The reported proficiency rate for Math is 0%.
Original Research by School Decision on Sparkman Elementary School
Sparkman Elementary School is closed. That is the first and most important fact for anyone reading about it today. The school’s lifecycle status in the official directory lists it as closed, and no enrollment figures, no demographic data, and no civil rights information are available because the school is not operating. The data does not say when it closed or why, but the consequence for a parent or resident is straightforward: this is not a school a family could enroll in.
What can be said about Sparkman Elementary when it was active is limited. It was a regular public school in the Morgan County school district, located in Hartselle, Alabama, at an address on Plainview Street. The grades served are listed as “M through M,” which in the NCES coding system for Alabama means it served a specific range that does not map directly to a standard elementary span like K-5 or 3-5 without the key. It was not a charter school, and its Title I status and magnet status are not recorded in the provided data.
State testing results for the school year that ended in 2023 are largely suppressed or missing. For math, the one grade level where a result was reported was grade six, and the proficiency rate was low, with none of the tested students reaching the proficient or above level. For the other grade levels in math, and for all grade levels in English language arts and science, the state suppressed the data. Suppression typically happens when the number of students tested is too small to report without risking individual student identification, or when participation rates fall below a threshold. Given the school is now closed, a parent reading this may want to ask the Morgan County district directly about the student cohort in those years if they are curious about historical performance, but the present reality is that the school is not available.
The community that surrounded Sparkman Elementary is Hartselle, a city that functions as a commuter town for the Decatur and Huntsville metro areas. Hartselle has a historic downtown commercial district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with shopping, antique stores, and seasonal events like the Depot Days Festival. The city has been growing steadily, driven by its proximity to industrial job centers in Decatur and Huntsville, with a typical commute that reflects its role as a bedroom community. The largest employment sectors locally are educational services and health care, manufacturing, and retail trade. Housing values in the area, based on the ZIP code data, sit slightly above the state benchmark and below the national benchmark, with a mix of owner-occupied homes and rentals. The housing market shows a modest year-over-year appreciation.
The Morgan County district itself, according to the available research, had no publicly reported recent changes or strategic initiatives that would affect a family’s understanding of Sparkman Elementary. The district brief turned up little of lasting impact, so there is nothing to add about recent consolidations, leadership shifts, or program overhauls.
For a family looking at Hartselle today, Sparkman Elementary is a closed school. The Morgan County district still operates other schools in the area, and the city of Hartselle itself has its own separate school district, the Hartselle City School District, which the data notes runs three elementary schools, one junior high, and one high school. Any parent researching elementary options in Hartselle would need to look at the active schools in either the city district or the county district, not at this address.
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