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Best Middle Schools in Madison County, AL

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12,310

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHampton Cove Middle School7^th of 449 Alabama middle schools

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Biggest riser

Huntsville Junior High School up 14 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School 13.8 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)					Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1304 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 837-3735	1,054	68	15.6	26.4%	619 (58.7%)	175 (16.6%)	96 (9.1%)	71 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.4%)	91.6	32^nd of 449 public middle schools	92.9%		90.5	35^th of 439 public middle schools	92.0%	3			60.2	53.1	58.8		67.6			76.5	78.6	81.5	$9,989	$740	$9,222
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Dock Murphy Dr	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 430-0001	1,103	69	15.9	22.6%	591 (53.6%)	208 (18.9%)	100 (9.1%)	122 (11.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (6.7%)	92.7	26^th of 449 public middle schools	94.2%		91.2	31^st of 439 public middle schools	92.9%	5			66.8	49.6	46.6		71.9			81.3	81.3	82.3	$10,248	$868	$9,353
Journey Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Celtic Drive	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 464-8370	903	48	19.0	26.7%	424 (47.0%)	206 (22.8%)	90 (10.0%)	91 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.6%)	90.4	36^th of 449 public middle schools	92.0%		86.8	46^th of 439 public middle schools	89.5%	10			62.7	46.2	43.3		68.4			82.6	75.8	80.6
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%)	49.7	224^th of 449 public middle schools	50.1%		45.7	238^th of 439 public middle schools	45.8%	14				21.5	31.8		43.5				49.7	53.9	$15,920	$3,906	$12,011
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%)	14.5	394^th of 449 public middle schools	12.2%		11.8	404^th of 439 public middle schools	8.0%	10			5.4	8.9	4.2		33.3			25.8	31.3	38.5	$10,785	$2,553	$8,228
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%)	91.1	33^rd of 449 public middle schools	92.7%		88	44^th of 439 public middle schools	90.0%	11			51.6	61.3	48.3		81.7			78.0	74.8	78.3	$13,067	$2,105	$10,959
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%)	18.6	373^rd of 449 public middle schools	16.9%		22.7	341^st of 439 public middle schools	22.3%	32			10.9	9.3	11.2		33.9			34.1	32.0	40.2	$11,235	$2,342	$8,890
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%)	82.9	53^rd of 449 public middle schools	88.2%		82	54^th of 439 public middle schools	87.7%	1			31.7	40.6	40.8		85.4			67.2	80.4	80.8	$13,008	$1,242	$11,762
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%)	97.7	7^th of 449 public middle schools	98.4%		97.4	6^th of 439 public middle schools	98.6%	1			70.2	63.5	67.3		86.4			85.7	88.3	93.8	$8,073	$285	$7,784
Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	155 Barren Fork Blvd SW	Huntsville	35824	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7330	659	30	21.9	49.9%	106 (16.1%)	397 (60.2%)	84 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	57 (8.6%)	35.6	290^th of 449 public middle schools	35.4%		36.9	289^th of 439 public middle schools	34.2%	1			21.7	9.1	14.4		43.6			54.7	45.2	52.3	$10,474	$559	$9,911
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%)	11.8	412^th of 449 public middle schools	8.2%		13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%	17				3.1	4.0		21.2				30.4	35.5	$10,709	$2,107	$8,598
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%)	57	175^th of 449 public middle schools	61.0%		63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%	44			26.9	16.5	22.2		44.9			64.8	71.1	67.7	$12,147	$1,194	$10,949
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%)	21.6	357^th of 449 public middle schools	20.5%		20.9	351^st of 439 public middle schools	20.0%	6			12.2	10.8	5.6		38.7			28.7	42.4	44.3	$9,831	$1,854	$7,973
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%)	81.5	58^th of 449 public middle schools	87.1%		79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%	7			26.6	37.5	37.7		85.3			70.9	76.6	92.1	$16,214	$4,072	$12,137
Monrovia Middle School	Public	6-8	1216 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4580	988	47	21.0	31.8%	473 (47.9%)	302 (30.6%)	93 (9.4%)	20 (2.0%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	64 (6.5%)	70.7	102^nd of 449 public middle schools	77.3%		75.8	81^st of 439 public middle schools	81.5%	21			39.0	23.0	30.9		63.6			68.5	64.4	71.9	$8,892	$1,129	$7,742
Meridianville Middle School	Public	6-8	12975 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4550	1,100	51	21.5	45.2%	521 (47.4%)	344 (31.3%)	103 (9.4%)	10 (0.9%)	47 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.7%)	58.7	164^th of 449 public middle schools	63.5%		65.5	119^th of 439 public middle schools	72.9%	45			28.5	20.7	27.9		56.8			61.7	58.9	62.7	$9,611	$1,469	$8,121
Sparkman Middle School	Public	6-8	2697 Carters Gin Rd	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4610	723	40	18.0	59.3%	257 (35.5%)	283 (39.1%)	92 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.7%)	34.6	296^th of 449 public middle schools	34.1%		44.7	246^th of 439 public middle schools	44.0%	50			20.1	13.6	7.8		47.0			40.7	53.0	53.0	$9,749	$2,197	$7,531
Buckhorn Middle School	Public	7-8	4185 Winchester Road	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3230	701	34	20.5	34.4%	393 (56.1%)	168 (24.0%)	53 (7.6%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	74	91^st of 449 public middle schools	79.7%		70.3	99^th of 439 public middle schools	77.4%	8				35.1	30.8		60.4				66.3	66.7	$9,687	$1,509	$8,157
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)	56.2	55.6	64.9			62.1		65.1	80.8	69.1			$9,701	$1,761	$7,918

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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