Enrollment
315
Middle
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180001527
Chapman Middle School
2006 Reuben Dr NE, Huntsville, AL 35811 · (256) 428-7640 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Alabama public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
244 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 | 113 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 27% |
Student demographics
52%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
32.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
3.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Middle School
Chapman Middle School's state test result (15.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Middle School this school | 315 | 77.5% | 15.4% |
| Ronald McNair 78 Huntsville | 390 | 77.4% | 16.6% |
| Fox Run School Opelika | 392 | 74.5% | 44.3% |
| Empower Community School Upper Campus Bessemer | 211 | 76.3% | N/A |
| CollinsRiverside Middle School Northport | 318 | 74.5% | 34.3% |
| Huffman Middle School Birmingham | 384 | 79.4% | 14.8% |
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 Chapman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #240 of 260 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.3% | #244 of 260 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #223 of 260 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #204 of 265 | #17 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #31 of 244 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #107 of 246 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.5% | #52 of 264 | #1 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
315
-63 (-17%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 315 | 20.9 | 15.1:1 | 77% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 20.9 | 16.8:1 | 88% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 22.9 | 16.1:1 | 88% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 88% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 92% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 60% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapman Middle School.
About Chapman Middle School
Chapman Middle School is a middle school in Huntsville, Alabama, reachable at (256) 428-7640. School enrollment was 315 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Alabama is roughly 508 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
Huntsville City includes 44 schools. Together they enroll 24,222 students.
Black students account for 66% of enrollment at Chapman Middle School. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 10% White, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Black. By the diversity index, Chapman Middle School comes in at 52%.
The school has about 15.1 students per teacher and 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 77%. On average, public schools in Madison County report 41%.
Measured against Alabama public middle schools, Chapman Middle School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chapman Middle School is -12.3 points: 15.4% actual, 27.7% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Madison County, median household income is about $86,499, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Chapman Middle School is among the 89 public schools in Madison County.
The school nearest to Chapman Middle School is Chapman Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Chapman Middle School is 8th among 8 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Chapman Middle School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 378 to 315.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Middle schools
One other US public school is named Chapman Middle. Chapman Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Chapman Middle SchoolChapman, KS · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Chapman Elementary School0.0 mi · 167
- Lee High School1.1 mi · 877
- New Century Technology High School1.1 mi · 366
- Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School1.2 mi · 458
- Monte Sano Elementary School1.9 mi · 263
- Blossomwood Elementary School2.0 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Chapman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chapman Middle School?
Chapman Middle School enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 06-08.
Is Chapman Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chapman Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chapman Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chapman Middle School is approximately 15.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chapman Middle School?
At Chapman Middle School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 18% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Chapman Middle School public or private?
Chapman Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huntsville City.
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