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Rolling Hills Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Rolling Hills Elementary School in Huntsville, AL, serves 483 students in grades PK through 6 and is part of the Huntsville City district.

Rolling Hills is a school in transition. While its test scores are currently below both district and state averages, the school has shown steady improvement over the past several years. The school's overall state ranking has climbed from the 8th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 17th percentile in 2025-2026. This upward trend is visible in specific subjects too—3rd-grade math proficiency more than doubled from 10% to 28% over that period, and 5th-grade English jumped from 28% to 52%. One of the school's standout successes is its English Language Learner (ELL) program, which now ranks in the 64th percentile statewide—a remarkable turnaround from the 11th percentile just two years prior. However, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from 23.8% to 15.5%, is still nearly double the district average. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio (17:1) than nearby schools like Blossomwood Elementary (15.8:1) and Chapman Elementary (15.1:1).

When comparing Rolling Hills to other schools in the area, the contrast is stark. Just 1.31 miles away, the magnet Academy for Science & Foreign Language ranks in the 79th percentile statewide, with 77% of its 3rd graders proficient in math versus 28% at Rolling Hills. This disparity is common when comparing neighborhood schools to magnet programs, which often attract families with different resources. It's worth noting that Rolling Hills is not the lowest-performing school in its immediate vicinity—Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and Highlands Elementary rank even lower. The school also shows a notable gender gap, with male students ranking in the 27th percentile statewide compared to female students in the 9th percentile. For parents, the key takeaway is that Rolling Hills is a school making genuine progress, with a strong ELL program and improving academics, but it still faces significant hurdles around attendance and math instruction that will require continued focus.

483

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,037

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2901 Hilltop Terrace NW
Huntsville, AL 35810

(256) 428-7400

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Rolling Hills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ronald McNair 78
High:	Jemison High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.8%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (30% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg47%

Alabama avg51%

572^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Huntsville City

77^th of 139Huntsville 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	18.0	572 of 686	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	564 of 680	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	599 of 684	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	625 of 680	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	610 of 687	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	619 of 692	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	630 of 681	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	638 of 680	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	670 of 688	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	640 of 691	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	606 of 691	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	660 of 695	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	24.9	619 of 696	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.8	478 of 696	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.4	502 of 709	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	572 of 704	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	663 of 696	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	644 of 698	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	590 of 698	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	656 of 689	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	653 of 688	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.1	554 of 623	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	298 of 429	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	331 of 427	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	354 of 420	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	372 of 427	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	350 of 426	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	383 of 426	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	376 of 426	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	379 of 423	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	314 of 336	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	51 of 143	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.2	116 of 131	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	595 of 652	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	612 of 649	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	576 of 650	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	584 of 645	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	567 of 656	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	570 of 656	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	569 of 646	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	621 of 640	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	631 of 639	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	125 of 206	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	145 of 196	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	153 of 184	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	138 of 175	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	113 of 164	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	88 of 140	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	531 of 668	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	507 of 660	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	574 of 670	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	539 of 623	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	574 of 651	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	578 of 653	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	585 of 649	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	597 of 651	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	549 of 567	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	483 of 660	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	476 of 651	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	579 of 655	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	593 of 649	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	606 of 669	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	626 of 669	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	599 of 650	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	599 of 650	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	599 of 639	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	159 of 194	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	50 of 54	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	267 of 403	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.5	138 of 403	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.0	329 of 395	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	348 of 373	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	328 of 345	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	390 of 398	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	386 of 392	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	315 of 344	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.0	239 of 280	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	446 of 532	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	510 of 535	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English39%-24 vs state

Science23%-27 vs state

Mathematics23%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Not the best, not the worst. We moved to this district this past year and were disappointed to look up the school and find it was not so great. However, it is apparent that it is a work in progress and they are striving to make it better. I will say the school has very involved parents who are enthusiastic about and devoted to all the children! 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	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
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	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
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%)	76.6	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
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%)	14.3	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
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%)	18.8	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
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%)	21.3	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
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%)	4.7	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
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%)	8.1	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%)	36.7	454^th of 686 public elementary schools	33.8%		28.7	483^rd of 680 public elementary schools	29.0%	29	44.4	15.0	26.7		18.8	66.7	43.8	77.3		$10,574	$1,039	$9,535
Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2006 Reuben Dr	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7640	167	11	15.1	55.1%	83 (49.7%)	35 (21.0%)	24 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.8%)								(n/a)										$12,811	$2,910	$9,900
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%)	8.6	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rolling Hills Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Rolling Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rolling Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ronald McNair 78
High : Jemison High School

How many students attend Rolling Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Rolling Hills Elementary School.

Is Rolling Hills Elementary School a good school?

Rolling Hills Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Rolling Hills Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

What is the racial makeup of Rolling Hills Elementary School?

Students at Rolling Hills Elementary School are 66% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White.

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