Summary:
In zip code 72740, there is one middle school, Huntsville Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 470 students in the Huntsville School District in Huntsville, Arkansas, an area where 68.3% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Huntsville Middle School has a standout strength in Algebra, with 88.9% of 8th graders proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—far exceeding the state average of 73.9%. This suggests a strong advanced math program, though it may be selective. The school also boasts a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, which typically supports individualized attention. However, the school faces significant challenges in English Language Arts (ELA), where only 29% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 39.4%. Overall proficiency in core subjects—Reading (31.7%), Mathematics (35.8%), and Science (38.8%)—all fall below state averages, despite the low student-teacher ratio. The school’s state ranking has slightly declined from the 39th percentile (2023-2024) to the 35th percentile (2025-2026), indicating it is improving but not as quickly as other schools statewide.
Year-over-year trends show mixed progress: Mathematics proficiency rose from 29.8% to 35.8%, and Science from 36.8% to 38.8%, but the school’s relative percentile rank dropped. Grade-level performance is inconsistent—for example, 7th grade Science nearly matches the state average at 44.7%, while 6th grade ELA lags far behind at 24.7% (state: 40.8%). This suggests that instructional quality or student challenges vary by grade, pointing to a need for targeted interventions. With a spending per student of $10,196, the school is working to address these gaps, but the high poverty rate appears to be a key factor influencing overall performance.
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