Ronald McNair 78

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Huntsville, Alabama

Ronald McNair 78 in Huntsville, Alabama enrolled 390 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 19.5 students per teacher against the Alabama middle-school median of 18.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% 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 fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

414 students in 2022-23, 411 students in 2023-24, 390 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.3 to 20.0.

Students enrolled at Ronald McNair 78 by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 411, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234142023-244112024-25390
Students enrolled at Ronald McNair 78 by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 411, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234142023-244112024-25390
Students enrolled at Ronald McNair 78 by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 411, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234142023-244112024-25390
Students enrolled at Ronald McNair 78 by school year2022-23: 414, 2023-24: 411, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-234142023-244112024-25390
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2341418.322.6
2023-2441120.020.6
2024-2539020.019.5

19.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Alabama middle schools

Among the 258 Alabama middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; Ronald McNair 78 19.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherRonald McNair 78 19.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; Ronald McNair 78 19.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherRonald McNair 78 19.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; Ronald McNair 78 19.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherRonald McNair 78 19.5state median 18.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 10.8 to 35.3; Ronald McNair 78 19.5; state median 18.0.1 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherRonald McNair 78 19.5state median 18.0U.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 440 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ronald McNair 78 enrolled 440 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 139 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 440 of the 440 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions139
  • Chronically absent35.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.7% of students were Black, 24.9% Hispanic, 3.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black66.7%
  2. Hispanic24.9%
  3. White3.8%
  4. Two or more races3.8%
  5. American Indian0.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Ronald McNair 78 scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% 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, 2021-2224%48%47.3%
Math, 2022-235%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.

Middle schools in Huntsville

12 public middle schools in Huntsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Ronald McNair 78 is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Monrovia Middle School98821.027.8%
Riverton Intermediate School87221.228.8%
Williams Middle School65922.049.9%
Whitesburg Middle School53518.457.9%
Huntsville Junior High School53020.850.0%
Challenger Middle School42518.535.3%
Morris Middle School39715.974.1%
Ronald McNair 7839019.577.4%

All public schools in Huntsville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ronald McNair 78

  1. Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 194 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Academy for Academics and Arts Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 270 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Ronald McNair 78 with Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle 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 AlabamaRonald McNair 78 is the number 162 by size of 260 Alabama middle schools open in 2024-25.#162 of 260
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher19.5 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 18.0 for middle schools.19.5:1
  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 Ronald McNair 78

  1. How many students attend Ronald McNair 78?
    390 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 414 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Huntsville, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ronald McNair 78?
    19.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for middle schools is 18.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ronald McNair 78 a Title I school?
    Ronald McNair 78 ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ronald McNair 78 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ronald McNair 78 scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% 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 Ronald McNair 78 in?
    Huntsville City, NCES district ID 0101800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010180002379 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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