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What tradition at Hampton Cove Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180000533
Hampton Cove Elementary
261 Old 431 Hwy, Hampton Cove, AL 35763 · (256) 428-7180 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
48 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 | 34 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
33%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
92.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
76.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
82.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Hampton Cove Elementary
Hampton Cove Elementary's state test result (82.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Cove Elementary this school | 711 | 6.8% | 82.6% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge Vestavia Hills | 657 | 12.3% | 76.5% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary East Vestavia Hills | 771 | 7.0% | 82.9% |
| GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Big Cove | 935 | 12.9% | 71.2% |
| Stonebridge Elementary Loxley | 620 | 13.9% | 66.8% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park Vestavia Hills | 546 | 4.9% | 83.3% |
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 Hampton Cove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #18 of 626 | #1 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #19 of 626 | #2 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #19 of 626 | #1 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #97 of 709 | #10 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #473 of 655 | #39 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #474 of 658 | #48 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.8% | #691 of 696 | #49 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.3% | #51 of 262 | #4 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
711
+77 (+12%) vs 2020
+44% since 2000-01, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 711 | 39.2 | 18.1:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 39.2 | 17.8:1 | 7% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 37.7 | 18.1:1 | 9% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 634 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 7% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 31.5 | 18.2:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 27 | 20.0:1 | 7% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hampton Cove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (572 to 711); teachers up 24% (31.5 to 39.2).
About Hampton Cove Elementary
Hampton Cove Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Hampton Cove, Alabama. Enrollment totals 711 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 480.
The 44 schools of Huntsville City, including Hampton Cove Elementary, enroll 24,222 students.
White students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 63%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
For every teacher at Hampton Cove Elementary, there are about 18.1 students; the school has 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is lower. There are 48 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 7% of enrollment. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Madison County, the school's rate is lower.
Hampton Cove Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Alabama public elementary schools.
The model predicts 79.0% for a school in Alabama with Hampton Cove Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hampton Cove Elementary posts 82.6%.
The school is in Madison County, where the median household earns about $86,499 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Hampton Cove Elementary shares Madison County with 88 other public schools.
Hampton Cove Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Hampton Cove Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 82.6% is above the 61.1% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 634 to 711, a 12% rise. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.7:1).
The allk12 page for Hampton Cove Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Hampton Cove Middle School0.0 mi · 785
- GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary2.6 mi · 935
- Weatherly Heights Elementary School4.2 mi · 472
- Mountain Gap Middle School4.7 mi · 366
- Mountain Gap Elementary School4.7 mi · 341
- Jones Valley Elementary School5.0 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Hampton Cove ElementaryHow many students attend Hampton Cove Elementary?
Hampton Cove Elementary enrolls approximately 711 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hampton Cove Elementary serve?
Hampton Cove Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hampton Cove Elementary?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Hampton Cove Elementary.
How diverse is Hampton Cove Elementary?
Hampton Cove Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hampton Cove Elementary?
Hampton Cove Elementary is overseen by Huntsville City in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.