Academy For Science Foreign Language

3221 Mastin Lake Rd, Huntsville AL, 35810 | Huntsville City School District | 256-428-7000
  • grades PK-8
  • students 531
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 55% 26% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 78 in Huntsville
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
48%Huntsville
44%Alabama

Academy For Science Foreign Language is a school servicing grades PK to 8 and is located in the district of "Huntsville City School District" in Huntsville, AL. There are a total of 531 students and 35 teachers at Academy For Science Foreign Language, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Academy For Science Foreign Language has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 55.0%, which is 26% higher than the Alabama average.

Academy For Science Foreign Language location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students531
Teachers35
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Academy For Science Foreign Language, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All51%
375-79%
435-39%
530-34%
650-54%
750-54%
855-59%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All59%
365-69%
445-49%
550-54%
650-54%
760-64%
865-69%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Academy For Science Foreign Language race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 19.2% 48.3% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 50.8% 34.9% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 3.4% 2.0% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.1% 8.8% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.1% 0.6% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 11.0% 5.0% 1.7% 3.1%

Huntsville demographics profile

StatisticHuntsvilleAlabamaNational
Population199,8454,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9119791
Median age36.838.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)51%57%55%
Speak English92%95%79%
Speak Spanish5%3%13%

Education level achieved in Huntsville

IndexHuntsvilleAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade86.7%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school85.9%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college70.9%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree49.5%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors41.5%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters15.9%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.6%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.9%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Academy For Science Foreign Language data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.