Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180000653
Whitesburg Elementary School
6810 Whitesburg Drive SE, Huntsville, AL 35802 · (256) 428-7520 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
197 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
63%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
58.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
32.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Whitesburg Elementary School
Whitesburg Elementary School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesburg Elementary School this school | 379 | 52.0% | 44.9% |
| Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School Huntsville | 400 | 48.3% | 36.4% |
| Old Shell Road Magnet School Mobile | 369 | 52.6% | 81.5% |
| Avondale Elementary School Birmingham | 339 | 56.3% | 37.8% |
| Westside Elementary School Demopolis | 499 | 56.5% | N/A |
| Oliver Elementary School Seale | 481 | 55.1% | 38.5% |
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 Whitesburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #369 of 626 | #33 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #380 of 626 | #34 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #374 of 626 | #34 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #483 of 709 | #40 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #177 of 655 | #12 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #113 of 658 | #19 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #459 of 696 | #17 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
379
+35 (+10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 52% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 37% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 42% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 20% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 22 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitesburg Elementary School.
About Whitesburg Elementary School
Whitesburg Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Huntsville, Alabama. The school enrolls 379 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
Huntsville City, which runs Whitesburg Elementary School, has 44 schools and 24,222 students.
At Whitesburg Elementary School, Black students make up 51% of the student body. Next come 31% White, 9% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Black. Whitesburg Elementary School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1 at Whitesburg Elementary School, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 15.8:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 52% of enrollment. Public schools in Madison County average 41%.
The allk12 Grade for Whitesburg Elementary School is C. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.2%. Whitesburg Elementary School scores 44.9%.
Census estimates describe Madison County this way: the median household income is $86,499, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County has 89 public schools and roughly 55,800 students.
Whitesburg Middle School is the public school closest to Whitesburg Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Whitesburg Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.9% against a local average of 44.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Whitesburg Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Whitesburg Elementary School grew 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 344 to 379 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.8:1.
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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
- GoldsmithSchiffman ElementaryElementary · 935 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 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 Whitesburg Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Whitesburg Elementary. Whitesburg Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Whitesburg Elementary SchoolWhitesburg, GA · 517 students
- Whitesburg ElementaryWhitesburg, TN · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Whitesburg Middle School0.0 mi · 535
- Roger B Chaffee Elementary School1.3 mi · 396
- Jones Valley Elementary School1.8 mi · 471
- Virgil Grissom High School2.2 mi · 1,847
- Weatherly Heights Elementary School2.3 mi · 472
- Huntsville High School2.9 mi · 1,807
Frequently asked questions
About Whitesburg Elementary SchoolHow large is Whitesburg Elementary School?
Whitesburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
Is Whitesburg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitesburg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Whitesburg Elementary School have?
Whitesburg Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is Whitesburg Elementary School?
Whitesburg Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 9% Hispanic, 51% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Whitesburg Elementary School in?
Whitesburg Elementary School is part of Huntsville City.
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