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Hampton Cove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Hampton Cove Elementary is a public elementary school in Hampton Cove, AL, serving 699 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 79 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hampton Cove Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Alabama, with a statewide ranking between 14-50 over the past 10 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 20-40 in the state for female, male, and white students, and in the top 20 for special education students. Additionally, Hampton Cove Elementary has maintained a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 4.3% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the district and state averages.

Hampton Cove Elementary students consistently outperform their peers in the Huntsville City School District and the state of Alabama in both mathematics and English language arts assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 93.86% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English, compared to 58.34% in the district and 65.34% statewide. While Hampton Cove Elementary consistently outperforms the nearby schools, some schools like Monte Sano Elementary and GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking in the top 75 elementary schools in the state.

711

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,275

Per pupil spending ?

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 Old 431 Hwy
Hampton Cove, AL 35763

(256) 428-7180

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Hampton Cove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hampton Cove Middle School
High:	Huntsville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.2%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (83% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Huntsville City

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg47%

Alabama avg52%

14^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 24Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	14 of 680	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	32 of 684	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	23 of 680	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	50 of 687	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	29 of 692	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	24 of 681	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	21 of 680	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.5	37 of 688	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.5	19 of 691	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.2	17 of 691	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	95.5	20 of 695	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	79.7	51 of 696	92.7%	★★★★★
2012	82.5	45 of 696	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	81.4	57 of 709	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	83.5	44 of 704	93.8%	★★★★★
2009	88.2	18 of 696	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	81.2	68 of 698	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	88.3	23 of 698	96.7%	★★★★★
2006	89.8	21 of 689	97.0%	★★★★★
2005	91.2	18 of 688	97.4%	★★★★★
2004	80.5	88 of 623	85.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	73.1	77 of 426	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	89.4	23 of 426	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	20 of 649	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	29 of 650	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	24 of 645	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	44 of 656	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	30 of 656	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	17 of 646	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	13 of 640	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	26 of 639	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	12 of 651	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	38 of 655	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	26 of 649	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	51 of 669	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	29 of 669	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	24 of 650	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	29 of 650	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	53 of 639	91.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	58.3	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	95.3	1 of 25	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	11 of 97	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	9 of 70	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	19 of 403	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	17 of 395	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	16 of 373	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	26 of 345	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	27 of 398	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	4 of 392	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	1 of 280	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	26 of 532	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	42 of 535	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	28 of 528	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	67 of 540	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.4	36 of 539	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	33 of 529	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	32 of 508	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.1	41 of 369	88.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)91st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2021)82nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English92%+27 vs state

Mathematics77%+34 vs state

Science76%+33 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Owens Cross Roads School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Wilson Mann Road	Owens Cross Roads	35763	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3240	338	18	18.7	47.3%	239 (70.7%)	34 (10.1%)	22 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	72	176^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.2	170^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.1%	6	57.9	55.4			53.9	73.7	63.1			$10,823	$2,321	$8,465
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampton Cove Elementary

What district is Hampton Cove Elementary in?

Huntsville City

What schools do graduates of Hampton Cove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hampton Cove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hampton Cove Middle School
High : Huntsville High School

How many students attend Hampton Cove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Hampton Cove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hampton Cove Elementary?

Students at Hampton Cove Elementary are 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Hampton Cove Elementary a good school?

Yes! Hampton Cove Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools.

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