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What's one thing GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
935
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180002173
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
1210 Taylor Road, Big Cove, AL 35763 · (256) 428-7150 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
121 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 35 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 135 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 155 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 156 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
39%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
83.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
61.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary this school | 935 | 12.9% | 71.2% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge Vestavia Hills | 657 | 12.3% | 76.5% |
| Hampton Cove Elementary Hampton Cove | 711 | 6.8% | 82.6% |
| Rockwell Elementary School Spanish Fort | 682 | 17.7% | 77.9% |
| Fairhope East Elementary Fairhope | 913 | 20.7% | 74.8% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary East Vestavia Hills | 771 | 7.0% | 82.9% |
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 GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #80 of 626 | #11 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #97 of 626 | #13 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #65 of 626 | #7 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #27 of 709 | #5 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #390 of 655 | #32 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #420 of 658 | #47 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.9% | #685 of 696 | #47 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #94 of 262 | #8 of 17 |
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
935
+47 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 935 | 53.6 | 17.4:1 | 13% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 968 | 53.6 | 18.1:1 | 12% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 964 | 52.6 | 18.3:1 | 12% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 54 | 16.4:1 | 5% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 46.2 | 17.6:1 | 11% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 35 | 19.3:1 | 9% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (813 to 935); teachers up 16% (46.2 to 53.6).
About GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary is a public elementary school in Big Cove, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 935 students. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 95% bigger than average.
In Huntsville City, 44 schools enroll a combined 24,222 students.
At GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary, 78% of students are White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 63% White share among all Madison County residents. The diversity index for GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 17.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary, which has 53.6. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary is about 13%. That rate is below the 41% average among public schools in Madison County.
On the allk12 Grade, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary lands at B, ahead of 55% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary would be expected to post about 74.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.2%.
In the surrounding county, Madison County, median household income comes to 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%. The county's public schools total 89, with about 55,800 students.
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Hampton Cove Elementary, about 2.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
From 888 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 935 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.4:1 to 17.4:1.
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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
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
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
- Jemison High SchoolHigh · 858 students
Nearby schools
- Hampton Cove Elementary2.6 mi · 711
- Hampton Cove Middle School2.6 mi · 785
- Mountain Gap Elementary School3.2 mi · 341
- Mountain Gap Middle School3.2 mi · 366
- Owens Cross Roads School3.3 mi · 338
- Challenger Elementary School3.4 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About GoldsmithSchiffman ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary?
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary enrolls approximately 935 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary serve?
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary?
At GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary public or private?
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Huntsville City.
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