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Academy For Science Foreign Language

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Academy For Science Foreign Language ranks 147 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Academy For Science Foreign Language is a PK-5 elementary school in Huntsville, AL, serving 303 students in the Huntsville City district, and it stands out as a top performer in its area, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide.

This school is a true standout compared to its neighbors. While many nearby elementary schools rank in the bottom 20% of Alabama schools, Academy For Science Foreign Language ranks in the top 21%. For example, Blossomwood Elementary School ranks in the 44th percentile, and Highlands Elementary School sits in the 4th percentile. The academic results are impressive across the board. In 3rd grade, 77% of students are proficient in math, compared to a district average of just 39%. English Language Arts scores are consistently strong, with 5th graders hitting 85% proficiency versus the state average of 70%. The school also excels in serving all students, ranking in the 89th percentile for African American students and earning a 5-star rating for its special education program—a remarkable improvement from just two years ago. Attendance is another strength, with only 5.2% chronic absenteeism, far better than the state rate of 12%.

One area to watch is math in the upper grades. While 3rd grade math is exceptional, proficiency drops to 46% in 4th grade and 38% in 5th grade, though it still remains near or above district averages. The school's specialized focus on science and foreign language may contribute to its strong literacy results. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1 and a lower percentage of students on free/reduced lunch (44%) than many nearby schools, this school offers a supportive and effective learning environment. For parents seeking a school that delivers strong academic outcomes and a culture of attendance, Academy For Science Foreign Language is a clear choice in this part of Huntsville.

303

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,962

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3221 Mastin Lake Rd
Huntsville, AL 35810

(256) 428-7000

District: Huntsville City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.4%

White:

18.2%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (67% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Huntsville City

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg49%

Alabama avg53%

147^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	147 of 686	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	196 of 680	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	234 of 684	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.2	123 of 680	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	166 of 687	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	214 of 692	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	241 of 681	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	149 of 680	78.1%	★★★★☆
2017	62.1	239 of 688	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	88.6	61 of 691	91.2%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	28 of 691	95.9%	★★★★★
2014	84.4	75 of 695	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.4	133 of 696	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	74 of 696	89.4%	★★★★☆
2011	70.6	183 of 709	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	64.0	264 of 704	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	165 of 696	76.3%	★★★★☆
2008	63.5	243 of 698	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.6	263 of 698	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.9	205 of 689	70.2%	★★★★☆
2005	50.7	359 of 688	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	80.8	85 of 623	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	48 of 428	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	67 of 427	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	92 of 420	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	36 of 427	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.3	68 of 426	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	65 of 426	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	91 of 426	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	22 of 423	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	76.2	41 of 336	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	154 of 651	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	138 of 649	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	217 of 650	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	171 of 645	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	235 of 656	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	260 of 656	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	243 of 646	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.5	123 of 640	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	194 of 639	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2017	71.8	21 of 130	83.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	132 of 667	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	150 of 660	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	213 of 670	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	121 of 623	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	206 of 651	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	310 of 653	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	348 of 649	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.0	129 of 651	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	78 of 567	86.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	137 of 659	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	62.1	252 of 651	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	254 of 655	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.8	93 of 649	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	125 of 669	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	160 of 669	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	225 of 650	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	153 of 650	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	58.0	267 of 639	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	3 of 97	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	72.2	14 of 54	74.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	18 of 403	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	44.8	201 of 403	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	268 of 395	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	93.9	11 of 345	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	37 of 398	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	23 of 392	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	60 of 501	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	92 of 532	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	40 of 528	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	98 of 540	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	93 of 539	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	76 of 529	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	114 of 508	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	57 of 369	84.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	83.3	54 of 437	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	96.2	14 of 423	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	78.4	68 of 432	84.3%	★★★★☆
2016	89.7	35 of 432	91.9%	★★★★★
2015	89.7	38 of 430	91.2%	★★★★★
2014	84.5	43 of 438	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	76.6	60 of 436	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	75 of 436	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.4	69 of 435	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	83 of 435	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.5	56 of 425	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	49 of 417	88.2%	★★★★☆
2007	77.2	60 of 412	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	74.4	66 of 409	83.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.0	72 of 415	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	69.3	102 of 407	74.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2017)84th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English80%+15 vs state

Science64%+14 vs state

Mathematics54%+12 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 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
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%)	76.7	147^th of 686 public elementary schools	78.6%		69.7	196^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.2%	49	77.2	45.7	38.5		64.3	76.8	78.6	84.6		$9,962	$1,114	$8,847
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
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
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%)	18.1	572^nd of 686 public elementary schools	16.6%		17.4	564^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.1%	8	28.1	18.8	35.2	10.2	23.2	42.9	31.9	51.9	28.6	$10,037	$2,504	$7,532
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%)	8.2	658^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.5	592^nd of 680 public elementary schools	12.9%	66	20.4	19.2	2.4	4.4	12.8	36.7	27.7	39.0	26.1	$10,057	$2,041	$8,016
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%)	36.8	453^rd of 686 public elementary schools	34.0%		28.7	483^rd of 680 public elementary schools	29.0%	30	44.4	15.0	26.7		18.8	66.7	43.8	77.3		$10,574	$1,039	$9,535
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%)	18.9	565^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.6%		11.2	625^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.1%	60	24.6	25.6	19.6	7.0	41.0	33.3	46.2	50.0	27.3	$10,784	$2,478	$8,304
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Academy For Science Foreign Language

What district is Academy For Science Foreign Language in?

Huntsville City

Is Academy For Science Foreign Language a good school?

Academy For Science Foreign Language ranks 147^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Academy For Science Foreign Language?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Academy For Science Foreign Language.

What is the racial makeup of Academy For Science Foreign Language?

Students at Academy For Science Foreign Language are 58% African American, 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

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