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Whitesburg Elementary School

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Whitesburg Elementary School ranks 478 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Whitesburg Elementary School in Huntsville, AL, serves 379 students in grades PK through 5 within the Huntsville City district, a mid-sized neighborhood school that has seen its state ranking decline in recent years.

One of Whitesburg's standout strengths is its exceptional attendance culture. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 1.5% of students were chronically absent—far better than the district average of 8.2% and the state average of 12.0%. This is the lowest rate among nearby schools like Jones Valley Elementary (2.2%) and Weatherly Heights Elementary (1.7%), suggesting strong family engagement and a welcoming environment. However, the school's academic ranking has slipped from the 49th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 30th percentile in 2025-2026. This downward trend contrasts with its closest neighbor, Roger B Chaffee Elementary, which improved from the 42nd to the 52nd percentile over the same period.

Academically, Whitesburg shows a "tale of two grades" pattern. In 3rd grade math, only 20.63% of students are proficient, well below state averages, but by 5th grade, proficiency jumps to 36.21%—actually above the district average. Similarly, 5th graders achieved a 70.69% proficiency rate in English, beating both district and state averages, while 4th grade English lags at 40.43%. This suggests students who stay at Whitesburg show meaningful growth by upper elementary. The school faces challenges with specific student groups, particularly low-income students (17th percentile) and special education students (15th percentile), and the free/reduced lunch population has grown from 38% to 52% in one year. Compared to top-performing Mountain Gap Elementary (92nd percentile), Whitesburg has similar class sizes but serves a higher-need population, making its attendance success and 5th-grade gains notable bright spots for parents to consider.

379

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6810 Whitesburg Drive SE
Huntsville, AL 35802

(256) 428-7520

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Whitesburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Whitesburg Middle School
High:	Virgil Grissom High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.9%

White:

30.9%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2009 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (41% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2009

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg49%

Alabama avg53%

478^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2021

From bottom 44% (2021) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	32.2	478 of 686	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	415 of 680	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	416 of 684	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	345 of 680	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	311 of 687	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	386 of 692	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	376 of 696	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.6	206 of 709	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	58.5	331 of 704	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	241 of 696	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.0	256 of 698	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.1	548 of 698	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	59.8	272 of 689	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.7	201 of 688	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.2	58 of 623	90.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	299 of 429	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	259 of 427	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	244 of 420	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	213 of 427	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	138 of 426	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	215 of 426	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	468 of 652	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	413 of 649	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	369 of 650	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	361 of 645	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	311 of 656	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	345 of 656	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	553 of 668	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	386 of 660	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	452 of 670	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	401 of 623	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	324 of 651	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.3	446 of 653	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	460 of 660	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	385 of 651	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	425 of 655	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	302 of 649	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	290 of 669	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	381 of 669	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	343 of 403	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	309 of 403	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	323 of 395	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	273 of 373	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.2	82 of 345	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	33.2	284 of 398	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	167 of 500	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	152 of 532	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	211 of 535	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	113 of 528	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	158 of 540	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	210 of 539	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)67th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

African American (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English55%-10 vs state

Science35%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 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
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%)	32.2	478^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.3%		41.3	415^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.0%	63	20.6	27.1	36.2		35.4	54.0	40.4	70.7
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%)	53.8	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
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
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
McDonnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Binderton Pl	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7280	511	27	18.9	66.5%	51 (10.0%)	125 (24.5%)	316 (61.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	8	661^st of 686 public elementary schools	3.6%		9	645^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.1%	16	15.1	9.9	9.7		20.8	25.0	27.1	46.8		$9,416	$2,190	$7,225
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%)	46.2	387^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.6%		53.1	331^st of 680 public elementary schools	51.3%	56	36.8	35.9	40.7	18.7	51.1	70.8	55.4	61.2	53.9	$8,149	$907	$7,241
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
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3505 Cerro Vista Street SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7380	463	30	15.4	69.8%	47 (10.2%)	127 (27.4%)	265 (57.2%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	22.2	537^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.7%		18.6	557^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.1%	20	24.6	31.9	12.3		38.6	55.1	37.7	43.9		$9,463	$2,004	$7,457
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%)	62.7	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
Morris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Bob Wallace Ave SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	532	30	18.0	71.2%	53 (10.0%)	263 (49.4%)	172 (32.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.6%)	16.4	581^st of 686 public elementary schools	15.3%		12.2	619^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.0%	38	17.9	23.7	10.8		35.6	45.8	37.5	45.2		$8,314	$1,925	$6,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitesburg Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Whitesburg Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Whitesburg Middle School
High : Virgil Grissom High School

What district is Whitesburg Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

What is the racial makeup of Whitesburg Elementary School?

Students at Whitesburg Elementary School are 51% African American, 31% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Whitesburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Whitesburg Elementary School.

Is Whitesburg Elementary School a good school?

Whitesburg Elementary School ranks 478^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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