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Chapman Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Chapman Middle School is a public middle school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving 351 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 79 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chapman Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Alabama middle schools, with academic performance significantly below the Huntsville City and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.36% of 6th-grade students, 3.81% of 7th-grade students, and 0% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 34.08% and 33.97% for Huntsville City and Alabama, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.3% to 22.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, over 88% of Chapman Middle School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Chapman Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Huntsville City district, such as Mountain Gap Middle School, Hampton Cove Middle School, and Whitesburg Middle School, the academic performance gap is quite significant. These other schools consistently outperform Chapman Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates that are often double or triple those of Chapman. Despite being a low-performing school for many years, Chapman Middle School has not shown significant improvement in its academic outcomes, indicating a need for more effective interventions and support.

315

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2006 Reuben Dr NE
Huntsville, AL 35811

(256) 428-7640

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Chapman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lee High School

Feeder schools for Chapman Middle School:

Elementary:	Chapman Elementary School
	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
	Montview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.7%

Hispanic:

17.8%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2010 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Science scores 34 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg42%

Alabama avg42%

404^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 15% (2021) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	404 of 439	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	407 of 442	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	383 of 437	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	406 of 432	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	376 of 440	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	419 of 438	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	427 of 436	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	414 of 436	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	418 of 435	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	416 of 435	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	382 of 425	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	361 of 417	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	370 of 412	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	372 of 409	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.4	346 of 415	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.2	369 of 407	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	224 of 259	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	227 of 269	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	228 of 263	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	263 of 271	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	215 of 266	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	76 of 117	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	83 of 106	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	375 of 415	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	395 of 426	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	368 of 417	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	387 of 423	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	353 of 415	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	161 of 173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	145 of 164	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	147 of 166	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	150 of 157	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	122 of 154	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	403 of 428	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	397 of 437	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	363 of 410	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	413 of 421	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	362 of 415	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	386 of 422	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	393 of 428	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	378 of 419	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	410 of 427	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	366 of 418	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	8.7	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	182 of 271	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	176 of 281	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	86 of 281	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	218 of 256	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	210 of 274	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	361 of 377	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	355 of 373	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	333 of 370	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	351 of 376	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	327 of 369	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English32%-24 vs state

Science7%-34 vs state

Mathematics3%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)					Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	2006 Reuben Dr NE	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7640	315	21	15.0	77.5%	33 (10.5%)	207 (65.7%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	11.8	404^th of 439 public middle schools	8.0%		11.1	407^th of 442 public middle schools	7.9%	3			5.4	3.8	0.0		7.1			30.4	43.0	21.4
Huntsville Junior High School	Public	7-8	817 Adams St SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7700	530	26	20.7	50.0%	224 (42.3%)	207 (39.1%)	60 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	45.7	238^th of 439 public middle schools	45.8%		57.9	158^th of 442 public middle schools	64.3%	80				21.1	19.0		30.8				53.8	50.2	$8,048	$1,306	$6,741
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	194	13	14.9	47.9%	36 (18.6%)	109 (56.2%)	19 (9.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.9%)	79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%		76.6	74^th of 442 public middle schools	83.3%	9			58.7	30.0	23.5		49.0			71.4	81.7	80.4
Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%		13.7	385^th of 442 public middle schools	12.9%	10				5.3	4.8		13.9				33.5	26.2	$8,772	$1,662	$7,108
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	270	20	13.8	43.7%	69 (25.6%)	145 (53.7%)	21 (7.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)	63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%		61.6	146^th of 442 public middle schools	67.0%	15			29.9	15.4	32.1		44.9			69.0	57.1	75.3
Riverton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	399 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4640	872	41	21.1	32.5%	524 (60.1%)	168 (19.3%)	55 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	46 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)								(n/a)	64.2	56.5	62.2			57.8		77.1	78.3	77.6			$7,840	$714	$7,086
Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 Bob Wallace Avenue	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	397	25	15.8	74.1%	40 (10.1%)	134 (33.8%)	202 (50.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	20.9	351^st of 439 public middle schools	20.0%		14	382^nd of 442 public middle schools	13.6%	31			21.5	6.1	2.3		17.3			41.4	42.3	36.0
Whitesburg Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Sanders Rd	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7780	535	29	18.4	57.9%	133 (24.9%)	170 (31.8%)	192 (35.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	22.7	341^st of 439 public middle schools	22.3%		31.4	314^th of 442 public middle schools	29.0%	27			16.6	7.3	9.9		28.1			41.6	34.7	37.2	$8,356	$1,156	$7,199
Hampton Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Old 431 Highway	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8380	785	35	22.4	10.8%	611 (77.8%)	36 (4.6%)	46 (5.9%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	97.4	6^th of 439 public middle schools	98.6%		96.8	11^th of 442 public middle schools	97.5%	5			66.2	71.0	57.9		75.9			85.7	93.0	88.4	$6,081	$152	$5,927
Mountain Gap Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7720	366	23	15.9	33.6%	234 (63.9%)	63 (17.2%)	36 (9.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	88	44^th of 439 public middle schools	90.0%		89.1	35^th of 442 public middle schools	92.1%	9			53.5	50.4	34.2		70.7			74.6	79.1	69.9	$7,782	$767	$7,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapman Middle School

What high school do graduates of Chapman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chapman Middle School usually go on to attend Lee High School

What is the racial makeup of Chapman Middle School?

Students at Chapman Middle School are 66% African American, 18% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Chapman Middle School a good school?

Chapman Middle School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Alabama middle schools.

What district is Chapman Middle School in?

Huntsville City

How many students attend Chapman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Chapman Middle School.

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