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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 010222001513
Mt Carmel Elementary School
335 Homer Nance Road, Huntsville, AL 35811 · (256) 851-4660 · Madison County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- B-Beats 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
16.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
207 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 74 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 154 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 140 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mt Carmel Elementary School→Riverton Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Madison County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
58.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Mt Carmel Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Carmel Elementary School this school | 638 | 32.4% | 67.7% |
| Legacy Elementary School Madison | 594 | 29.3% | 70.1% |
| Central School Huntsville | 610 | 36.2% | 56.0% |
| Ivy Classical Academy Prattville | 619 | 28.3% | N/A |
| Leeds Primary School Leeds | 517 | 36.8% | N/A |
| Northport Elementary School Northport | 558 | 31.2% | N/A |
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 Mt Carmel Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #104 of 626 | #16 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #123 of 626 | #15 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #145 of 626 | #18 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #143 of 709 | #14 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #239 of 655 | #16 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #129 of 658 | #21 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #628 of 696 | #32 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.5% | #111 of 262 | #10 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
638
+82 (+15%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 638 | 39.2 | 16.3:1 | 32% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 34% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 34% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 556 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 26% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 35.7 | 15.7:1 | 31% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 33% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 62 | 12.7:1 | 30% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Carmel Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (562 to 638); teachers up 10% (35.7 to 39.2).
About Mt Carmel Elementary School
Mt Carmel Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school counted 638 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 3. The school is 33% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Madison County enrolls 20,691 students in 28 schools, including Mt Carmel Elementary School.
More than half of enrollment at Mt Carmel Elementary School is White: 57%. Other groups include 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Native American. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mt Carmel Elementary School scores 62%.
Mt Carmel Elementary School reports a ratio of 16.3 students per teacher, from 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.0:1. Lunch program data show 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 41% average for public schools in Madison County is 9 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Mt Carmel Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Alabama public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mt Carmel Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 67.7% actual against 60.4% predicted.
In Madison County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Madison County number 89, with about 55,800 students.
Riverton Intermediate School is about 0.2 miles from Mt Carmel Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Mt Carmel Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Mt Carmel Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Mt Carmel Elementary School enrolled 556 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 638.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Mt Carmel Elementary School. 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 Madison County
- Sparkman High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Hazel Green High SchoolHigh · 1,454 students
- Buckhorn High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Meridianville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Hazel Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 963 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 Mt Carmel Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mt Carmel Elementary. Mt Carmel Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolMount Carmel, IL · 361 students
- Mt Carmel ElementaryMt Carmel, TN · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Riverton Intermediate School0.2 mi · 872
- Madison County Virtual Academy2.0 mi · 513
- Riverton Elementary School2.3 mi · 596
- Central School2.7 mi · 610
- Monte Sano Elementary School4.6 mi · 263
- Chapman Elementary School4.9 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mt Carmel Elementary School?
Mt Carmel Elementary School enrolls approximately 638 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Mt Carmel Elementary School serve?
Mt Carmel Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does Mt Carmel Elementary School have?
Mt Carmel Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is Mt Carmel Elementary School?
Mt Carmel Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 13% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Mt Carmel Elementary School public or private?
Mt Carmel Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.