Enrollment
270
Middle
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180002478
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School
4800 Sparkman Drive NE, Huntsville, AL 35810 · (256) 428-7600 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Alabama public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
118 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 92 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 31% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School this school | 270 | 43.7% | 46.1% |
| Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School Huntsville | 194 | 47.9% | 56.0% |
| Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School Pleasant Grove | 345 | 38.3% | 90.8% |
| Hale County Middle School Moundville | 243 | 53.5% | 38.9% |
| Duncanville Middle School Duncanville | 460 | 48.9% | 38.9% |
| Denton Magnet School of Technology Mobile | 334 | 51.2% | 72.8% |
Matched among Alabama middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #105 of 260 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #126 of 260 | #12 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #79 of 260 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #226 of 265 | #18 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #8 of 244 | #1 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #42 of 246 | #9 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #209 of 264 | #10 of 19 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
270
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 270 | 19.5 | 13.8:1 | 44% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 18.6 | 14.2:1 | 19% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 17.5 | 13.6:1 | 19% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 19% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School.
About Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School is a middle-grades school in Huntsville, Alabama, reachable at (256) 428-7600. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 270 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Alabama enroll around 508, and this school is 47% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 44 schools in Huntsville City totals 24,222 students.
More than half of enrollment at Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School is Black: 54%. Enrollment also includes 26% White, 11% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 30 points above the 24% share among Madison County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School reported 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.8:1. Middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1, 4.1 more students per teacher than here. There are 118 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 44% of enrollment.
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Alabama public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School is -6.1 points: 46.1% actual, 52.2% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Madison County, median household income comes to about $86,499, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 89, with about 55,800 students.
Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school grew from 256 students in 2020-21 to 270 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.0:1 to 13.8:1.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
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- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
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- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
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Other schools in Huntsville
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Nearby schools
- Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School0.0 mi · 400
- Highlands Elementary School0.3 mi · 370
- James Dawson Elementary0.9 mi · 447
- Montview Elementary School1.7 mi · 213
- Academy For Science Foreign Language1.7 mi · 303
- Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School1.7 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Academy for Academics and Arts Middle SchoolHow large is Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School?
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School serve?
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School have?
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School?
Student demographics at Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School are roughly 26% White, 8% Hispanic, 54% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School in?
Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School is part of Huntsville City.
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