Roger B Chaffee Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Huntsville, Alabama

Roger B Chaffee Elementary School in Huntsville, Alabama enrolled 396 students in 2024-25 with 24.8 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

399 students in 2022-23, 392 students in 2023-24, 396 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 24.8.

Students enrolled at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 39601002003004002022-233992023-243922024-25396
Students enrolled at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 39601002003004002022-233992023-243922024-25396
Students enrolled at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 39601002003004002022-233992023-243922024-25396
Students enrolled at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School by school year2022-23: 399, 2023-24: 392, 2024-25: 39601002003004002022-233992023-243922024-25396
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339920.019.9
2023-2439225.315.5
2024-2539624.816.0

16.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 348 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Roger B Chaffee Elementary School enrolled 348 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 348 of the 348 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.2% of students were White, 31.1% Hispanic, 16.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White45.2%
  2. Hispanic31.1%
  3. Black16.7%
  4. Two or more races6.1%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%48%47.3%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%25% (2021-22)29.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Huntsville

28 public elementary schools in Huntsville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Providence Elementary1,15221.359.2%
Mt Carmel Elementary School63816.328.8%
Central School61018.033.3%
Monrovia Elementary School60017.128.2%
Blossomwood Elementary School59615.950.5%
Riverton Elementary School59618.323.7%
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School57818.679.4%
Morris Elementary School53218.071.2%

All public schools in Huntsville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Roger B Chaffee Elementary School

  1. Whitesburg Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 379 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Weatherly Heights Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 472 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Roger B Chaffee Elementary School with Whitesburg Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Huntsville City spends per student$13,146 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,146
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaRoger B Chaffee Elementary School is the number 446 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#446 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Roger B Chaffee Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Roger B Chaffee Elementary School?
    396 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 399 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Huntsville, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Roger B Chaffee Elementary School a Title I school?
    Roger B Chaffee Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Roger B Chaffee Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Roger B Chaffee Elementary School in?
    Huntsville City, NCES district ID 0101800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010180000621 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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