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Hampton Cove Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 449 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Hampton Cove Middle School in Hampton Cove, AL, serves 785 students in grades 6-8 and is a top-performing school within the Huntsville City district, consistently ranking in the top 2% of Alabama middle schools for the past decade.

This school is an academic standout. For the 2025-2026 school year, it ranks #7 out of 443 middle schools statewide, a steady climb from #28 a decade ago. Test scores are dramatically higher than district and state averages. For example, 8th-grade science proficiency is 86.38%, compared to about 54% for both the district and state. Math proficiency rates are more than double the district average, and English Language Arts proficiency ranges from 85.71% to 93.75% across grades. The school also excels in supporting all students: special education students rank in the 99th percentile, military-connected students in the 95th, and students from low-income backgrounds in the 95th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is just 5.9%, well below the state average of 12%.

What makes this success even more notable is the contrast with nearby schools. Whitesburg Middle School (5.19 miles away) ranks in the 17th percentile, and Chapman Middle School (7.66 miles away) ranks in the 12th percentile, with math proficiency below 12%. Even the closest competitor, Mountain Gap Middle School (4.67 miles away), ranks #33 (93rd percentile) but still trails Hampton Cove in nearly every subject. Impressively, Hampton Cove achieves these results while spending less per student ($6,081) than any comparable school in the area—Challenger Middle School spends $8,912, and Huntsville Junior High School spends $8,048. With a higher student-teacher ratio (22.4) than most peers, the school demonstrates that effective teaching and efficient resource use can deliver exceptional outcomes for every child.

785

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,081

Per pupil spending ?

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 Old 431 Highway
Hampton Cove, AL 35763

(256) 428-8380

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Hampton Cove Middle School usually attend:

High:

Huntsville High School

Feeder schools for Hampton Cove Middle School:

Elementary:	GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
	Hampton Cove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (79% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Alabama middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Huntsville City

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg44%

Alabama avg44%

7^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Middle Schools in the Huntsville City

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	97.7	7 of 449	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	6 of 439	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	11 of 442	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	11 of 437	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	14 of 432	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	15 of 440	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	23 of 437	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	20 of 423	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	28 of 432	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	20 of 432	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	10 of 430	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	96.0	12 of 438	97.3%	★★★★★
2013	84.5	22 of 436	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	20 of 436	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.3	18 of 435	95.9%	★★★★★
2010	89.1	18 of 435	95.9%	★★★★★
2009	92.3	11 of 425	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	26 of 417	93.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.6	32 of 412	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	78.8	51 of 409	87.5%	★★★★☆
2005	91.7	16 of 415	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	88.4	20 of 407	95.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	19 of 269	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	10 of 259	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	20 of 269	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	19 of 263	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	14 of 271	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	27 of 266	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	59.3	71 of 252	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	31 of 247	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.4	31 of 205	84.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	52.0	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	7 of 427	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	5 of 415	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	17 of 426	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	14 of 417	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	13 of 423	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	14 of 415	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	22 of 399	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	16 of 392	95.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	21 of 380	94.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	2 of 173	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	4 of 164	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	6 of 166	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	2 of 157	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	5 of 154	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	15 of 124	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	98.3	2 of 108	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	22 of 438	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	72.0	86 of 428	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	29 of 437	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	69.0	84 of 410	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	28 of 415	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	51.7	190 of 396	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	97 of 396	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	53.5	140 of 349	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.7	6 of 426	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	10 of 422	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	8 of 428	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	12 of 419	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	18 of 427	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	13 of 418	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	19 of 399	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	21 of 397	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.5	32 of 380	91.6%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	2 of 37	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.9	1 of 43	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	67.0	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	2 of 29	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.2	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	8 of 146	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	3 of 92	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	3 of 78	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	4 of 72	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.3	8 of 61	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	13 of 46	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	3 of 269	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	98.2	2 of 271	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	4 of 281	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	4 of 281	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	9 of 256	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.1	18 of 274	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	12 of 254	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	23 of 223	89.7%	★★★★★
2017	77.3	16 of 195	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	15 of 359	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.6	11 of 377	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	17 of 373	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	22 of 370	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	26 of 376	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	22 of 369	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	23 of 343	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	23 of 331	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	79.7	34 of 247	86.2%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)95th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)95th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)93rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English89%+32 vs state

Science86%+32 vs state

Mathematics67%+38 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, October 1, 2012

HCMS is a dynamic school community where administration, faculty, students and parents are all committed to leadership. Students have abundant opportunities to develop athletic, academic and leadership skills. We often find ourselves saying, "What a nice group of students we have!" This is a place we all look forward to coming to every day. 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 (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
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
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
Challenger Middle School	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%)	82.9	53^rd of 449 public middle schools	88.2%		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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hampton Cove Middle School

How many students attend Hampton Cove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 785 students attended Hampton Cove Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Hampton Cove Middle School?

Students at Hampton Cove Middle School are 78% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Hampton Cove Middle School in?

Huntsville City

Is Hampton Cove Middle School a good school?

Yes! Hampton Cove Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 449 Alabama middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Hampton Cove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hampton Cove Middle School usually go on to attend Huntsville High School

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