Central School

Regular School · Huntsville, AL

Central School is a regular school school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades PK–08 with 610 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

610

Teachers (FTE)

33.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

18:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	406	67%
Black or African American	69	11%
Hispanic/Latino	52	9%
American Indian / Alaska Native	42	7%
Two or more races	37	6%
Asian	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	610	316M / 294F

English Language Learners: 15 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	38.0% +13.9pp	24.1%	452
Reading Proficiency	63.0% +16.7pp	46.3%	450
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	166

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.13 grade levels

Math

-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

87 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	610	100%

Contact & Location

990 Ryland Pike

Huntsville, AL 35811

Phone: (256)851-4670

http://www.mcssk12.org

District

Madison County

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,401

District enrollment: 20,551

Other Schools in District

Endeavor Elementary School Elementary
Harvest School Elementary
Hazel Green Elementary School Elementary
Legacy Elementary School Elementary
Lynn Fanning Elementary School Elementary
Madison County Elementary School Elementary
Madison Cross Roads Elementary School Elementary
Monrovia Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35811) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010222001684

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD