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Sonnie Hereford Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Sonnie Hereford Elementary School is a PK-6 public school in Huntsville, AL, serving 578 students within the Huntsville City district, where a large majority of families (79%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Sonnie Hereford currently ranks in the bottom 5% of Alabama elementary schools, and math proficiency is a major concern. For example, only about 3% of 4th graders and 5% of 5th graders are proficient in math—a gap of roughly 35 points behind the state average. English Language Arts is a relative bright spot, with 5th and 6th grade reading proficiency near 32-38%, though still below state norms. The school has also seen a dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, dropping from 34% to 16% over three years, which is a positive sign for stability. However, the most alarming trend is the collapse of English Language Learner performance, which fell from the 57th percentile to the 6th percentile in just two years. On a more encouraging note, special education services are a relative strength, ranking in the 27th percentile—better than the school's overall performance—and 6th grade appears to be a "bright spot" grade with the highest proficiency rates in both subjects.

For context, nearby Lakewood Elementary School and Morris Elementary School achieve slightly better rankings with similar demographics, while Academy For Science Foreign Language, a magnet school just 2.5 miles away, posts dramatically higher scores (77% math proficiency vs. 13% at Sonnie Hereford). Sonnie Hereford also spends less per student ($9,093) than nearby Montview Elementary School ($13,217). While the school faces significant challenges tied to poverty and attendance, the improving attendance rates, strong special ed support, and promising 6th grade results offer foundations to build on.

578

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,093

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2755 Wilson Drive
Huntsville, AL 35816

(256) 428-7440

District: Huntsville City

Students who attend Sonnie Hereford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Huntsville Junior High School
High:	Huntsville High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.6%

Hispanic:

20.8%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2019 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (20% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg47%

Alabama avg51%

652^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Elementary 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	8.7	652 of 686	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	630 of 680	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	582 of 684	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	606 of 680	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	635 of 687	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	607 of 692	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	652 of 681	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	392 of 428	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	386 of 427	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	360 of 420	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	364 of 427	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	393 of 426	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	329 of 426	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	383 of 426	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	352 of 423	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.2	295 of 336	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	135 of 143	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	139 of 142	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	56 of 131	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	68 of 123	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	638 of 651	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	617 of 649	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	581 of 650	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	600 of 645	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	633 of 656	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	586 of 656	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	621 of 646	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	597 of 640	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.1	582 of 639	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	194 of 206	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	129 of 196	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	143 of 184	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	152 of 175	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	147 of 164	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	138 of 152	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	61 of 140	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.0	83 of 130	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	619 of 667	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	594 of 660	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	561 of 670	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	530 of 623	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	603 of 651	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	579 of 653	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	618 of 649	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	569 of 651	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	607 of 659	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	590 of 651	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	538 of 655	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	552 of 649	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	583 of 669	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	580 of 669	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	619 of 650	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	537 of 650	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	545 of 639	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	178 of 193	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	90 of 97	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	73 of 82	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	63 of 64	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	293 of 403	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	239 of 403	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	357 of 395	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	301 of 373	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	246 of 345	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	351 of 398	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	277 of 392	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	277 of 344	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	257 of 280	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	504 of 532	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	422 of 535	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	496 of 528	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	522 of 540	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	519 of 529	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)27th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English31%-32 vs state

Science14%-36 vs state

Mathematics10%-30 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 (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 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
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2755 Wilson Drive	Huntsville	35816	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7440	578	31	18.6	79.4%	36 (6.2%)	356 (61.6%)	120 (20.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	58 (10.0%)	8.7	652^nd of 686 public elementary schools	5.0%		10.9	630^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.4%	22	12.7	3.1	5.6	19.5	14.3	28.2	24.6	31.9	37.7	$9,093	$1,716	$7,376
Montview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 Garvin Rd NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7320	213	13	16.5	74.2%	7 (3.3%)	142 (66.7%)	41 (19.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.9%)	21.4	541^st of 686 public elementary schools	21.1%		18	560^th of 680 public elementary schools	17.6%	19	16.7	34.6	9.4		38.5	33.3	53.9	42.4		$13,217	$3,064	$10,152
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
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 Barney Terrace NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7200	370	22	17.0	72.2%	16 (4.3%)	261 (70.5%)	65 (17.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	8.2	658^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.1%		14.5	592^nd of 680 public elementary schools	12.9%	66	20.4	19.2	2.4	4.4	12.8	36.7	27.7	39.0	26.1	$10,057	$2,041	$8,016
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%)	22.3	536^th of 686 public elementary schools	21.9%		18.6	557^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.1%	21	24.6	31.9	12.3		38.6	55.1	37.7	43.9		$9,463	$2,004	$7,457
Blossomwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1321 Woodmont Avenue	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7020	596	38	15.8	50.5%	247 (41.4%)	262 (44.0%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.2%)	46.3	386^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.7%		53.1	331^st of 680 public elementary schools	51.3%	55	36.8	35.9	40.7	18.7	51.1	70.8	55.4	61.2	53.9	$8,149	$907	$7,241
Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7600	400	23	17.3	48.3%	95 (23.8%)	229 (57.3%)	27 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.0%)	36.8	453^rd of 686 public elementary schools	34.0%		28.7	483^rd of 680 public elementary schools	29.0%	30	44.4	15.0	26.7		18.8	66.7	43.8	77.3		$10,574	$1,039	$9,535
Academy For Science Foreign Language	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3221 Mastin Lake Rd	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7000	303	22	13.7	44.2%	55 (18.2%)	177 (58.4%)	35 (11.6%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.9%)	76.7	147^th of 686 public elementary schools	78.6%		69.7	196^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.2%	49	77.2	45.7	38.5		64.3	76.8	78.6	84.6		$9,962	$1,114	$8,847
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Kenwood Dr NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7240	397	23	17.3	75.1%	22 (5.5%)	245 (61.7%)	105 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	14.4	597^th of 686 public elementary schools	13.0%		11.9	621^st of 680 public elementary schools	8.7%	24	7.7	31.7	6.7	8.7	36.7	36.5	45.8	26.7	21.3	$10,184	$2,205	$7,978
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%)	8.1	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sonnie Hereford Elementary School

What district is Sonnie Hereford Elementary School in?

Huntsville City

Is Sonnie Hereford Elementary School a good school?

Sonnie Hereford Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sonnie Hereford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sonnie Hereford Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Huntsville Junior High School
High : Huntsville High School

How many students attend Sonnie Hereford Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Sonnie Hereford Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sonnie Hereford Elementary School?

Students at Sonnie Hereford Elementary School are 62% African American, 21% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% White.

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