📍 990 Ryland Pike, Huntsville, Madison County, 35811
Central School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Huntsville, Madison County. The school has 657 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Madison County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
Central School enrolls 657 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 11% Black or African American and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 456 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
241 of the school's 657 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-50.
Central School is one of 30 schools in Madison County, based in Huntsville, Alabama. The district serves 20,691 students district-wide and employs 1,102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 657 students, Central School is close to the district average of about 690 students per school.