Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180000622
Chapman Elementary School
2006 Reuben Dr, Huntsville, AL 35811 · (256) 428-7640 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
15.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
92 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 | 25 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 93% larger than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
68%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
24.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Chapman Elementary School
Chapman Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Elementary School this school | 167 | 55.1% | 41.5% |
| Hollywood Elementary School Hollywood | 184 | 56.0% | 36.6% |
| Steele Elementary School Steele | 141 | 54.6% | 63.7% |
| Benjamin Davis Elementary School Decatur | 251 | 55.4% | N/A |
| Mitchell Elementary School Gadsden | 262 | 59.2% | 60.5% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Heflin | 206 | 54.9% | 56.0% |
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 Chapman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #408 of 626 | #36 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #469 of 626 | #38 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #369 of 626 | #33 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #679 of 709 | #50 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #409 of 696 | #14 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -70.0% | #2 of 364 | #1 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
167
+21 (+14%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 167 | 11.1 | 15.1:1 | 55% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 11.4 | 12.1:1 | 61% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 10.4 | 13.9:1 | 56% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | 15 | 9.7:1 | 62% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 39.2 | 14.2:1 | 67% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 50% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 50% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 29% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 70% (556 to 167); teachers down 72% (39.2 to 11.1).
About Chapman Elementary School
Chapman Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Huntsville, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 167 students. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 480 average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Chapman Elementary School is a school in Huntsville City. The district has 44 schools and 24,222 students.
White students are the largest group at Chapman Elementary School, with 50% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 21% Black, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Madison County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Chapman Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Teacher staffing is 11.1 full-time equivalents, or about 15.1 students per teacher. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 55%. Public schools in Madison County average 41%.
The allk12 Grade for Chapman Elementary School is C. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chapman Elementary School is -2.5 points: 41.5% actual, 43.9% predicted.
Madison County census figures show that median household income is about $86,499, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 89 public schools operate in Madison County, serving about 55,800 students.
Nearest public school: Chapman Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Chapman Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Chapman Elementary School's average proficiency of 41.5% compares with 41.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Chapman Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 146 to 167. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 9.7:1 to 15.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Huntsville City
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- GoldsmithSchiffman ElementaryElementary · 935 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
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
Other Chapman Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Chapman Elementary. Chapman Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Chapman Elementary SchoolStrongsville, OH · 446 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolROCKWOOD, MI · 434 students
- Chapman ElementaryGardena, CA · 406 students
- Chapman Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 353 students
- Chapman ElementaryChico, CA · 311 students
Nearby schools
- Chapman Middle School0.0 mi · 315
- New Century Technology High School1.1 mi · 366
- Lee High School1.1 mi · 877
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School1.2 mi · 458
- Monte Sano Elementary School1.9 mi · 263
- Artemis Virtual Academy2.0 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Chapman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chapman Elementary School?
Chapman Elementary School enrolls approximately 167 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chapman Elementary School serve?
Chapman Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Chapman Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Chapman Elementary School.
How diverse is Chapman Elementary School?
Chapman Elementary School reports a student body of 50% White, 14% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is Chapman Elementary School in?
Chapman Elementary School is part of Huntsville City.
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