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Williams Elementary School

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Williams Elementary School ranks 485 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Williams Elementary School in Huntsville, AL, serves 484 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Huntsville City district. The school has seen a steady decline in its state ranking over the past decade, falling from the 53rd percentile in 2018-2019 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026, and currently holds a 1-2 star rating.

The most striking difference is the performance gap between Williams and nearby Madison City schools. Within a 5-8 mile radius, schools like Heritage Elementary (91st percentile) and Rainbow Elementary (92nd percentile) rank in the top 10-15% of the state, while Williams sits in the bottom 30%. In 5th grade math, only 6.38% of Williams students are proficient, compared to 64-68% at those Madison City schools. However, within the Huntsville City district, Williams actually outperforms its closest peers—Ridgecrest Elementary (22nd percentile), Morris Elementary (15th percentile), and McDonnell Elementary (4th percentile)—despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

There are some bright spots. Williams shows relative strength in English Language Arts, with 5th grade reading proficiency (62%) close to the district average, and it demonstrates notable effectiveness with its African American students, who rank in the 53rd percentile. The school has also cut chronic absenteeism nearly in half over three years, from 19.6% to 10.8%. The most urgent concern is the 5th grade math crisis, where proficiency has dropped from 33% to just 6% in two years, along with significant challenges for special education and low-income students. Parents should know that while the school faces real academic hurdles, it is making progress in some areas and performs better than its immediate district peers.

484

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,909

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 Barren Fork Blvd SW
Huntsville, AL 35824

(256) 428-7540

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Williams Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Williams Middle School
High:	Columbia High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.9%

White:

19.6%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (40% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg49%

Alabama avg53%

485^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	30.9	485 of 686	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	445 of 680	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	426 of 684	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	426 of 680	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	362 of 687	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	336 of 692	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	319 of 681	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	365 of 680	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.5	403 of 688	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.1	436 of 691	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.1	262 of 691	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.6	320 of 695	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.5	449 of 696	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.9	519 of 696	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	614 of 709	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	631 of 704	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.4	514 of 696	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.1	460 of 698	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	23.5	602 of 698	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.8	441 of 689	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.4	292 of 688	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.0	273 of 623	56.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	201 of 429	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	173 of 427	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	158 of 420	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	144 of 427	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	114 of 426	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	116 of 426	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	130 of 426	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	163 of 423	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.2	152 of 336	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	464 of 652	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.9	290 of 649	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	329 of 650	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	386 of 645	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	386 of 656	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	336 of 656	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	246 of 646	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	349 of 640	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.1	315 of 639	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	111 of 206	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.7	47 of 196	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	71 of 184	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	65 of 175	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	57 of 164	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	46 of 152	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	28 of 140	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	534 of 668	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	482 of 660	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	449 of 670	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	366 of 623	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	457 of 651	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	442 of 653	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	415 of 649	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	446 of 651	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	462 of 660	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	508 of 651	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	452 of 655	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	429 of 649	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	330 of 669	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	321 of 669	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	318 of 650	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	333 of 650	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	422 of 639	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	13.3	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.5	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	163 of 194	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	34 of 70	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.1	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	327 of 403	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	347 of 403	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	358 of 395	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	199 of 373	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	94.7	9 of 345	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	49.9	170 of 392	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	64 of 344	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	48.5	123 of 280	56.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	326 of 500	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.1	356 of 532	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	384 of 535	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	372 of 528	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.3	256 of 540	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	324 of 539	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	135 of 529	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	174 of 508	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.0	160 of 369	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2023)5th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English55%-10 vs state

Science42%-8 vs state

Mathematics24%-18 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	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Barren Fork Blvd SW	Huntsville	35824	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7540	484	27	17.9	46.1%	95 (19.6%)	280 (57.9%)	67 (13.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.0%)	30.9	485^th of 686 public elementary schools	29.3%		36.9	445^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.6%	40	37.4	28.6	6.4	42.1	51.0	51.3	62.1	$9,909	$1,769	$8,140
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 College St	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 772-9255	603	39	15.4	27.4%	305 (50.6%)	114 (18.9%)	51 (8.5%)	64 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.3%)	87.2	69^th of 686 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.2	71^st of 680 public elementary schools	89.6%	2	74.6	62.8	74.0	67.3	87.0	69.9	86.9	$11,034	$1,173	$9,832
Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7855 Old Madison Pike	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 464-3614	567	39	14.7	33.3%	297 (52.4%)	130 (22.9%)	51 (9.0%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	80.9	110^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.0%		88.8	58^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.5%	52	45.0	62.1	46.5	71.0	87.9	80.7	92.0	$10,400	$1,234	$9,137
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Mill Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 774-4690	965	59	16.2	24.6%	522 (54.1%)	171 (17.7%)	97 (10.1%)	90 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	81 (8.4%)	87.2	70^th of 686 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.9	64^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.6%	6	75.0	63.4	55.6	75.8	87.5	77.0	82.4	$9,909	$1,191	$8,688
MidTown Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Coefer Boulevard	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 837-1189	1,097	63	17.4	28.9%	556 (50.7%)	276 (25.2%)	97 (8.8%)	76 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.2%)	88.4	64^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.6	79^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.4%	15	62.0	70.3	65.2	75.4	81.6	80.9	89.0	$11,036	$1,104	$9,903
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	11775 County Line Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2075	869	51	17.0	25.5%	454 (52.2%)	165 (19.0%)	72 (8.3%)	109 (12.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (7.1%)	88.9	60^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.1	21^st of 680 public elementary schools	96.9%	39	60.7	69.1	64.3	80.0	81.2	83.6	91.1	$9,498	$1,114	$8,355
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
Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	667 Balch Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 430-2751	701	50	14.1	25.1%	383 (54.6%)	114 (16.3%)	68 (9.7%)	73 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	86.9	72^nd of 686 public elementary schools	89.5%		86	78^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.5%	6	71.7	63.9	68.1	69.7	87.3	73.6	81.8	$9,802	$675	$9,099
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
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 Williams Elementary School

How many students attend Williams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Williams Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Williams Elementary School?

Students at Williams Elementary School are 58% African American, 20% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Williams Elementary School a good school?

Williams Elementary School ranks 485^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Williams Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

What schools do graduates of Williams Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Williams Middle School
High : Columbia High School

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