Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180000642
Mountain Gap Elementary School
821 Mountain Gap Road SE, Huntsville, AL 35803 · (256) 428-7360 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats 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
17.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
107 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 | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
53%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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
75.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Mountain Gap Elementary School
Mountain Gap Elementary School's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Gap Elementary School this school | 341 | 31.4% | 79.7% |
| Huntington Place Elementary School Northport | 377 | 33.2% | 60.2% |
| Eura Brown Elementary School Gadsden | 340 | 32.6% | 78.7% |
| Snow Rogers Elementary School Gardendale | 389 | 37.3% | 58.1% |
| Weatherly Heights Elementary School Huntsville | 472 | 28.6% | 59.7% |
| Eastwood Elementary School Decatur | 272 | 37.1% | 61.0% |
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 Mountain Gap Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #30 of 626 | #4 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #25 of 626 | #4 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #45 of 626 | #4 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #529 of 709 | #42 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #360 of 655 | #27 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #262 of 658 | #34 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #634 of 696 | #34 of 49 |
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
341
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 341 | 19.8 | 17.2:1 | 31% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 18.8 | 18.0:1 | 43% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 18.8 | 17.2:1 | 40% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 25% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 8% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Gap Elementary School.
About Mountain Gap Elementary School
Mountain Gap Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Huntsville, Alabama. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 341 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Alabama have about 480 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
Mountain Gap Elementary School falls under Huntsville City, which has 44 schools enrolling 24,222 students.
Federal enrollment data show Mountain Gap Elementary School is 66% White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. In Madison County overall, the White share is about 63%. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Mountain Gap Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. The school has 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Federal data show 31% of students (107) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points below the 41% average for public schools in Madison County.
Mountain Gap Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of Alabama public elementary schools.
A school in Alabama with Mountain Gap Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 61.1%. Mountain Gap Elementary School scores 79.7%.
The school's county is Madison County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Madison County number 89, with about 55,800 students.
Mountain Gap Elementary School's nearest public school is Mountain Gap Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mountain Gap Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Mountain Gap Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 341, from 327 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 17.2:1 in 2024-25.
Mountain Gap Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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- Mountain Gap Middle School0.0 mi · 366
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Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Gap Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mountain Gap Elementary School?
Mountain Gap Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mountain Gap Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain Gap Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Gap Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Gap Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mountain Gap Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mountain Gap Elementary School are roughly 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Mountain Gap Elementary School in?
Mountain Gap Elementary School is part of Huntsville City.
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