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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 35805

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1,506

Students

Top rankedRidgecrest Elementary School557^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools

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Summary:

The 35805 zip code area of Huntsville, Alabama is home to three elementary schools: Morris Elementary School, Ridgecrest Elementary School, and McDonnell Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Huntsville City school district.

Among the three schools, Ridgecrest Elementary School stands out as the highest performing, with the best test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels compared to the other two schools and the district/state averages. In contrast, Morris Elementary School has the lowest test scores, with a significant gap compared to the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. All three schools have high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 88-90%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations.

Regarding key metrics, all three schools have the same chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% for the 2023-2024 school year. Ridgecrest Elementary spends the most per student at $9,463, while Morris Elementary spends the least at $8,314 (2018-2019 data). Ridgecrest also has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 16.3, while Morris has the highest at 18.6 (2023-2024 data). Additionally, Ridgecrest ranks the highest of the three schools, ranking 557 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, while Morris and McDonnell rank 619 and 645, respectively.

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	9	645^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.1%		10.2	640^th of 684 public elementary schools	6.4%	5	20.7	17.8	4.3	12.3	24.0	22.6	47.5	$9,416	$2,190	$7,225
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%)	18.6	557^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.1%		15.9	577^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.6%	20	37.8	21.3	10.8	18.0		34.5		$9,463	$2,004	$7,457
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%)	12.2	619^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.0%		12.7	603^rd of 684 public elementary schools	11.8%	16	29.2	15.4	6.0	12.8	41.1	33.3	45.5	$8,314	$1,925	$6,388

Cities Near Zip Code 35805

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntsville	0.92 mi	53	179^th
Madison	5.76 mi	14	13^th
Hampton Cove	8.41 mi	2	3^rd
Big Cove	9.18 mi	1	19^th
Harvest	10.22 mi	6	81^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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