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Montview Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Montview Elementary School is a small PK-5 school in Huntsville, AL, serving 213 students within the Huntsville City district, where about 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Montview is showing real signs of momentum, even though its overall state ranking (21st percentile) remains modest. The most striking success is in attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 19.1% in 2021-2022 to just 1.2% in 2024-2025—the lowest rate among all nearby schools and far better than the district average of 8.2%. This suggests a school culture where families feel connected and kids show up ready to learn. Academically, the school has improved its state ranking for two consecutive years, and its performance for African American students is notably stronger than the overall average, ranking in the 42nd percentile with a 2-star rating. The school also spends more per student ($13,217) than neighbors like Blossomwood Elementary ($8,149) and Sonnie Hereford Elementary ($9,093), which may be fueling some of these gains.

One thing parents should understand is the "small school effect." With only 213 students, a single class can dramatically swing test scores from year to year—for example, 3rd-grade English proficiency jumped from 24% to 65% and back down to 33% over three years. So it's wise to look at multi-year trends rather than any single year. English Language Arts is generally stronger than math, with 4th-grade reading nearly matching the district average. Compared to Sonnie Hereford, a school with similar poverty levels just 1.5 miles away, Montview is climbing while its peer has declined to the 5th percentile. The contrast with Academy For Science Foreign Language (79th percentile) highlights the achievement gap tied to different student populations, but Montview's improving trajectory and standout attendance record make it a school worth watching.

213

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,480

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2600 Garvin Rd NW
Huntsville, AL 35810

(256) 428-7320

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Montview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chapman Middle School
High:	Lee High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.7%

Hispanic:

19.2%

Two or more races:

9.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg49%

Alabama avg53%

541^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 25Elementary 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	21.4	541 of 686	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	560 of 680	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	618 of 684	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	566 of 680	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	559 of 687	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	577 of 692	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	603 of 681	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	662 of 680	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	630 of 688	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	571 of 691	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	560 of 691	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	630 of 695	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	672 of 696	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	672 of 696	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	698 of 709	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	633 of 704	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	586 of 696	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	595 of 698	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	1.5	694 of 698	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	649 of 689	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	654 of 688	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	32.7	465 of 623	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	247 of 428	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	283 of 427	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	325 of 420	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	285 of 427	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	230 of 426	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	256 of 426	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	367 of 426	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	401 of 423	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	514 of 649	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	562 of 650	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	528 of 645	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	468 of 656	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	537 of 656	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	457 of 646	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	615 of 640	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	524 of 639	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	472 of 667	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	525 of 660	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	604 of 670	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	488 of 623	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	467 of 651	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	549 of 653	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	530 of 649	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	634 of 651	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	518 of 567	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	545 of 659	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	557 of 651	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	621 of 655	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	531 of 649	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	617 of 669	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	590 of 669	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	618 of 650	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	641 of 650	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	610 of 639	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)42nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English43%-21 vs state

Science38%-12 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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		$22,789	$4,365	$18,421
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
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	$12,753	$3,315	$9,435
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	$11,218	$2,972	$8,243
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		$15,928	$4,185	$11,740
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
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	$12,246	$2,580	$9,663
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	$12,840	$2,649	$10,187
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Montview Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Montview Elementary School?

Students at Montview Elementary School are 67% African American, 19% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% White.

Is Montview Elementary School a good school?

Montview Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Montview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Montview Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Montview Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Chapman Middle School
High : Lee High School

What district is Montview Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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