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Williams Middle School

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Williams Middle School ranks 289 th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Williams Middle School is a public middle school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving 546 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 79 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Williams Middle School's English language arts (ELA) proficiency is closer to the district and state averages, its performance in mathematics and science lags significantly behind. In 2024-2025, only 13.54% of 8th-grade students were proficient in mathematics, compared to 21.88% in Huntsville City and 24.53% statewide. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.3% to 23.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, approximately 58% of Williams Middle School students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Mountain Gap Middle School, Challenger Middle School, and Discovery Middle School, which are part of the Madison City and Madison County school districts, Williams Middle School's performance lags behind. These nearby schools tend to have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility. Addressing the factors contributing to Williams Middle School's lower performance, such as chronic absenteeism and the needs of specific student subgroups, could help the school improve and provide a better educational experience for its students.

659

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,969

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

155 Barren Fork Blvd SW
Huntsville, AL 35824

(256) 428-7330

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Williams Middle School usually attend:

High:

Columbia High School

Feeder schools for Williams Middle School:

Elementary:	Providence Elementary
	Williams Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.2%

White:

16.1%

Hispanic:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

Alabama avg42%

289^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Huntsville City

79^th of 135Huntsville 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
2025	36.9	289 of 439	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	296 of 442	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	254 of 437	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	159 of 432	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	154 of 440	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	202 of 437	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	169 of 423	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	25.6	333 of 432	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	325 of 432	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.9	245 of 430	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.9	268 of 438	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	320 of 436	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.3	291 of 436	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	235 of 435	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.9	264 of 435	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	131 of 259	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	148 of 269	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	117 of 263	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	73 of 271	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	68 of 266	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	96 of 252	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	78 of 247	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.3	156 of 205	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	56 of 117	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	63 of 106	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	55 of 94	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	311 of 426	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	264 of 417	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	187 of 423	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	167 of 415	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	203 of 399	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	205 of 392	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.5	307 of 380	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	66 of 173	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	72 of 164	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	82 of 166	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	64 of 157	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	57 of 154	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	57 of 124	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	73 of 113	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.0	89 of 108	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	338 of 428	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	343 of 437	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	299 of 410	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	214 of 421	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	250 of 415	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	273 of 396	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	175 of 396	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	244 of 422	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	252 of 428	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	229 of 419	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	155 of 427	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	154 of 418	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	174 of 399	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	126 of 397	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	26.5	293 of 380	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	37 of 43	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	21 of 26	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	13 of 19	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	26 of 92	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	41.7	38 of 78	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.9	53 of 72	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.7	27 of 60	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.6	36 of 61	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.0	19 of 21	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	162 of 271	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	94 of 281	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	81 of 281	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	60 of 256	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	91 of 274	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	129 of 254	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.9	22 of 223	90.1%	★★★★★
2017	27.8	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	126 of 377	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	106 of 373	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	69 of 370	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	49 of 376	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	57 of 369	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	49 of 343	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	36 of 331	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	41.5	122 of 247	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)72nd percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)14th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English49%-7 vs state

Science29%-13 vs state

Mathematics17%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Williams Middle School	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%)	36.9	289^th of 439 public middle schools	34.2%		34.9	296^th of 442 public middle schools	33.0%	7	24.2	14.3	13.5	28.7	50.7	50.4	47.2	$7,969	$169	$7,799
Journey Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Celtic Drive	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 464-8370	903	48	19.0	26.7%	424 (47.0%)	206 (22.8%)	90 (10.0%)	91 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.6%)	86.8	46^th of 439 public middle schools	89.5%					(n/a)	52.6	43.4	41.6	59.6	74.6	70.3	74.2
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%)	20.9	351^st of 439 public middle schools	20.0%		14	382^nd of 442 public middle schools	13.6%	31	21.5	6.1	2.3	17.3	41.4	42.3	36.0
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1304 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 837-3735	1,054	68	15.6	26.4%	619 (58.7%)	175 (16.6%)	96 (9.1%)	71 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.4%)	90.5	35^th of 439 public middle schools	92.0%		92.7	29^th of 442 public middle schools	93.4%	6	62.6	52.5	51.8	55.7	74.1	78.0	74.5	$8,621	$642	$7,950
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Dock Murphy Dr	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 430-0001	1,103	69	15.9	22.6%	591 (53.6%)	208 (18.9%)	100 (9.1%)	122 (11.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (6.7%)	91.2	31^st of 439 public middle schools	92.9%		94.2	20^th of 442 public middle schools	95.5%	11	58.2	53.9	47.1	59.8	76.3	80.7	75.3	$8,077	$669	$7,379
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%)	22.7	341^st of 439 public middle schools	22.3%		31.4	314^th of 442 public middle schools	29.0%	27	16.6	7.3	9.9	28.1	41.6	34.7	37.2	$8,356	$1,156	$7,199
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%)	88	44^th of 439 public middle schools	90.0%		89.1	35^th of 442 public middle schools	92.1%	9	53.5	50.4	34.2	70.7	74.6	79.1	69.9	$7,782	$767	$7,014
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	54^th of 439 public middle schools	87.7%		81.4	61^st of 442 public middle schools	86.2%	7	46.7	39.4	25.0	65.3	76.7	80.9	66.0	$8,912	$1,270	$7,641
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%)	63.5	131^st of 439 public middle schools	70.2%		61.6	146^th of 442 public middle schools	67.0%	15	29.9	15.4	32.1	44.9	69.0	57.1	75.3
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%)	45.7	238^th of 439 public middle schools	45.8%		57.9	158^th of 442 public middle schools	64.3%	80		21.1	19.0	30.8		53.8	50.2	$8,048	$1,306	$6,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Middle School

How many students attend Williams Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Williams Middle School.

What district is Williams Middle School in?

Huntsville City

What is the racial makeup of Williams Middle School?

Students at Williams Middle School are 60% African American, 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Williams Middle School attend?

Students who attend Williams Middle School usually go on to attend Columbia High School

Is Williams Middle School a good school?

Williams Middle School ranks 289^th of 439 Alabama middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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