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Chapman Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Chapman Elementary School is a small, community-focused school in Huntsville, AL, serving 167 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Huntsville City district. With a favorable 15.1:1 student-teacher ratio and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.9%—far below the district average of 8.2% and state average of 12.0%—this school stands out for getting kids to show up and stay engaged.

Chapman’s greatest academic strength is early literacy. In 2024-2025, 60% of 3rd graders and 76.5% of 4th graders were proficient in English, outpacing district averages (58.3% and 54.8%) and, for 4th grade, the state average (60.9%). This is a consistent pattern, with 85.7% of 3rd graders proficient in 2023-2024. However, math tells a different story. Only 6.25% of 5th graders were proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 32.2% district-wide and 39.3% statewide. This math weakness has persisted across multiple years, and a notable "5th-grade cliff" appears in both subjects, suggesting a transition challenge in upper elementary. Because the school is so small, test scores can swing dramatically year to year—4th-grade math jumped from 20% to 41.2% in one year—so individual classroom dynamics have an outsized impact.

Compared to nearby schools, Chapman sits in the middle of a polarized neighborhood. It outperforms Rolling Hills Elementary School and Highlands Elementary School in ELA and attendance, despite similar economic demographics (55% free/reduced lunch). However, it trails elite neighbors like Monte Sano Elementary School (97th percentile) and Jones Valley Elementary School (85th percentile). Chapman spends $12,811 per student—notably higher than Blossomwood Elementary School ($8,149) and Sonnie Hereford Elementary School ($9,093)—suggesting resources are available to address the math gap. For parents, Chapman offers a nurturing, stable environment with strong reading foundations, but it’s wise to ask about math intervention and upper-grade support.

167

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,059

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2006 Reuben Dr
Huntsville, AL 35811-2223

(256) 428-7640

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Chapman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chapman Middle School
High:	Lee High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

African American:

21.0%

Hispanic:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2017 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (41% vs 52% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg47%

Alabama avg52%

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Chapman Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	443 of 680	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	403 of 684	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	348 of 680	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	472 of 687	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	526 of 692	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	419 of 681	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	438 of 680	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	452 of 688	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.0	379 of 691	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.6	349 of 691	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.7	440 of 695	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.2	563 of 696	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	71.7	164 of 696	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	55.5	374 of 709	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.7	503 of 704	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	56.1	326 of 696	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.0	481 of 698	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.7	567 of 698	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	517 of 689	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.5	396 of 688	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	65.8	186 of 623	70.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	57.1	144 of 426	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	154 of 423	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.1	240 of 336	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	305 of 649	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	468 of 646	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	370 of 640	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.2	490 of 639	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	364 of 660	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	377 of 670	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	472 of 649	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	302 of 651	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.2	251 of 567	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	46.6	360 of 669	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	466 of 669	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	339 of 650	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	336 of 650	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.8	378 of 639	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	69.9	76 of 392	80.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	10.5	504 of 535	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	478 of 539	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	294 of 529	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	344 of 508	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.5	306 of 369	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	11.7	395 of 437	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	372 of 423	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	405 of 432	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	381 of 432	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	345 of 430	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2019)81st percentile+42 vs school

African American (2019)66th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2022)46th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English59%-5 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-18 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 (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/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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd 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	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Lee High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2500 Meridian Street	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(256) 428-8150	877	49	18.0	59.7%	143 (16.3%)	576 (65.7%)	116 (13.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	36.3	246^th of 386 public high schools	36.3%		40.9	207^th of 374 public high schools	44.7%	39							10.1			22.9							32.2	$16,104	$2,938	$13,162
New Century Technology High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2500 Meridian Street NW	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7800	366	27	13.5	20.8%	176 (48.1%)	106 (29.0%)	54 (14.8%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	100	3^rd of 386 public high schools	99.2%		99.8	4^th of 374 public high schools	98.9%	1							75.3			82.7							90.1	$10,431	$543	$9,886
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					$15,037	$4,222	$10,812
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				$16,317	$1,148	$15,166
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				$16,539	$3,787	$12,749
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
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				$12,482	$3,831	$8,648
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					$17,480	$4,930	$12,547
Huntsville High School	Public	9-12	2304 Billie Watkins St SW	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8050	1,807	103	17.5	32.8%	1,068 (59.1%)	458 (25.3%)	149 (8.2%)	28 (1.5%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (4.9%)	94	19^th of 386 public high schools	95.1%		90.7	30^th of 374 public high schools	92.0%	11							45.8			52.1							65.4	$9,841	$775	$9,063

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapman Elementary School

How many students attend Chapman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Chapman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chapman Elementary School?

Students at Chapman Elementary School are 50% White, 21% African American, 14% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

What district is Chapman Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

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