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Ronald McNair 78

Public Grades 7-8

395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 439 Alabama Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Alabama middle schools

Summary

Ronald McNair 78 is a public middle school located in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 411 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. Over the past several years, Ronald McNair 78 has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Alabama middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ronald McNair 78 consistently underperforms compared to the Huntsville City and Alabama state averages on standardized assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.29% of 7th-grade students and 4.81% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 25.16% and 21.88% for Huntsville City, and 24.08% and 24.53% for the state, respectively. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.5% to 18.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the typical range of 10-15% for middle schools in the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 87.2% to 88.08% in recent years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When comparing Ronald McNair 78 to other middle schools in the Huntsville area, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. For example, the nearby Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School and Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School consistently outperform Ronald McNair 78 on standardized assessments and have much lower rates of chronic absenteeism and higher percentages of students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds.

390

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,772

Per pupil spending ?

77.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5000 Pulaski Pike
Huntsville, AL 35810

(256) 428-7660

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Ronald McNair 78 usually attend:

High:

Jemison High School

Feeder schools for Ronald McNair 78:

Elementary:	Highlands Elementary School
	James Dawson Elementary
	Lakewood Elementary School
	Rolling Hills Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.7%

Hispanic:

24.9%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg40%

Alabama avg40%

395^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	13.3	395 of 439	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	385 of 442	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	384 of 437	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	369 of 432	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	379 of 440	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	417 of 437	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	419 of 423	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	409 of 432	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	388 of 432	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	231 of 259	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	209 of 269	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	197 of 263	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	185 of 271	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	188 of 266	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	234 of 252	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	242 of 247	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	193 of 205	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	60 of 117	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.6	99 of 106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	85 of 94	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	16 of 81	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	36.6	50 of 70	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	22 of 25	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	376 of 415	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	369 of 426	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	374 of 417	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	353 of 423	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	370 of 415	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	369 of 399	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	381 of 392	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	361 of 380	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	114 of 173	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	144 of 164	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	141 of 166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	117 of 157	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	115 of 124	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	106 of 113	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	105 of 108	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	361 of 428	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	379 of 437	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	354 of 410	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	337 of 421	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	350 of 415	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	383 of 396	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	392 of 396	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.8	331 of 349	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	372 of 422	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	382 of 428	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	364 of 419	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	379 of 427	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	350 of 418	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	385 of 399	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	395 of 397	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	363 of 380	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	86 of 92	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	64 of 66	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	59 of 271	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	90 of 281	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	52 of 281	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	61 of 256	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	31.4	208 of 274	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	195 of 254	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	189 of 223	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	180 of 195	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	326 of 377	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	330 of 373	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	351 of 370	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	346 of 376	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	337 of 369	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	340 of 343	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)78th percentile+68 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English30%-26 vs state

Science14%-28 vs state

Mathematics5%-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 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
Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	13.3	395^th of 439 public middle schools	10.0%		13.7	385^th of 442 public middle schools	12.9%	10				5.3	4.8		13.9				33.5	26.2	$8,772	$1,662	$7,108
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%)	79.9	65^th of 439 public middle schools	85.2%		76.6	74^th of 442 public middle schools	83.3%	9			58.7	30.0	23.5		49.0			71.4	81.7	80.4
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
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%)	11.8	404^th of 439 public middle schools	8.0%		11.1	407^th of 442 public middle schools	7.9%	3			5.4	3.8	0.0		7.1			30.4	43.0	21.4
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
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
Monrovia Middle School	Public	6-8	1216 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4580	988	47	21.0	31.8%	473 (47.9%)	302 (30.6%)	93 (9.4%)	20 (2.0%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	64 (6.5%)	75.8	81^st of 439 public middle schools	81.5%		78.9	68^th of 442 public middle schools	84.6%	13			38.8	29.3	28.9		51.6			70.6	75.7	70.9	$8,013	$687	$7,287
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)	64.2	56.5	62.2			57.8		77.1	78.3	77.6			$7,840	$714	$7,086
Meridianville Middle School	Public	6-8	12975 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4550	1,100	51	21.5	45.2%	521 (47.4%)	344 (31.3%)	103 (9.4%)	10 (0.9%)	47 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.7%)	65.5	119^th of 439 public middle schools	72.9%		66.1	120^th of 442 public middle schools	72.9%	1			33.6	26.4	31.9		45.1			62.3	60.6	63.5	$8,857	$826	$7,993
Sparkman Middle School	Public	6-8	2697 Carters Gin Rd	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4610	723	40	18.0	59.3%	257 (35.5%)	283 (39.1%)	92 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.7%)	44.7	246^th of 439 public middle schools	44.0%		49.4	208^th of 442 public middle schools	52.9%	38			23.8	9.6	17.2		48.1			46.7	51.1	59.7	$8,275	$1,782	$6,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Ronald McNair 78

Is Ronald McNair 78 a good school?

Ronald McNair 78 ranks in the bottom 10.0% of Alabama middle schools.

What district is Ronald McNair 78 in?

Huntsville City

What is the racial makeup of Ronald McNair 78?

Students at Ronald McNair 78 are 67% African American, 25% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Ronald McNair 78 attend?

Students who attend Ronald McNair 78 usually go on to attend Jemison High School

How many students attend Ronald McNair 78?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Ronald McNair 78.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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