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Roger B Chaffee Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7900 Whittier Road SW, Huntsville, AL 35802 · (256) 428-7040 · Part of Huntsville City School District

Huntsville’s School Grade B better than 60% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
396
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Roger B Chaffee Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Huntsville kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

Where Huntsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Roger B Chaffee Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7900 Whittier Road SW, Huntsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten61
Grade 163
Grade 263
Grade 366
Grade 453
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
374’20
368’21
399’22
392’23
396’24

Up 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 31%Black 17%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Roger B Chaffee Elementary School from Huntsville families.

Other schools in Huntsville City School District

The district →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
B−
1,152 students21:1
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Cove
A+
935 students17:1
Hampton Cove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton Cove
A+
711 students18:1
Blossomwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
A−
596 students16:1
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
D
578 students19:1
Morris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
C
532 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Huntsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.