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Mountain Gap Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Mountain Gap Elementary School is a public school in Huntsville, AL, serving 341 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Huntsville City district. It currently holds a 5-star rating and ranks 52nd out of 686 elementary schools in Alabama, placing it in the top 10% statewide.

Academically, Mountain Gap significantly outperforms district and state averages across all subjects. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency is 77.78% compared to the district's 38.71%, and 5th-grade English proficiency is 85.71% versus the state's 69.53%. The school also excels in science, with 4th-grade proficiency at 75.38%—nearly 28 points above the district average. What truly sets Mountain Gap apart is its success with diverse learners: it ranks 24th out of 403 schools for special education students and 45th out of 668 for low-income students, both in the 93rd-94th percentile. This means the school is highly effective at helping all students achieve, regardless of background. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 7.3%, well below the state's 12%, indicating strong student engagement.

Compared to nearby options, Mountain Gap stands out. Just under a mile away, Challenger Elementary School ranks 253rd (63rd percentile) with 3rd-grade math proficiency nearly half of Mountain Gap's. Even when compared to schools with far lower poverty rates, Mountain Gap holds its own—Hampton Cove Elementary (rank 21) has only 6.75% free/reduced lunch students versus Mountain Gap's 31.38%, yet Mountain Gap still achieves comparable outcomes. Within its district, Mountain Gap ranks 2nd overall among nearby schools and 1st in serving special education and low-income students. With consistent performance across all grade levels and a strong rebound from a 4-star rating two years ago, Mountain Gap offers a proven, supportive learning environment for families seeking academic excellence and equity.

341

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

821 Mountain Gap Road SE
Huntsville, AL 35803

(256) 428-7360

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Mountain Gap Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain Gap Middle School
High:	Virgil Grissom High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Hispanic:

12.6%

African American:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2009 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (77% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Alabama elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg49%

Alabama avg53%

52^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 15 pts since 2021

From top 23% (2021) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	90.0	52 of 686	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	29 of 680	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	89 of 684	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	110 of 680	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	187 of 687	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	156 of 692	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	120 of 696	82.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.1	200 of 709	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	71.9	163 of 704	76.8%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	56 of 696	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	78.4	91 of 698	87.0%	★★★★☆
2007	85.9	37 of 698	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.6	75 of 689	89.1%	★★★★☆
2005	79.9	92 of 688	86.6%	★★★★☆
2004	61.5	226 of 623	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	31 of 651	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	26 of 649	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	101 of 650	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	111 of 645	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	151 of 656	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	149 of 656	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	45 of 667	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	29 of 660	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	120 of 670	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	287 of 653	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	79 of 659	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	91.1	41 of 651	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	93 of 655	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	122 of 649	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	232 of 669	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	182 of 669	72.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	24 of 403	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	18 of 403	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	68 of 501	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	89.9	33 of 532	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	110 of 535	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	114 of 528	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	215 of 540	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	180 of 539	66.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English84%+20 vs state

Science75%+25 vs state

Mathematics69%+27 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
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%)	90	52^nd of 686 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.1	29^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.7%	23	77.8	64.6	65.5		75.4	87.0	80.0	85.7
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%)	62.8	253^rd of 686 public elementary schools	63.1%		56.8	307^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.9%	54	40.0	48.8	40.7		58.5	70.0	69.1	72.8		$7,486	$524	$6,961
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%)	75.1	155^th of 686 public elementary schools	77.4%		69.5	197^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.0%	42	44.6	50.7	45.7		69.0	73.5	81.7	90.0		$9,510	$870	$8,639
Farley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Green Cove Rd SW	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7160	334	19	17.7	28.7%	179 (53.6%)	49 (14.7%)	39 (11.7%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	68.4	209^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.5%		66.9	220^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.6%	11	46.7	39.7	62.5		55.2	77.3	60.3	85.7		$8,625	$737	$7,888
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%)	53.9	327^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.6	328^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.8%	1	37.1	51.6	34.6		59.4	56.5	65.6	65.4		$9,722	$1,340	$8,380
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%)	88.9	61^st of 686 public elementary schools	91.1%		86.6	75^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.0%	14	64.2	68.6	62.4		72.6	84.5	79.6	93.3		$6,660	$469	$6,189
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
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%)	94.6	21^st of 686 public elementary schools	96.9%		95.3	14^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.9%	7	80.7	82.3	61.0		87.9	91.9	91.1	92.7		$8,275	$715	$7,559
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
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%)	66.6	224^th of 686 public elementary schools	67.3%		72	176^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.1%	48	47.8	50.0			71.4	65.2	64.3			$10,823	$2,321	$8,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Gap Elementary School

Is Mountain Gap Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Mountain Gap Elementary School ranks in the top 7.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

How many students attend Mountain Gap Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Mountain Gap Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Gap Elementary School?

Students at Mountain Gap Elementary School are 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Mountain Gap Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

What schools do graduates of Mountain Gap Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mountain Gap Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain Gap Middle School
High : Virgil Grissom High School

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