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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	Distance	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 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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
Challenger Middle School	0.0mi	Public	6-9	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7620	425	23	18.4	35.3%	219 (51.5%)	97 (22.8%)	66 (15.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	82.8	53^rd of 443 public middle schools	88.0%		82	54^th of 439 public middle schools	87.7%	1	31.7	40.6	40.8	85.4	67.2	80.4	80.8	$8,912	$1,270	$7,641
Mountain Gap Middle School	1.0mi	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 443 public middle schools	92.6%		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
Whitesburg Middle School	4.5mi	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%)	18.7	367^th of 443 public middle schools	17.2%		22.7	341^st of 439 public middle schools	22.3%	26	10.9	9.3	11.2	33.9	34.1	32.0	40.2	$8,356	$1,156	$7,199
Hampton Cove Middle School	5.3mi	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%)	97.6	7^th of 443 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
Huntsville Junior High School	7.9mi	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%)	49.6	222^nd of 443 public middle schools	49.9%		45.7	238^th of 439 public middle schools	45.8%	16		21.5	31.8	43.5		49.7	53.9	$8,048	$1,306	$6,741
Morris Middle School	8.6mi	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	351^st of 443 public middle schools	20.8%		20.9	351^st of 439 public middle schools	20.0%		12.2	10.8	5.6	38.7	28.7	42.4	44.3
Chapman Middle School	9.7mi	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	388^th of 443 public middle schools	12.4%		11.8	404^th of 439 public middle schools	8.0%	16	5.4	8.9	4.2	33.3	25.8	31.3	38.5
Williams Middle School	10.3mi	Public	6-8	155 Barren Fork Blvd SW	Huntsville	35824	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7330	659	30	21.9	49.9%	106 (16.1%)	397 (60.2%)	84 (12.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	57 (8.6%)	35.6	288^th of 443 public middle schools	35.0%		36.9	289^th of 439 public middle schools	34.2%	1	21.7	9.1	14.4	43.6	54.7	45.2	52.3	$7,969	$169	$7,799
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	11.4mi	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%)	56.9	173^rd of 443 public middle schools	60.9%		63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%	42	26.9	16.5	22.2	44.9	64.8	71.1	67.7
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	11.5mi	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%)	81.4	58^th of 443 public middle schools	86.9%		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

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