Academy For Academics And Arts Middle School vs. Chapman Middle School
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School Overview
School
Academy For Academics And Arts Middle School
4800 Sparkman Drive Ne
Huntsville, AL 35810
Huntsville, AL 35810
Rating
: 7/
Top 50%10
Top Rankings
Academy For Academics And Arts Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Diversity
Community Size
Student Attention
Chapman Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
Overview
Serving 270 students in grades 6-8, Academy For Academics And Arts Middle School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 24% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 65% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 75% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 50% (majority Black).
Chapman Middle School ranked #1191 in Alabama in 2023, showing a slight improvement from #1238 in 2022 but remaining in the bottom 50% statewide.
Math proficiency was 5% in 2023, significantly lower than the state average of 30%, while reading proficiency was 17%, also lower than the state average of 47%.
Science proficiency ranged from 15–19%, well below the state average of 38%.
Enrollment declined from 402 students in 2022 to 368 in 2023, with 89% minority enrollment and 85% of students eligible for free lunch, indicating a high socioeconomic disadvantage.
The school served grades 6–8 with 368 students and 23 teachers in 2023, resulting in a student–teacher ratio of 16:1, among the lowest 20% in Alabama for student attention.
Chapman Middle School is a Title I eligible Huntsville City school with a consistently strong graduation rate of 95%, exceeding the state average of 88% in 2023.
Grades Offered
6-8
6-8
Total Students
270 students
315 students
Total Classroom Teachers
20 teachers
21 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
15:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#411 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
#1191 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
5%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
17%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
15-19%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 6 Students
92
113
Grade 7 Students
93
117
Grade 8 Students
85
85
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
1%
% Hispanic
8%
18%
% Black
54%
66%
% White
25%
10%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
5%
Diversity Score
0.63
0.52
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
44%
77%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
n/a
3%
n/a