Summary:
Zip code 35801 is home to just one middle school, Huntsville Junior High School, which serves grades 7 and 8 with an enrollment of 530 students in the Huntsville City district.
As the only middle school in this area, Huntsville Junior High School presents a mixed academic picture. Its strongest subject is English Language Arts, where 8th graders scored 53.91% proficiency in 2025-2026, just 4.5 points below the state average. However, math and science are more challenging. In 7th grade math, only 21.52% of students are proficient, which is below both the district (26.69%) and state (24.46%). Interestingly, 8th grade math tells a different story—31.76% proficiency actually exceeds both district and state averages. Science remains the weakest area, with 43.53% proficiency compared to the state's 54.12%. The school's state ranking has been volatile, moving from the 64th percentile in 2023-2024 down to the 46th percentile, then recovering to the 50th percentile in 2025-2026.
Parents should note that half of the students qualify for free/reduced lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic diversity. The chronic absenteeism rate of 13.1% is notably higher than the district's 8.2% and slightly above the state's 12.0%, which may be a factor in academic performance. The student-teacher ratio is 20.7, and per-student spending is $8,048. The dramatic 10-point gap between 7th and 8th grade math proficiency, along with a 12-point swing in 8th grade math scores year-over-year, suggests performance is highly sensitive to specific student cohorts. While the school has clear areas for improvement in science and 7th grade math, its relative strength in English provides a foundation to build upon.
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