarter begins
  • Friday, Oct. 23: first-quarter report cards
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: second quarter ends
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break
  • Jan. 4-5, 2027: professional development days, no school for students
  • Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • Monday, Feb. 15: Presidents Day
  • March 22-25: spring break, followed by the Good Friday holiday on Friday, March 26
  • Wednesday, May 19, 2027: fourth quarter ends; last day for students

School hours are 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule, which lists early dismissal at 10:45 a.m. on half days.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Brown Middle serve?

Sixth through eighth grade. The main office number is 423-344-1439.

What is Brown Middle’s state report card grade?

Brown Middle received a B overall in Tennessee’s 2024-25 School Letter Grades, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.

Which high school does Brown Middle feed into?

Central High, according to the district’s 2026-27 zone maps. Check a specific address in the district’s School Zone Finder.

What time does Brown Middle start?

School runs from 7:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule.