Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180000624
Academy For Science Foreign Language
3221 Mastin Lake Rd, Huntsville, AL 35801 · (256) 428-7000 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
134 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
60%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
72.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
46.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Science Foreign Language
Academy For Science Foreign Language's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy For Science Foreign Language this school | 303 | 44.2% | 60.0% |
| Mount Olive Intermediate School Fort Mitchell | 345 | 37.7% | 47.5% |
| Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Huntsville | 400 | 48.3% | 36.4% |
| Williams Elementary School Huntsville | 484 | 46.1% | 42.3% |
| Whitesburg Elementary School Huntsville | 379 | 52.0% | 44.9% |
| A C Moore Primary School Atmore | 216 | 48.6% | N/A |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Science Foreign Language ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #185 of 626 | #21 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #229 of 626 | #25 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #189 of 626 | #21 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #564 of 709 | #45 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #39 of 655 | #1 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #149 of 658 | #23 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #544 of 696 | #26 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.9% | #14 of 364 | #3 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
303
-29 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 44% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 24.9 | 12.2:1 | 60% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 19.9 | 15.0:1 | 60% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 60% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 35.4 | 15.0:1 | 61% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 31% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 48 | 9.2:1 | 61% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 36 | 10.4:1 | 27% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 21 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy For Science Foreign Language.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (531 to 303); teachers down 38% (35.4 to 22).
About Academy For Science Foreign Language
Academy For Science Foreign Language serves students in Huntsville, Alabama, as a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 303 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
Academy For Science Foreign Language is a school in Huntsville City. The district has 44 schools and 24,222 students.
Black students make up a majority at Academy For Science Foreign Language, at 58%. The next largest groups are 18% White, 12% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. In Madison County overall, about 24% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.8 students per teacher. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 44% of students.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Academy For Science Foreign Language receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Academy For Science Foreign Language posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.0%, compared with a predicted 51.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Madison County (population about 405,718), the median household income is $86,499, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Academy For Science Foreign Language is one of 89 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Academy For Science Foreign Language is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Academy For Science Foreign Language as City: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 303, a 9% decrease from 332 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Academy For Science Foreign Language. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Montview Elementary School1.0 mi · 213
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Frequently asked questions
About Academy For Science Foreign LanguageHow large is Academy For Science Foreign Language?
Academy For Science Foreign Language enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Academy For Science Foreign Language serve?
Academy For Science Foreign Language serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Academy For Science Foreign Language?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Academy For Science Foreign Language.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Academy For Science Foreign Language?
At Academy For Science Foreign Language, the student body is approximately 18% White, 12% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Academy For Science Foreign Language public or private?
Academy For Science Foreign Language is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huntsville City.
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