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Whitesburg Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Whitesburg Middle School is a public middle school located in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 567 students. The school is part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 79 out of 135 districts in Alabama and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Whitesburg Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Huntsville City and Alabama state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.57% of 6th graders, 7.3% of 7th graders, and 9.94% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 34.08% and 33.97% for Huntsville City and Alabama, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 11.4% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Whitesburg Middle School struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Alabama middle schools for Hispanic, Multi-racial, and Low Socioeconomic Status students in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

Whitesburg Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby middle schools in the Huntsville City district, such as Hampton Cove Middle School and Mountain Gap Middle School, which consistently outperform Whitesburg Middle School in standardized test scores and have higher statewide rankings. The school's data suggests that it could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address the academic needs of its diverse student population, particularly in the areas of Mathematics and English Language Arts, as well as strategies to improve student attendance and engagement.

535

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,356

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

107 Sanders Rd
Huntsville, AL 35802

(256) 428-7780

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Whitesburg Middle School usually attend:

High:

Virgil Grissom High School

Feeder schools for Whitesburg Middle School:

Elementary:	McDonnell Elementary School
	Roger B Chaffee Elementary School
	Whitesburg Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.9%

African American:

31.8%

White:

24.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 64 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg42%

Alabama avg42%

341^st of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 63 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle 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
2019	61.8	248 of 681	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	295 of 680	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.5	421 of 688	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.4	307 of 691	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.6	141 of 691	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.9	180 of 695	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	50.2	438 of 696	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	341 of 439	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	314 of 442	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	301 of 437	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	276 of 432	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	229 of 440	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	269 of 437	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	250 of 423	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	293 of 432	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.6	213 of 432	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.3	61 of 430	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	62 of 438	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	58.2	199 of 436	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.2	140 of 436	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	170 of 435	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	151 of 435	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	82.1	44 of 425	89.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.3	48 of 417	88.5%	★★★★☆
2007	84.9	35 of 412	91.5%	★★★★★
2006	91.7	17 of 409	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	90.6	18 of 415	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	79.2	57 of 407	86.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	191 of 259	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	184 of 269	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	163 of 263	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	163 of 271	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	117 of 266	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.4	208 of 252	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	162 of 247	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.8	170 of 205	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	103 of 117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	93 of 106	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	79 of 94	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	72 of 81	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	55 of 70	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	12 of 31	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	326 of 415	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	288 of 426	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	285 of 417	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	286 of 423	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	217 of 415	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	250 of 399	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	258 of 392	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.8	303 of 380	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	169 of 173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	141 of 164	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	140 of 166	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	127 of 157	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	101 of 154	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	99 of 124	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	101 of 113	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	98 of 108	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	362 of 428	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	353 of 437	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	353 of 410	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	344 of 421	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	302 of 415	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	310 of 396	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	302 of 396	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.0	159 of 349	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	341 of 422	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	308 of 428	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	296 of 419	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	250 of 427	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	229 of 418	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	250 of 399	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	211 of 397	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.7	201 of 380	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	84 of 92	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	57 of 78	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	46 of 60	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	41 of 61	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	38 of 46	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	14.6	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	52 of 65	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	95 of 271	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	62 of 281	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	97 of 281	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	38 of 256	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	35.2	188 of 274	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	112 of 254	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	71 of 223	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.6	33 of 195	83.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	307 of 377	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	281 of 373	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	281 of 370	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	241 of 376	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	206 of 369	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	215 of 343	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.6	66 of 331	80.1%	★★★★☆
2017	50.5	91 of 247	63.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Native American (2022)20th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English38%-18 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

Mathematics11%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a principal
Friday, March 8, 2024

Whitesburg Middle School is on the right track to accomplish great things. We are getting a handle on attendance, increasing our proficiency and growth on all platforms, and working to foster a positive atmosphere for all students. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 17, 2018

Caring administration and staff. Great kids who want to learn. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
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
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
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
Challenger Middle School	Public	6-9	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7620	425	23	18.4	35.3%	219 (51.5%)	97 (22.8%)	66 (15.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	82	54^th of 439 public middle schools	87.7%		81.4	61^st of 442 public middle schools	86.2%	7	46.7	39.4	25.0	65.3	76.7	80.9	66.0	$8,912	$1,270	$7,641
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitesburg Middle School

Is Whitesburg Middle School a good school?

Whitesburg Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Alabama middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Whitesburg Middle School?

Students at Whitesburg Middle School are 36% Hispanic, 32% African American, 25% White, 6% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Whitesburg Middle School attend?

Students who attend Whitesburg Middle School usually go on to attend Virgil Grissom High School

What district is Whitesburg Middle School in?

Huntsville City

How many students attend Whitesburg Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Whitesburg Middle School.

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