Best Elementary Schools in Huntsville, AL (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

Every ranked elementary school in Huntsville, AL, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Huntsville, AL rankings: Elementary Schools

Huntsville, AL elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Monte Sano Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	80%	68%	Meets Expectations	263
#2	A+	Mountain Gap Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	79%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	324
#3	A	Monrovia Elementary School	Huntsville	Madison County	73%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	495
#4	A	Riverton Elementary School	Huntsville	Madison County	72%	54%	Exceeds Expectations	581
#5	A	Jones Valley Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	71%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	456
#6	A	Riverton Intermediate School	Huntsville	Madison County	65%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	813
#7	A-	Mt Carmel Elementary School	Huntsville	Madison County	68%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	646
#8	B+	Academy For Science Foreign Language (Magnet)	Huntsville	Huntsville City	59%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	299
#9	B+	Weatherly Heights Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	59%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	481
#10	B	Farley Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	57%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	338
#11	B	Central School	Huntsville	Madison County	55%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	657
#12	B-	Challenger Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	52%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	503
#13	C+	Blossomwood Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	49%	35%	Meets Expectations	635
#14	C+	Roger B Chaffee Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	49%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	399
#15	C	Whitesburg Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	44%	30%	Meets Expectations	334
#16	C	Williams Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	42%	30%	Meets Expectations	521
#17	C-	Chapman Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	42%	27%	Meets Expectations	145
#18	D+	Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School (Magnet)	Huntsville	Huntsville City	35%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	388
#19	D+	Providence Elementary	Huntsville	Huntsville City	31%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	848
#20	D	Rolling Hills Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	28%	15%	Meets Expectations	483
#21	D	Ridgecrest Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	27%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	511
#22	D-	Montview Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	26%	13%	Meets Expectations	227
#23	D-	Highlands Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	24%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	371
#24	D-	Morris Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	23%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	515
#25	D-	James Dawson Elementary	Huntsville	Huntsville City	22%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	432
#26	F	Lakewood Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	21%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	459
#27	F	Mcdonnell Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	19%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	528
#28	F	Sonnie Hereford Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	19%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	611
#29	F	Martin Luther King JR Elementary School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	18%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	464

How Huntsville, AL's elementary schools compare

A: 7B: 5C: 5D: 8F: 4

41% of the 29 ranked elementary schools in Huntsville, AL earn an A or B (7 A grades, 5 B, 5 C, 8 D, 4 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 15 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (52% here, 70% nationally), and 8 exceed it. On average 45% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 33% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Mountain Gap Elementary School (79% against 49%, A+), Monrovia Elementary School (73% against 48%, A), Academy For Science Foreign Language (59% against 35%, B+), Jones Valley Elementary School (71% against 50%, A), Roger B Chaffee Elementary School (49% against 29%, C+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Huntsville City (6), Madison County (4).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Providence Elementary (848 students, D+, #19), Riverton Intermediate School (813 students, A, #6), Central School (657 students, B, #11).

Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Huntsville, AL, as grouped on its schools page; the Alabama ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Huntsville, AL

What is the best elementary school in Huntsville, AL?

Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville ranks first among the 29 ranked elementary schools in Huntsville, AL with a SchoolGrade of A+, 80% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68%.

How are elementary schools in Huntsville, AL ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Huntsville, AL have?

SchoolGrade grades 29 public elementary schools in Huntsville, AL; 29 are ranked here.