Summary:
Zip code 35824 in Huntsville, AL is served by two public schools—Williams Elementary School (grades PK-5) and Williams Middle School (grades 6-8)—which share a campus and feed into one another, together educating about 1,143 students under the Huntsville City district.
For parents, the most important takeaway is that Williams Elementary School is the stronger of the two, particularly in early-grade English Language Arts (ELA) and 4th-grade math, where it meets or exceeds district averages. However, it has a glaring weakness: 5th-grade math proficiency collapses to just 6.38%, a dramatic cliff from the 28.57% seen in 4th grade. This suggests a possible curriculum or instruction issue that parents should monitor closely. The elementary school also benefits from a lower student-to-teacher ratio (17.9) and higher per-student spending ($9,909) compared to the middle school.
Williams Middle School shows a different pattern—it struggles broadly in math (with 7th-grade proficiency at just 9.09% and 8th-grade at 14.36%, roughly half the state average) and consistently trails district and state averages in ELA. Yet it offers a bright spot in 8th-grade science, which jumped from 28.65% to 43.59% proficiency in one year, nearing state levels. Both schools have chronic absenteeism rates (10.8% and 11.2%) above the district average (8.2%) but below the state average (12.0%). The middle school’s higher student-to-teacher ratio (21.9) and lower spending ($7,969 per student) raise questions about whether it has the resources to address its academic challenges. Overall, parents should expect strong early elementary reading but prepare for significant math struggles that intensify through middle school.
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