Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School vs. Farley Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School
3221 Mastin Lake Road
Huntsville, AL 35810
Huntsville, AL 35810
Rating
: 7/
Top 50%10
Top Rankings
Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Community Size
Student Attention
Farley Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Diversity
Overview
Serving 177 students in grades 6-8, Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 24% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 55% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Serving 341 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Farley Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 45-49% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 70-74% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
6-8
PK-5
Total Students
177 students
341 students


% Male | % Female
49% | 51%
55% | 45%


Total Classroom Teachers
18 teachers
19 teachers


Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
18:1


Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#463 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
#122 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)


Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
45-49%


Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
70-74%


Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
60-69%


Students by Grade
Students by Grade


Pre-K Students
-
32
Kindergarten Students
-
56
Grade 1 Students
-
48
Grade 2 Students
-
53
Grade 3 Students
-
52
Grade 4 Students
-
44
Grade 5 Students
-
56
Grade 6 Students
64
-
Grade 7 Students
56
-
Grade 8 Students
57
-
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
n/a


% Asian
2%
8%


% Hispanic
13%
12%


% Black
53%
16%


% White
22%
52%


% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
12%


Diversity Score
0.65
0.68


Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
27%
33%


Eligible for Reduced Lunch
n/a
9%
n/a
