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Blossomwood Elementary School

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Blossomwood Elementary School ranks 386 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Blossomwood Elementary School in Huntsville, AL, serves 596 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the Huntsville City school district.

Blossomwood is a school with clear strengths and some significant challenges. On the positive side, the school has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 19.3% in 2022-2023 to just 7.9% in 2024-2025—now better than the state average. The school also shows relative strength in English Language Arts, particularly in 3rd grade where 70.75% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, exceeding both district and state averages. Science performance in 4th grade is also solid, and the school provides effective support for special education students, ranking in the 59th percentile statewide. However, mathematics is a major concern. Proficiency rates fall below state averages at every grade level, with a particularly dramatic "middle school cliff" in 6th grade—only 18.68% of 6th graders were proficient in math, roughly half the state average. This pattern has persisted for multiple years, suggesting a curriculum alignment issue or challenging transition. The school's overall state ranking has also declined steadily over the past decade, from the 83rd percentile in 2015-2016 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026.

When compared to nearby schools, Blossomwood sits in the middle of the pack. It outperforms several neighbors like Ridgecrest Elementary School and Lakewood Elementary School, but lags considerably behind Jones Valley Elementary School (83rd percentile) and Monte Sano Elementary School (97th percentile). The school also faces an equity challenge—while White students perform in the 63rd percentile statewide, economically disadvantaged students rank in just the 25th percentile. With over half the student body now qualifying for free or reduced lunch (up from 41.7% to 50.5% in just two years), supporting these students will be critical. The school spends $8,149 per student, which is lower than most nearby schools, potentially limiting intervention resources. Blossomwood is at a pivotal moment where targeted math support and resources for economically disadvantaged students will be essential to reverse its downward trajectory.

596

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,149

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1321 Woodmont Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35801-4137

(256) 428-7020

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Blossomwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Huntsville Junior High School
High:	Huntsville High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.0%

White:

41.4%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Alabama avg51%

386^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Huntsville City

78^th of 140Huntsville 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	46.3	386 of 686	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.1	331 of 680	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	292 of 684	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	240 of 680	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	220 of 687	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	167 of 692	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	222 of 681	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	235 of 680	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.0	193 of 688	71.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	120 of 691	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	93.1	42 of 691	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	92.2	38 of 695	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	74.8	106 of 696	84.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.6	52 of 696	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	76.3	112 of 709	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	90.9	13 of 704	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.2	19 of 696	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	91.4	11 of 698	98.4%	★★★★★
2007	87.8	26 of 698	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	87.4	36 of 689	94.8%	★★★★★
2005	90.0	22 of 688	96.8%	★★★★★
2004	84.3	56 of 623	91.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	243 of 428	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	253 of 427	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	279 of 420	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	227 of 427	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	216 of 426	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	232 of 426	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	368 of 426	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	357 of 423	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	292 of 336	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	398 of 651	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	379 of 649	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	291 of 650	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	211 of 645	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	179 of 656	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	133 of 656	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	217 of 646	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	258 of 640	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.4	244 of 639	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	500 of 667	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	489 of 660	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	485 of 670	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	420 of 623	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	466 of 651	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	467 of 653	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	548 of 649	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	577 of 651	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	422 of 567	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	347 of 659	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.4	275 of 651	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	289 of 655	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	271 of 649	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	271 of 669	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	201 of 669	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	203 of 650	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	192 of 650	70.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.5	148 of 639	76.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	116 of 193	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.9	39 of 82	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.3	11 of 64	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	164 of 403	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.7	230 of 403	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	131 of 395	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	89 of 373	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	121 of 345	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	194 of 398	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	285 of 392	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	187 of 501	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	85.2	63 of 532	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	54 of 535	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	67 of 528	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	82 of 540	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	46 of 539	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	52 of 529	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	48 of 508	90.6%	★★★★★
2017	80.4	58 of 369	84.3%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)63rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English60%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-7 vs state

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

I loved blossomwood it was a great school to make friends and learn. B-wood forever 3. Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	46.3	386^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.7%		53.1	331^st of 680 public elementary schools	51.3%	55	36.8	35.9	40.7	18.7	51.1	70.8	55.4	61.2	53.9	$8,149	$907	$7,241
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%)	79.4	118^th of 686 public elementary schools	82.8%		81.6	101^st of 680 public elementary schools	85.1%	17	54.4	68.2	59.1	41.2	68.2	78.5	63.6	86.4	76.5	$9,469	$884	$8,583
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%)	95	20^th of 686 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.3	19^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.2%	1	85.7	73.2	69.7	84.6	90.2	88.6	85.4	87.9	92.3	$10,022	$862	$9,158
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%)	8.7	652^nd of 686 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.9	630^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.4%	22	12.7	3.1	5.6	19.5	14.3	28.2	24.6	31.9	37.7	$9,093	$1,716	$7,376
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%)	4.8	682^nd of 686 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.8	668^th of 680 public elementary schools	1.8%	14	12.5	9.6	1.6		16.4	30.4	19.2	27.4		$9,541	$2,631	$6,909
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%)	21.4	541^st of 686 public elementary schools	21.1%		18	560^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.6%	19	16.7	34.6	9.4		38.5	33.3	53.9	42.4		$13,217	$3,064	$10,152
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%)	32.3	477^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.5%		41.3	415^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.0%	62	20.6	27.1	36.2		35.4	54.0	40.4	70.7
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%)	22.3	536^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.9%		18.6	557^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.1%	21	24.6	31.9	12.3		38.6	55.1	37.7	43.9		$9,463	$2,004	$7,457
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%)	14.4	597^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.0%		11.9	621^st of 680 public elementary schools	8.7%	24	7.7	31.7	6.7	8.7	36.7	36.5	45.8	26.7	21.3	$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%)	8.1	661^st of 686 public elementary schools	3.6%		9	645^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.1%	16	15.1	9.9	9.7		20.8	25.0	27.1	46.8		$9,416	$2,190	$7,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Blossomwood Elementary School

How many students attend Blossomwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Blossomwood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Blossomwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Huntsville Junior High School
High : Huntsville High School

Is Blossomwood Elementary School a good school?

Blossomwood Elementary School ranks 386^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Blossomwood Elementary School?

Students at Blossomwood Elementary School are 44% African American, 41% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Blossomwood Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

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