Roger B Chaffee Elementary School

Roger B Chaffee Elementary School, a low-enrollment primary school in Huntsville, Alabama, operated by Huntsville City, hosts 396 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 44 schools in Huntsville City (24,222 students total), Roger B Chaffee Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Roger B Chaffee Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Roger B Chaffee Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Roger B Chaffee Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 50.6%, a residual of +0.0 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household earnings sit near $86,499, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,800 students), of which Roger B Chaffee Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Virgil Grissom High School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roger B Chaffee Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roger B Chaffee Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Roger B Chaffee Elementary School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 421 (now 396). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 21% to 31%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.