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GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary

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GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary ranks 75 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary is a public elementary school in Big Cove, AL, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 968 students. The school is part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 79 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary consistently outperforms the Huntsville City and Alabama state averages in academic assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 61.49% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 39.35% for Huntsville City and 45.47% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top elementary schools in Alabama, with a ranking as high as 31 out of 692 schools in the 2020-2021 school year, and consistently receives a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 4th out of 184 Alabama elementary schools for Hispanic students and 10th out of 70 for multi-racial students in the 2022-2023 school year. The school also has a strong focus on supporting military-connected students, ranking 2nd out of 22 Alabama elementary schools in the 2021-2022 school year and 3rd out of 25 in the 2020-2021 school year.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Huntsville City district, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary stands out as a high-performing school. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, GoldsmithSchiffman had 61.49% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Mathematics, while the nearby Whitesburg Elementary School had only 36% and Challenger Elementary School had 37.04%. Despite having a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary continues to outperform the district and state in academic assessments, and the school's spending per student ($6,660 in 2018-2019) is lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Jones Valley Elementary ($9,469) and Roger B Chaffee Elementary ($9,722).

935

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,660

Per pupil spending ?

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1210 Taylor Road
Big Cove, AL 35763

(256) 428-7150

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hampton Cove Middle School
High:	Huntsville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (72% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Huntsville City

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg47%

Alabama avg52%

75^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 24Elementary 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	86.6	75 of 680	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	79 of 684	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	35 of 680	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	33 of 687	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	31 of 692	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	64 of 681	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	44 of 680	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	54 of 688	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	93.2	38 of 691	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	33 of 691	95.2%	★★★★★
2014	92.8	33 of 695	95.3%	★★★★★
2013	79.9	45 of 696	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	82.9	37 of 696	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	36.6	281 of 423	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	105 of 649	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	106 of 650	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	92.0	39 of 645	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	32 of 656	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	43 of 656	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	65 of 646	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	61 of 640	90.5%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	53 of 639	91.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	95.3	4 of 184	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	14 of 175	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	199 of 660	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	436 of 670	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	281 of 651	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	91.7	16 of 653	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	31 of 649	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.4	134 of 651	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	60.3	199 of 567	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	51 of 651	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	59 of 655	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	35 of 649	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	28 of 669	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	27 of 669	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	60 of 650	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	27 of 650	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	54 of 639	91.5%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	68.5	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2019	74.7	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	8 of 97	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	17 of 82	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	10 of 70	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	5 of 64	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.6	1 of 54	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	60.8	11 of 39	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	37 of 403	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	42 of 395	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	30 of 373	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	10 of 345	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	10 of 398	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	58 of 392	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	45 of 344	86.9%	★★★★☆
2017	67.9	55 of 280	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	99 of 532	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	104 of 535	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	52 of 528	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	49 of 540	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	53 of 539	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	71 of 529	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	64 of 508	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	65 of 369	82.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2024)81st percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2018)34th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English84%+20 vs state

Science65%+22 vs state

Mathematics62%+19 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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Taylor Road	Big Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7150	935	54	17.4	12.9%	725 (77.5%)	42 (4.5%)	67 (7.2%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.2%)	86.6	75^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.7	79^th of 684 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	61.5	65.1	58.4		64.7	79.5	79.3	93.4		$6,660	$469	$6,189
Hampton Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Old 431 Hwy	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7180	711	39	18.1	6.8%	577 (81.2%)	24 (3.4%)	49 (6.9%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	95.3	14^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.6	32^nd of 684 public elementary schools	95.3%	18	87.7	66.9	75.0		76.0	93.9	90.8	91.4		$8,275	$715	$7,559
Mountain Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7360	341	20	17.2	31.4%	224 (65.7%)	41 (12.0%)	43 (12.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	93.1	29^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.7%		83.9	89^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.0%	60	73.6	74.1	78.0		75.9	88.7	84.6	84.6
Owens Cross Roads School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Wilson Mann Road	Owens Cross Roads	35763	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3240	338	18	18.7	47.3%	239 (70.7%)	34 (10.1%)	22 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	72	176^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.2	170^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.1%	6	57.9	55.4			53.9	73.7	63.1			$10,823	$2,321	$8,465
Challenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7060	491	28	17.5	31.8%	241 (49.1%)	111 (22.6%)	93 (18.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	56.8	307^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.9%		49.4	351^st of 684 public elementary schools	48.7%	44	37.0	46.7	37.2		49.3	67.9	66.2	65.8		$7,486	$524	$6,961
Weatherly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Cannstatt Drive SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7460	472	30	15.7	28.6%	292 (61.9%)	75 (15.9%)	52 (11.0%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	69.5	197^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.0%		70.4	185^th of 684 public elementary schools	73.0%	12	47.9	58.6	33.9		57.1	71.8	72.9	76.9		$9,510	$870	$8,639
Farley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Green Cove Rd SW	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7160	334	19	17.7	28.7%	179 (53.6%)	49 (14.7%)	39 (11.7%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	66.9	220^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.6%		81.8	110^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.9%	110	36.4	55.6	61.5		53.7	60.0	67.3	79.5		$8,625	$737	$7,888
Roger B Chaffee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Whittier Road SW	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7040	396	25	16.0	46.0%	179 (45.2%)	66 (16.7%)	123 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	53.6	328^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.8%		44	399^th of 684 public elementary schools	41.7%	71	50.0	40.8	38.4		38.8	71.4	51.0	68.5		$9,722	$1,340	$8,380
Whitesburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6810 Whitesburg Drive SE	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7520	379	24	15.7	52.0%	117 (30.9%)	193 (50.9%)	33 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.7%)	41.3	415^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.0%		42.6	416^th of 684 public elementary schools	39.2%	1	36.0	32.1	30.0		41.5	61.2	53.9	61.2
Jones Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4908 Garth Rd SE	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7220	471	27	17.3	26.8%	273 (58.0%)	111 (23.6%)	48 (10.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	81.6	101^st of 680 public elementary schools	85.1%		78	138^th of 684 public elementary schools	79.8%	37	55.2	74.2	48.5	51.2	75.8	64.9	84.9	88.2	72.1	$9,469	$884	$8,583

Frequently Asked Questions about GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary

What schools do graduates of GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary attend?

Students who attend GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hampton Cove Middle School
High : Huntsville High School

What district is GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary in?

Huntsville City

Is GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary a good school?

GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary ranks 75^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 935 students attended GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary?

Students at GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary are 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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