GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary

As a well-populated elementary-level community in Big Cove, Alabama, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary enrolls 935 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Huntsville City. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 95% bigger than typical.

GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary is one of 44 schools operated by Huntsville City, a district that instructs 24,222 students overall.

On the student-mix side, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, On paper, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.2%.

Across the wider county, census data for Madison County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,499 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Madison County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hampton Cove Elementary, roughly 2.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 15%: 813 students in 2018 compared to 935 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.