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Chapman Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Chapman Middle School in Huntsville, AL, serves 315 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Huntsville City district. The school has a favorable 15:1 student-to-teacher ratio and serves a predominantly low-income population, with 77% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Chapman currently ranks in the bottom 12% of Alabama middle schools, with a 1-star rating. The most significant academic challenge is mathematics—proficiency rates are in the single digits across all grade levels (5% in 6th grade, 9% in 7th grade, and 4% in 8th grade), which is roughly 5-7 times lower than district and state averages. English performance is comparatively stronger, with proficiency rates ranging from 26% to 39%, though still below the district average of 55-60%. The contrast with nearby Hampton Cove Middle School is stark—that school ranks 7th in the state with math proficiency rates of 63-70% and English rates of 85-93%. However, Chapman is not alone in struggling; Morris Middle School and Whitesburg Middle School also rank in the bottom 20% of the state.

There are encouraging signs. Chapman has dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism from 33.9% in 2021-2022 to 7.9% in 2024-2025—now below both district and state averages. The school's special education program is a standout, with students performing in the 55th percentile statewide, the school's strongest subgroup. English Language Learners and African American students also showed meaningful year-over-year gains. While the school's overall ranking improved slightly from the 8th to 12th percentile, the improvements are incremental. The school's success with special education and attendance suggests targeted interventions can work, but scaling those successes to the general student population—particularly in math—remains the critical challenge.

315

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2006 Reuben Dr NE
Huntsville, AL 35811

(256) 428-7640

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Chapman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lee High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.7%

Hispanic:

17.8%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2011 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2011

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English scores 25 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg44%

Alabama avg44%

394^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2021

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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	14.5	394 of 449	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	404 of 439	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	407 of 442	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	383 of 437	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	406 of 432	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	376 of 440	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	419 of 438	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	427 of 436	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	414 of 436	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.9	418 of 435	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.4	416 of 435	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	382 of 425	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	361 of 417	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	370 of 412	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.8	372 of 409	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	22.4	346 of 415	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.2	369 of 407	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	189 of 269	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	224 of 259	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	227 of 269	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	228 of 263	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	263 of 271	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	215 of 266	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	67 of 103	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	76 of 117	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	83 of 106	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	364 of 427	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	375 of 415	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	395 of 426	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	368 of 417	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	387 of 423	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	353 of 415	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	161 of 173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	145 of 164	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	147 of 166	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	150 of 157	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	122 of 154	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	366 of 438	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	403 of 428	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	397 of 437	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	363 of 410	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	413 of 421	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	362 of 415	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	385 of 426	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	386 of 422	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	393 of 428	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	378 of 419	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	410 of 427	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	366 of 418	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	131 of 146	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	123 of 269	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.6	182 of 271	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	176 of 281	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	86 of 281	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.6	218 of 256	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	210 of 274	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	361 of 377	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	355 of 373	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	333 of 370	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	351 of 376	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	327 of 369	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-21 vs state

English32%-25 vs state

Mathematics6%-23 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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chapman Middle School	Public	6-8	2006 Reuben Dr NE	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7640	315	21	15.0	77.5%	33 (10.5%)	207 (65.7%)	56 (17.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	14.5	394^th of 449 public middle schools	12.2%		11.8	404^th of 439 public middle schools	8.0%	10			5.4	8.9	4.2		33.3			25.8	31.3	38.5
Huntsville Junior High School	Public	7-8	817 Adams St SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7700	530	26	20.7	50.0%	224 (42.3%)	207 (39.1%)	60 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.8%)	49.7	224^th of 449 public middle schools	50.1%		45.7	238^th of 439 public middle schools	45.8%	14				21.5	31.8		43.5				49.7	53.9	$8,048	$1,306	$6,741
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	194	13	14.9	47.9%	36 (18.6%)	109 (56.2%)	19 (9.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.9%)	81.5	58^th of 449 public middle schools	87.1%		79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%	7			26.6	37.5	37.7		85.3			70.9	76.6	92.1
Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	11.8	412^th of 449 public middle schools	8.2%		13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%	17				3.1	4.0		21.2				30.4	35.5	$8,772	$1,662	$7,108
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	270	20	13.8	43.7%	69 (25.6%)	145 (53.7%)	21 (7.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)	57	175^th of 449 public middle schools	61.0%		63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%	44			26.9	16.5	22.2		44.9			64.8	71.1	67.7
Riverton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	399 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4640	872	41	21.1	32.5%	524 (60.1%)	168 (19.3%)	55 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	46 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)								(n/a)	56.2	55.6	64.9			62.1		65.1	80.8	69.1			$7,840	$714	$7,086
Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 Bob Wallace Avenue	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	397	25	15.8	74.1%	40 (10.1%)	134 (33.8%)	202 (50.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	21.6	357^th of 449 public middle schools	20.5%		20.9	351^st of 439 public middle schools	20.0%	6			12.2	10.8	5.6		38.7			28.7	42.4	44.3
Whitesburg Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Sanders Rd	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7780	535	29	18.4	57.9%	133 (24.9%)	170 (31.8%)	192 (35.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	18.6	373^rd of 449 public middle schools	16.9%		22.7	341^st of 439 public middle schools	22.3%	32			10.9	9.3	11.2		33.9			34.1	32.0	40.2	$8,356	$1,156	$7,199
Hampton Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Old 431 Highway	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8380	785	35	22.4	10.8%	611 (77.8%)	36 (4.6%)	46 (5.9%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	97.7	7^th of 449 public middle schools	98.4%		97.4	6^th of 439 public middle schools	98.6%	1			70.2	63.5	67.3		86.4			85.7	88.3	93.8	$6,081	$152	$5,927
Mountain Gap Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7720	366	23	15.9	33.6%	234 (63.9%)	63 (17.2%)	36 (9.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	91.1	33^rd of 449 public middle schools	92.7%		88	44^th of 439 public middle schools	90.0%	11			51.6	61.3	48.3		81.7			78.0	74.8	78.3	$7,782	$767	$7,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapman Middle School

How many students attend Chapman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Chapman Middle School.

What district is Chapman Middle School in?

Huntsville City

What is the racial makeup of Chapman Middle School?

Students at Chapman Middle School are 66% African American, 18% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

Is Chapman Middle School a good school?

Chapman Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Chapman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chapman Middle School usually go on to attend Lee High School

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