Jones Valley Elementary School, Huntsville AL

Original Research by School Decision on Jones Valley Elementary School

Jones Valley Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of Huntsville City Schools. The school sits in a neighborhood in the southeastern part of a city known as the Rocket City, a place shaped by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, and Cummings Research Park, the second-largest research park in the country. Huntsville is growing quickly, among the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., with a technology-driven economy anchored by aerospace, defense, and manufacturing employers such as Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Blue Origin, and Boeing.

The student body is about four hundred fifty students across grades PK through six. In terms of composition, a little over six in ten students are White, about two in ten are Black, roughly one in ten are Hispanic, and a small share are Asian or multiracial. Just over a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available for this profile, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those programs and supports.

State testing is administered in Alabama through the ACAP assessment. For the 2024-25 school year, Jones Valley’s results show a mixed picture that varies notably by grade level and subject. In English language arts, proficiency was strong overall, with the school posting solid rates in every tested grade. Fourth grade hit a particularly high mark, as did fifth grade, and both third and sixth grades also performed well. In math, the results were more uneven. Fourth grade again showed a high proficiency rate, but third, fifth, and sixth grades each landed in a range that is more moderate, around half of students meeting the proficiency bar. The school’s overall proficiency index across subjects and grades put it above the midpoint among the elementary and K-8 schools in Huntsville City and the other districts in Madison County. Only one year of assessment data was available, so there is no trend to compare against.

Science testing is only administered in fourth grade in Alabama. Jones Valley’s fourth graders posted a strong proficiency rate on that assessment.

Because the school serves only through sixth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report.

Jones Valley is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet on the record. The Huntsville City district shifted to a balanced calendar starting in the 2023-24 school year, meaning school starts earlier in late July or early August and breaks are redistributed throughout the year. This is a lasting change that affects family scheduling and summer plans across the district, including for Jones Valley families.

Housing in the area reflects the broader Huntsville market. Homes in the school’s ZIP code are valued above the Alabama statewide benchmark and roughly on par with the national median, and rents are consistent with local income levels. The economic context shows a national unemployment rate in the low single digits and a median household income that has been rising in recent years, all of which point to a community with solid economic footing.

For a family considering Jones Valley, what emerges is a school where English language arts is a clear strength, math proficiency is more grade-dependent and something to watch, and science performance in fourth grade is strong. The student body is moderately diverse economically and racially, and the city context is one of rapid growth, a robust job market, and a calendar that may require adjustment for families used to a traditional summer break. The absence of data on special education and English learner enrollment means those are topics worth raising with the school directly if they matter to your student’s needs.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 39% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 39% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 32% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 34% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 58% · ▲ 7 pts above district

even with state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 485%

School 85% · District 55% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 588%

School 88% · District 64% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 58% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 40% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

This schoolHuntsville City, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.