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Academy For Science Foreign Language

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Academy For Science Foreign Language ranks 196 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Academy For Science Foreign Language is a public magnet elementary school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving 303 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. This school is part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 79 out of 135 districts in the state.

Academy For Science Foreign Language consistently outperforms the Huntsville City and Alabama state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 196 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools, placing it in the top 29% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in English/Language Arts, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the Huntsville City averages. The school also excels in serving its diverse student population, ranking highly for African American, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial student subgroups.

While Academy For Science Foreign Language is a high-performing school, it has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, which is an area of concern. The school's performance for Special Education students is also an area that could be further improved. Nonetheless, the school's consistent high performance over the years, particularly in comparison to nearby schools like Blossomwood Elementary School and Sonnie Hereford Elementary School, is a testament to its effective teaching practices, curriculum, and support for its diverse student population.

303

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,962

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3221 Mastin Lake Rd
Huntsville, AL 35810

(256) 428-7000

District: Huntsville City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.4%

White:

18.2%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (60% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Huntsville City

✓Above the Alabama median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg47%

Alabama avg52%

196^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Huntsville City

79^th of 135Huntsville City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	196 of 680	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	234 of 684	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.2	123 of 680	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	166 of 687	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	214 of 692	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	241 of 681	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	149 of 680	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	62.1	239 of 688	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	88.6	61 of 691	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	28 of 691	95.9%	★★★★★
2014	84.4	75 of 695	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	133 of 696	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	74 of 696	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.6	183 of 709	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	64.0	264 of 704	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	165 of 696	76.3%	★★★★☆
2008	63.5	243 of 698	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	263 of 698	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.9	205 of 689	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	50.7	359 of 688	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	80.8	85 of 623	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	67 of 427	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	92 of 420	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	36 of 427	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.3	68 of 426	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	65 of 426	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	91 of 426	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	22 of 423	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	76.2	41 of 336	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	138 of 649	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	217 of 650	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	171 of 645	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	235 of 656	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	260 of 656	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	243 of 646	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.5	123 of 640	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	194 of 639	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2017	71.8	21 of 130	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	150 of 660	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	213 of 670	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	121 of 623	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	206 of 651	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	310 of 653	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	348 of 649	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.0	129 of 651	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	78 of 567	86.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	252 of 651	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	254 of 655	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.8	93 of 649	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	125 of 669	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	160 of 669	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	225 of 650	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	153 of 650	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	58.0	267 of 639	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	3 of 97	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	14 of 54	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	201 of 403	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	268 of 395	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	93.9	11 of 345	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	37 of 398	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	23 of 392	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	92 of 532	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	40 of 528	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	98 of 540	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	93 of 539	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	76 of 529	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	114 of 508	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	57 of 369	84.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	83.3	54 of 437	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	96.2	14 of 423	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	78.4	68 of 432	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	89.7	35 of 432	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	38 of 430	91.2%	★★★★★
2014	84.5	43 of 438	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	76.6	60 of 436	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	75 of 436	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	69 of 435	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	83 of 435	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.5	56 of 425	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	49 of 417	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	77.2	60 of 412	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	66 of 409	83.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.0	72 of 415	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	69.3	102 of 407	74.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2017)84th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English73%+8 vs state

Science59%+16 vs state

Mathematics48%+6 vs state

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Academy For Science Foreign Language	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3221 Mastin Lake Rd	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7000	303	22	13.7	44.2%	55 (18.2%)	177 (58.4%)	35 (11.6%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	69.7	196^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.2%		63.5	234^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.8%	38	67.4	48.3	29.3		58.6	76.1	71.9	70.7		$9,962	$1,114	$8,847
Montview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Garvin Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7320	213	13	16.5	74.2%	7 (3.3%)	142 (66.7%)	41 (19.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.9%)	18	560^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.6%		11.9	618^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.6%	58	26.9	16.1	13.9		16.1	65.4	33.3	35.1		$13,217	$3,064	$10,152
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Kenwood Dr NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7240	397	23	17.3	75.1%	22 (5.5%)	245 (61.7%)	105 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	11.9	621^st of 680 public elementary schools	8.7%		9	658^th of 684 public elementary schools	3.8%	37	20.0	11.3	10.7	4.1	13.0	50.8	24.5	30.9	43.8	$10,184	$2,205	$7,978
Rolling Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2901 Hilltop Terrace NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7400	483	28	17.0	72.3%	20 (4.1%)	318 (65.8%)	114 (23.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.6%)	17.4	564^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.1%		13.3	599^th of 684 public elementary schools	12.4%	35	23.6	20.4	27.1	15.1	22.0	36.5	42.6	41.4	35.3	$10,037	$2,504	$7,532
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 Barney Terrace NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7200	370	22	17.0	72.2%	16 (4.3%)	261 (70.5%)	65 (17.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	14.5	592^nd of 680 public elementary schools	12.9%		20.2	548^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.9%	44	14.5	24.4	4.6	15.9	17.8	41.0	46.7	40.0	33.3	$10,057	$2,041	$8,016
Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7600	400	23	17.3	48.3%	95 (23.8%)	229 (57.3%)	27 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)	28.7	483^rd of 680 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.4	473^rd of 684 public elementary schools	30.8%	10	18.5	20.6	23.0		26.5	50.8	41.2	78.4		$10,574	$1,039	$9,535
James Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5308 Mastin Lake Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7500	447	26	17.0	70.7%	26 (5.8%)	311 (69.6%)	80 (17.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	22 (4.9%)	11.2	625^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.1%		11.3	626^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.5%	1	25.0	18.8	11.1	9.8	17.0	39.6	33.3	38.9	21.2	$10,784	$2,478	$8,304
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3112 Meridian St N	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7100	458	27	16.9	79.9%	37 (8.1%)	310 (67.7%)	77 (16.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.8%)	6.8	668^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.3	624^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.8%	44	19.3	8.8	8.2		10.3	34.2	23.5	35.6		$9,541	$2,631	$6,909
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2755 Wilson Drive	Huntsville	35816	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7440	578	31	18.6	79.4%	36 (6.2%)	356 (61.6%)	120 (20.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (10.0%)	10.9	630^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.4%		15.1	582^nd of 684 public elementary schools	14.9%	48	17.1	10.8	17.7	13.8	7.3	33.3	22.2	51.4	28.8	$9,093	$1,716	$7,376
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Frequently Asked Questions about Academy For Science Foreign Language

Is Academy For Science Foreign Language a good school?

Academy For Science Foreign Language ranks 196^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Academy For Science Foreign Language?

Students at Academy For Science Foreign Language are 58% African American, 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Academy For Science Foreign Language?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Academy For Science Foreign Language.

What district is Academy For Science Foreign Language in?

Huntsville City

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