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Rainbow Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

54^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Rainbow Elementary School in Madison, AL, is a K-5 school serving 725 students as part of the highly rated Madison City district, which ranks in the top 10% of districts statewide.

Rainbow consistently earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the 92nd percentile of Alabama elementary schools. Its most distinctive strength is exceptional support for special education students, ranking in the top 5% statewide for three consecutive years—a rare achievement that sets it apart from nearby schools. The school also shines in early-grade math: 3rd graders hit an 83% proficiency rate, far above the district average of 67% and nearly double the state average. English language arts scores are strong across all grades, with 3rd and 5th graders exceeding district averages. However, math performance follows a "J-shaped" pattern—excellent in 3rd grade but declining to below district average by 5th grade (58% vs. 62%), a trend that has persisted for three years. The school also performs notably well with male students (94th percentile) and Hispanic students, who ranked in the 89th-97th percentile in recent years. With a favorable 15.4:1 student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending ($10,881) than nearby schools like Heritage Elementary ($9,498) or Legacy Elementary ($8,196), Rainbow invests more in its students. Chronic absenteeism has improved steadily, dropping from 12.1% to 8.7% over two years, though it remains slightly higher than some peers like Horizon Elementary (4.1%).

For context, the contrast with Providence Elementary, just 2 miles away in the Huntsville City district, is stark: Rainbow's 3rd grade math proficiency (83%) dwarfs Providence's 25%, and Rainbow's 5th grade English scores (86%) far exceed Providence's 57%. While Rainbow's performance with economically disadvantaged students (87th percentile) is slightly below its overall ranking, it improved significantly this year. Families considering Rainbow will find a school with outstanding special education support, strong early math and literacy programs, and a clear commitment to student success—though those with rising 5th graders may want to ask about the upper-grade math curriculum.

725

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,881

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Nance Rd
Madison, AL 35758-9507

(256) 824-8106

District: Madison City

Students who attend Rainbow Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Discovery Middle School
High:	Bob Jones High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

African American:

16.4%

Hispanic:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (77% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Madison City

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg74%

Alabama avg53%

54^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Madison City

11^th of 139Madison 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
2026	89.6	54 of 686	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	65 of 680	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	66 of 684	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	40 of 680	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	59 of 687	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	38 of 692	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	41 of 681	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	20 of 680	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.3	40 of 688	94.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	28 of 691	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	97.0	19 of 691	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	96.7	9 of 695	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	79.6	53 of 696	92.4%	★★★★★
2012	76.9	99 of 696	85.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	91 of 709	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	156 of 704	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	70 of 696	89.9%	★★★★★
2008	71.6	161 of 698	76.9%	★★★★☆
2007	80.0	91 of 698	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	100 of 689	85.5%	★★★★☆
2005	80.4	85 of 688	87.6%	★★★★☆
2004	89.2	38 of 623	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	63 of 429	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	81 of 427	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	89 of 420	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	28 of 427	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.5	74 of 426	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	16 of 426	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	11 of 426	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.8	4 of 423	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	82.4	28 of 336	91.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	18 of 143	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	83 of 652	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	71 of 649	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	85 of 650	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	31 of 645	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	53 of 656	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	42 of 656	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	47 of 646	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	16 of 640	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	38 of 639	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	22 of 206	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	6 of 196	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	16 of 140	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	90 of 668	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	123 of 660	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	104 of 670	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	108 of 623	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	114 of 651	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	47 of 653	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	28 of 649	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	45 of 651	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	72.7	102 of 567	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	41 of 660	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	61 of 651	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	54 of 655	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	50 of 649	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	67 of 669	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	38 of 669	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	34 of 650	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	19 of 650	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	37 of 639	94.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	79.4	25 of 194	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	14 of 70	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	21 of 403	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	30 of 403	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	24 of 395	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	5 of 373	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	5 of 345	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	6 of 398	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	22 of 392	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	12 of 344	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	88.2	12 of 280	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	27 of 500	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.6	51 of 532	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	51 of 535	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	41 of 528	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	64 of 540	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	48 of 539	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	42 of 529	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	24 of 508	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.1	22 of 369	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)85th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English85%+20 vs state

Science72%+22 vs state

Mathematics70%+28 vs state

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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 (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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Nance Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 824-8106	725	47	15.4	26.2%	432 (59.6%)	119 (16.4%)	73 (10.1%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.3%)	89.6	54^th of 686 public elementary schools	92.1%		87.8	65^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	83.3	68.6	58.0	72.3	91.2	77.2	86.2	$10,881	$1,430	$9,423
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Chalkstone Street	Huntsville	35805	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%)	20.3	553^rd of 686 public elementary schools	19.4%		22	528^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.4%	25	25.0	17.4	25.4	25.0	46.3	40.7	57.0	$7,858	$880	$6,977
Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	667 Balch Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 430-2751	701	50	14.1	25.1%	383 (54.6%)	114 (16.3%)	68 (9.7%)	73 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	86.9	72^nd of 686 public elementary schools	89.5%		86	78^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.5%	6	71.7	63.9	68.1	69.7	87.3	73.6	81.8	$9,802	$675	$9,099
Monrovia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4570	600	35	17.1	30.5%	255 (42.5%)	231 (38.5%)	44 (7.3%)	11 (1.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.8%)	88.8	62^nd of 686 public elementary schools	91.0%		89.7	49^th of 680 public elementary schools	92.8%	13	79.2	57.5	64.6	74.7	84.6	76.3	92.8	$9,592	$742	$8,811
MidTown Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Coefer Boulevard	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 837-1189	1,097	63	17.4	28.9%	556 (50.7%)	276 (25.2%)	97 (8.8%)	76 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.2%)	88.4	64^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.6	79^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.4%	15	62.0	70.3	65.2	75.4	81.6	80.9	89.0	$11,036	$1,104	$9,903
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Pine Grove Road	Madison	35757	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4630	594	34	17.4	29.3%	319 (53.7%)	145 (24.4%)	58 (9.8%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	86.2	79^th of 686 public elementary schools	88.5%		85.1	84^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.6%	5	73.4	68.0	47.7	73.1	81.7	83.3	85.1	$8,196	$585	$7,573
Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7855 Old Madison Pike	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 464-3614	567	39	14.7	33.3%	297 (52.4%)	130 (22.9%)	51 (9.0%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	80.9	110^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.0%		88.8	58^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.5%	52	45.0	62.1	46.5	71.0	87.9	80.7	92.0	$10,400	$1,234	$9,137
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	11775 County Line Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2075	869	51	17.0	25.5%	454 (52.2%)	165 (19.0%)	72 (8.3%)	109 (12.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (7.1%)	88.9	60^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.1	21^st of 680 public elementary schools	96.9%	39	60.7	69.1	64.3	80.0	81.2	83.6	91.1	$9,498	$1,114	$8,355
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 College St	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 772-9255	603	39	15.4	27.4%	305 (50.6%)	114 (18.9%)	51 (8.5%)	64 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.3%)	87.2	69^th of 686 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.2	71^st of 680 public elementary schools	89.6%	2	74.6	62.8	74.0	67.3	87.0	69.9	86.9	$11,034	$1,173	$9,832
Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1997 Old Railroad Bed Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4620	760	42	18.3	37.9%	365 (48.0%)	205 (27.0%)	81 (10.7%)	9 (1.2%)	20 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.1%)	76.9	142^nd of 686 public elementary schools	79.3%		76	147^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.4%	5	65.3	53.9	43.2	70.0	81.3	69.2	77.4	$9,408	$631	$8,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Rainbow Elementary School

What district is Rainbow Elementary School in?

Madison City

Is Rainbow Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Rainbow Elementary School ranks in the top 7.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Rainbow Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Rainbow Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Rainbow Elementary School?

Students at Rainbow Elementary School are 60% White, 16% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Rainbow Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rainbow Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Discovery Middle School
High : Bob Jones High School

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