Elementary Schools in Huntsville City

Summary:

The Huntsville City school district in Alabama is home to 26 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The district showcases a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with several standout campuses like Hampton Cove Elementary, Mountain Gap Elementary, and Monte Sano Elementary ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

Across the district, there are significant disparities in academic performance, with proficiency rates ranging from 87.72% in 3rd grade math at Hampton Cove Elementary to just 17.07% at Sonnie Hereford Elementary. These gaps appear to be correlated with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with higher-poverty schools generally underperforming their more affluent counterparts. Additionally, the district's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% suggests attendance may be an area of concern that contributes to the wide achievement gaps.

However, the data also reveals bright spots, such as the strong performance of the district's two magnet schools, Academy for Academics & Arts and Academy for Science & Foreign Language, which generally outperform their non-magnet peers. This suggests the magnet school model may be an effective strategy for the Huntsville City district to consider as it works to address the achievement disparities across its elementary schools.

District Detail

714 Bob Wallace Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35801-5219

(256) 428-6812

SchoolDigger Rank:
79^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 24,222

Primary Schools: 26
Middle Schools: 11
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 2

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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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hampton Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Old 431 Hwy	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7180	711	39	18.1	6.8%	577 (81.2%)	24 (3.4%)	49 (6.9%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	95.3	14^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.6	32^nd of 684 public elementary schools	95.3%	18	87.7	66.9	75.0		76.0	93.9	90.8	91.4		$8,275	$715	$7,559
Blossomwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1321 Woodmont Avenue	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7020	596	38	15.8	50.5%	247 (41.4%)	262 (44.0%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	53.1	331^st of 680 public elementary schools	51.3%		57.2	292^nd of 684 public elementary schools	57.3%	39	37.7	37.8	42.4	32.1	46.0	67.4	55.6	68.2	59.6	$8,149	$907	$7,241
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
Roger B Chaffee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Whittier Road SW	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7040	396	25	16.0	46.0%	179 (45.2%)	66 (16.7%)	123 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	53.6	328^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.8%		44	399^th of 684 public elementary schools	41.7%	71	50.0	40.8	38.4		38.8	71.4	51.0	68.5		$9,722	$1,340	$8,380
Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2006 Reuben Dr	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7640	167	11	15.1	55.1%	83 (49.7%)	35 (21.0%)	24 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.8%)	37.8	443^rd of 680 public elementary schools	34.9%		43.6	403^rd of 684 public elementary schools	41.1%	40	23.8	41.2	6.3		41.2	60.0	76.5	41.2		$12,811	$2,910	$9,900
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
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
Farley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Green Cove Rd SW	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7160	334	19	17.7	28.7%	179 (53.6%)	49 (14.7%)	39 (11.7%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	66.9	220^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.6%		81.8	110^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.9%	110	36.4	55.6	61.5		53.7	60.0	67.3	79.5		$8,625	$737	$7,888
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
Jones Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4908 Garth Rd SE	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7220	471	27	17.3	26.8%	273 (58.0%)	111 (23.6%)	48 (10.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	81.6	101^st of 680 public elementary schools	85.1%		78	138^th of 684 public elementary schools	79.8%	37	55.2	74.2	48.5	51.2	75.8	64.9	84.9	88.2	72.1	$9,469	$884	$8,583
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
McDonnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Binderton Pl	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7280	511	27	18.9	66.5%	51 (10.0%)	125 (24.5%)	316 (61.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	9	645^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.1%		10.2	640^th of 684 public elementary schools	6.4%	5	20.7	17.8	4.3		12.3	24.0	22.6	47.5		$9,416	$2,190	$7,225
Monte Sano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1107 Monte Sano Blvd SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7300	263	17	15.7	9.9%	217 (82.5%)	21 (8.0%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	94.3	19^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.2%		97	11^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.4%	8	69.2	77.8	75.9	79.3	77.8	87.2	83.3	89.7	89.7	$10,022	$862	$9,158
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
Mountain Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7360	341	20	17.2	31.4%	224 (65.7%)	41 (12.0%)	43 (12.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	93.1	29^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.7%		83.9	89^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.0%	60	73.6	74.1	78.0		75.9	88.7	84.6	84.6
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Cerro Vista Street SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7380	463	30	15.4	69.8%	47 (10.2%)	127 (27.4%)	265 (57.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	18.6	557^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.1%		15.9	577^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.6%	20	37.8	21.3	10.8		18.0		34.5			$9,463	$2,004	$7,457
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
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
Weatherly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Cannstatt Drive SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7460	472	30	15.7	28.6%	292 (61.9%)	75 (15.9%)	52 (11.0%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	69.5	197^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.0%		70.4	185^th of 684 public elementary schools	73.0%	12	47.9	58.6	33.9		57.1	71.8	72.9	76.9		$9,510	$870	$8,639
Whitesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6810 Whitesburg Drive SE	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7520	379	24	15.7	52.0%	117 (30.9%)	193 (50.9%)	33 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.7%)	41.3	415^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.0%		42.6	416^th of 684 public elementary schools	39.2%	1	36.0	32.1	30.0		41.5	61.2	53.9	61.2
Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Bob Wallace Ave SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	532	30	18.0	71.2%	53 (10.0%)	263 (49.4%)	172 (32.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.6%)	12.2	619^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.0%		12.7	603^rd of 684 public elementary schools	11.8%	16	29.2	15.4	6.0		12.8	41.1	33.3	45.5		$8,314	$1,925	$6,388
Challenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7060	491	28	17.5	31.8%	241 (49.1%)	111 (22.6%)	93 (18.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	56.8	307^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.9%		49.4	351^st of 684 public elementary schools	48.7%	44	37.0	46.7	37.2		49.3	67.9	66.2	65.8		$7,486	$524	$6,961
Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Barren Fork Blvd SW	Huntsville	35824	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7540	484	27	17.9	46.1%	95 (19.6%)	280 (57.9%)	67 (13.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.0%)	36.9	445^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.6%		40.8	426^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.7%	19	34.2	43.9	21.6		37.9	54.7	44.6	61.6		$9,909	$1,769	$8,140
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Chalkstone Street	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7125	1,152	54	21.3	59.2%	114 (9.9%)	812 (70.5%)	97 (8.4%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	108 (9.4%)	22	528^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.4%		26.6	505^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.2%	23	27.8	19.6	26.9		20.5	47.1	39.5	56.9		$7,858	$880	$6,977
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Taylor Road	Big Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7150	935	54	17.4	12.9%	725 (77.5%)	42 (4.5%)	67 (7.2%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.2%)	86.6	75^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.7	79^th of 684 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	61.5	65.1	58.4		64.7	79.5	79.3	93.4		$6,660	$469	$6,189
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alabama Inst Deaf And Blind	1.14 mi	5
Madison County	6.19 mi	30	28^th
Madison City	6.22 mi	13	11^th
Limestone County	11.53 mi	16	75^th
Morgan County	13.61 mi	18	49^th

See the top AL Alabama districts

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.