Summary:
The 35816 zip code area of Huntsville, Alabama is home to a single elementary school, Sonnie Hereford Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Huntsville City school district.
Based on the available data, Sonnie Hereford Elementary School does not appear to be a standout performer. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Alabama, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years. Its statewide ranking for the 2024-2025 school year was 630 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools. The school's test scores are significantly lower than the Huntsville City and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in mathematics ranging from 10.77% to 17.72%, compared to the Huntsville City average of 32.23% to 39.35% and the Alabama state average of 39.31% to 45.47%. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 94.56% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
While the school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was slightly lower than the national average, at $9,093, the student-teacher ratio of 17.2 in the 2023-2024 school year was slightly higher than the national average of around 16 students per teacher. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% in the 2023-2024 school year also suggests that the students may require targeted interventions and support to improve their academic achievement.
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