Farley Elementary School

Summary:

Farley Elementary School is a public elementary school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving 338 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 83 out of 137 districts in Alabama, Farley Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments.

Farley Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, with 3rd-grade students scoring 61.54% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 31.14% for Huntsville City and 42.16% for the state. The school also has a more diverse student population than nearby schools, with a student body that is 57.1% White, 12.43% African American, 9.17% Hispanic, and 6.51% Asian. Additionally, Farley Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 43.2% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 18.1 compared to the district average.

Farley Elementary's consistent high performance, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, is particularly impressive for its female students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the top 100 Alabama elementary schools. While Hampton Cove Elementary and Jones Valley Elementary are nearby schools in the Huntsville City district, Farley's academic achievement surpasses them. However, schools like GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary and Mountain Gap Elementary also demonstrate high academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2900 Green Cove Rd SW
       Huntsville, AL  35803


(256) 428-7160

District: Huntsville City

SchoolDigger Rank:
110th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,625 Help


Students who attend Farley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Challenger Middle School
High:    Virgil Grissom High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  338

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.1%
Two or more races:
14.8%
African American:
12.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Farley Elementary School ranks better than 83.9% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 4th among 24 ranked elementary schools in the Huntsville City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.81. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Farley Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57.1%), two or more races (14.8%), African American (12.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Farley Elementary School is 18.1. 15 elementary schools in the Huntsville City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Farley Elementary School is $8,625. 17 elementary schools in the Huntsville City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Farley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Farley Elementary School 110th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Farley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
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White students:


Huntsville City:

SchoolDigger ranks Huntsville City 83rd of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Farley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Farley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 83.20 64th 623 89.7%
2005 67.82 192nd 688 72.1%
2006 43.05 438th 689 36.4%
2007 37.47 502nd 698 28.1%
2008 50.88 372nd 698 46.7%
2009 47.85 411th 696 40.9%
2010 42.40 498th 704 29.3%
2011 68.31 214th 709 69.8%
2012 69.61 192nd 696 72.4%
2013 65.82 237th 696 65.9%
2014 77.26 112th 695 83.9%
2015 83.19 85th 691 87.7%
2016 77.50 129th 691 81.3%
2017 78.37 130th 688 81.1%
2018 85.62 79th 680 88.4%
2019 87.90 65th 681 90.5%
2021 83.26 84th 692 87.9%
2022 82.57 99th 687 85.6%
2023 79.82 118th 680 82.6%
2024 81.81 110th 684 83.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Farley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.47 87th 344 74.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Farley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 90.19 25th 567 95.6%
2018 62.56 219th 651 66.4%
2021 66.10 187th 653 71.4%
2022 77.18 99th 651 84.8%
2023 77.54 99th 623 84.1%
2024 86.65 48th 670 92.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Farley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 74.65 129th 639 79.8%
2018 83.92 81st 640 87.3%
2019 84.57 70th 646 89.2%
2021 79.18 100th 656 84.8%
2022 82.28 88th 656 86.6%
2023 73.62 147th 645 77.2%
2024 86.96 62nd 650 90.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Farley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 78.26 114th 639 82.2%
2018 84.65 78th 650 88.0%
2019 81.82 83rd 650 87.2%
2021 84.33 73rd 669 89.1%
2022 79.45 106th 669 84.2%
2023 80.97 91st 649 86.0%
2024 74.46 151st 655 76.9%
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Rank History for White students at Farley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 62.65 123rd 369 66.7%
2018 74.24 109th 508 78.5%
2019 85.82 62nd 529 88.3%
2021 68.78 137th 539 74.6%
2022 69.01 135th 540 75.0%
2023 64.68 163rd 528 69.1%
2024 55.99 224th 535 58.1%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3)
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Reviews:
by a citizen
Saturday, August 27, 2016

Open Quote Principal Smith at Farley isn't friendly at all. She makes you feel unwelcomed at the school. She has taken upon herself to make changes to fit her own personal needs. She targets certain adults to make them feel like they don't know what to do. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Open Quote Farley is a great place for children to learn and grow. Very involved parents and teachers who are committed to teaching and raising kids to think, have manners, treat others with respect, be an asset to their community. Full-time nurse, great student/teacher ratio, weekly computer lab, wonderful library, gifted program, daily broadcast by 5th grade students, counselor, math team, very clean. All of this in a continued growing part of south Huntsville. Feeds into one of the best middle and high schools in the state. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Open Quote Great teachers who love their jobs. Small classroom sizes which give a higher teacher to student ratio. Wonderful opportunity for 5th graders and parents to take a trip to Williamsburg, VA. Only public Huntsville City School to offer this. Great family community that supports PTA activities. Feeds into wonderful Challenger Middle & Grissom High.
AMSTI & AL Reading Initiative school. Math Team, Morning Broadcast TV show produced by 5th graders, SPACE for gifted students, weekly computer lab, music, art, "Every Day is Library Day," patrols, school store, yearbook team, annual talent show, Super Kids Day, Fall Festivals, Santa Secret Shop, Sock Hops, Gary's Garden club, Library Booster Club, and many more.
The first Farley school goes back to 1855 where the Farley community resides at the Tennessee River just south of Huntsville. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Farley Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 381 381
1989 374 23 17 2 0 n/a n/a 0 416
1990 299 14 15 3 0 n/a n/a 0 331
1991 305 12 17 7 1 n/a n/a 0 342
1992 368 15 11 10 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1993 439 14 8 9 1 n/a n/a 0 471
1994 470 13 15 9 5 n/a n/a 0 512
1995 519 20 14 4 7 n/a n/a 0 564
1996 519 20 14 4 7 n/a n/a 0 564
1997 528 19 15 5 5 n/a n/a 0 572
1998 528 19 13 5 4 n/a n/a 0 569
1999 511 19 12 4 2 n/a n/a 0 548
2000 457 15 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 482
2001 419 23 11 6 1 n/a n/a 0 460
2002 357 17 19 10 1 n/a n/a 0 404
2003 357 17 19 10 1 n/a n/a 0 404
2004 335 31 15 10 2 n/a n/a 0 393
2005 312 38 16 10 1 n/a n/a 0 377
2006 323 52 15 9 3 n/a n/a 0 402
2007 315 49 16 8 3 n/a n/a 2 393
2008 304 46 17 8 0 n/a n/a 0 375
2009 286 60 17 9 4 n/a n/a 0 376
2010 266 62 11 8 5 n/a n/a 4 356
2011 236 68 12 18 2 0 8 0 344
2012 250 64 15 15 5 0 15 0 364
2013 238 46 21 9 6 0 15 0 335
2014 232 56 15 12 4 1 18 0 338
2015 239 53 17 15 2 0 26 0 352
2016 245 34 17 20 1 0 26 0 343
2017 245 38 18 25 0 0 30 0 356
2018 248 37 19 27 0 0 34 0 365
2019 224 59 16 34 0 0 35 0 368
2020 225 61 17 33 0 0 36 0 372
2021 201 59 20 30 0 0 38 0 348
2022 206 55 28 31 0 1 19 0 340
2023 193 42 22 31 0 0 50 0 338

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Farley Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 381 17.0 22.4 0
1989 416 21.0 19.8 n/a
1990 331 17.0 19.4 0
1991 342 18.0 19.0 n/a
1992 404 20.0 20.2 n/a
1993 471 23.0 20.5 n/a
1994 512 26.5 19.3 n/a
1995 564 35.1 16.1 n/a
1996 564 35.1 16.1 n/a
1997 572 36.0 15.9 10.7
1998 569 34.0 16.7 7.9
1999 548 35.0 15.7 14.6
2000 482 34.0 14.2 16.2
2001 460 32.8 14.0 16.1
2002 404 28.8 14.0 18.3
2003 404 28.8 14.0 18.3
2004 393 26.8 14.7 25.2
2005 377 29.8 12.7 27.9
2006 402 32.0 12.6 29.4
2007 393 30.8 12.8 34.5
2008 375 32.2 11.6 30.7
2009 376 28.5 13.1 35.9
2010 356 28.0 12.7 36.9
2011 344 24.1 14.2 33.7
2012 364 19.9 18.2 31.9
2013 335 24.1 13.8 37.9
2014 338 22.3 15.1 42.3
2015 352 24.0 14.6 20.7
2016 343 21.0 16.3 20.7
2017 356 23.2 15.3 25.3
2018 365 20.6 17.6 41.9
2019 368 20.5 17.9 40.2
2020 372 20.3 18.3 41.1
2021 348 22.6 15.3 42.5
2022 340 21.5 15.8 43.5
2023 338 18.6 18.1 43.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Farley Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 381 17.0 22.4 0
1989 416 21.0 19.8 n/a
1990 331 17.0 19.4 0
1991 342 18.0 19.0 n/a
1992 404 20.0 20.2 n/a
1993 471 23.0 20.5 n/a
1994 512 26.5 19.3 n/a
1995 564 35.1 16.1 n/a
1996 564 35.1 16.1 n/a
1997 572 36.0 15.9 10.7
1998 569 34.0 16.7 7.9
1999 548 35.0 15.7 14.6
2000 482 34.0 14.2 16.2
2001 460 32.8 14.0 16.1
2002 404 28.8 14.0 18.3
2003 404 28.8 14.0 18.3
2004 393 26.8 14.7 25.2
2005 377 29.8 12.7 27.9
2006 402 32.0 12.6 29.4
2007 393 30.8 12.8 34.5
2008 375 32.2 11.6 30.7
2009 376 28.5 13.1 35.9
2010 356 28.0 12.7 36.9
2011 344 24.1 14.2 33.7
2012 364 19.9 18.2 31.9
2013 335 24.1 13.8 37.9
2014 338 22.3 15.1 42.3
2015 352 24.0 14.6 20.7
2016 343 21.0 16.3 20.7
2017 356 23.2 15.3 25.3
2018 365 20.6 17.6 41.9
2019 368 20.5 17.9 40.2
2020 372 20.3 18.3 41.1
2021 348 22.6 15.3 42.5
2022 340 21.5 15.8 43.5
2023 338 18.6 18.1 43.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Farley Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $737 (8.5%) $7,888 (91.5%) $8,625

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Farley Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 65th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 118th of 680 Elementary schools
 7.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Farley Elementary School)75.554.2
 21.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City)53.933.4
 20.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Farley Elementary School)7445.6
 28.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City)44.729.8
 14.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Farley Elementary School)60.447.4
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Huntsville City)4428.2
 15.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students368338
 8.2%
African American5942
 28.8%
American Indian00
Asian1622
 37.5%
Hispanic3431
 8.8%
Pacific Islander00
White224193
 13.8%
Two or More Races3550
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.2%43.2%
 3%


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Students at Farley Elementary School are 57% White, 15% Two or more races, 12% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian.

Farley Elementary School ranks 110th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Farley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Challenger Middle School
High : Virgil Grissom High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 338 students attended Farley Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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