Chapman Middle, 2006 Reuben Drive NE: grades 6 to 8, 304 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded C with 73 points.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its principal’s page, Huntsville City Schools’ feeder pattern chart, school hours, enrollment page and events calendar, the City of Huntsville’s School Zone Locator, the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25 and 2023-24 and the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24.
Chapman Middle serves sixth through eighth grade at 2006 Reuben Drive NE, Huntsville, as one of Huntsville City Schools’ middle and junior high schools. Alabama graded it a C, with 73 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 256-428-7640, 2006 Reuben Drive NE
- School website: www.huntsvillecityschools.org/o/cpms
- Enrolling a new student: register online in PowerSchool from the district’s enrollment page; the Parent Support Center helps at 256-428-6911, 714 Bob Wallace Ave., and the Enrollment Office is at 256-963-9800
- Which school is my address zoned for? the city’s School Zone Locator
- Buses: the district’s transportation page
| Address | 2006 Reuben Drive NE, Huntsville, AL 35811 |
| Phone | 256-428-7640 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Huntsville City Schools |
| Feeds into | Lee High |
| State school code | 159-0050 |
Principal
Principal Marquetta Gradford-Hope, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 304 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
- Federal count: 351 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher.
State report card
Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.
2024-25 grade: C, 73 points. That compares with a D and 60 points on the 2023-24 card. Huntsville City Schools as a whole earned a B, with 89 points.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 43.17 |
| Academic growth | 96.34 |
| Progress in English language proficiency | 35.71 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 7.99% of students |
Chapman Middle’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.
Attendance zone
Check an address with the city’s School Zone Locator, which Huntsville City Schools links from its enrollment page. Zones do not follow the city limits, and the locator also names the school district for each address.
In the district’s feeder pattern chart, Chapman Middle takes students from Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and Montview Elementary, and its students go on to Lee High. The chart also routes students in the area formerly zoned for Chapman Elementary to Chapman Middle; in the city’s zone data, those addresses are now zoned for Blossomwood Elementary.
In the news
Construction has started on a joint campus that will house Chapman Middle, Artemis Virtual Academy and the district’s new STEM magnet middle school, the school reported. In 2026-27, Chapman, Huntsville Junior High and McNair Junior High take part in the A+ College Ready initiative, the district said.
Calendar and bell times
Chapman Middle follows the Huntsville City Schools calendar, posted on the district’s events page. Coming dates:
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving holiday for students and teachers
- Friday, Dec. 18: half day for all students, end of the second grading period
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter holidays; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday
- March 15-19: spring break
School hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for junior high and middle schools, according to the district’s school hours page.
More
- The school’s website and staff directory
- Every public school in Huntsville, with zones and report cards
- Our Huntsville schools guide for enrollment, the school board and the district at a glance
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Chapman Middle serve?
Chapman Middle in Huntsville serves sixth through eighth grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.
What is Chapman Middle’s state report card grade?
Chapman Middle earned a C, with 73 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, up from 60 points on the 2023-24 card.
Which high school does Chapman Middle feed into?
Lee High, according to the Huntsville City Schools feeder pattern chart.
What time does Chapman Middle start?
Huntsville City Schools lists school hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for middle and junior high schools.
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