Williams Middle, 155 Barren Fork Blvd. SW: grades 6 to 8, 632 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded C with 78 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.
Williams Middle serves sixth through eighth grade at 155 Barren Fork Blvd. SW, Huntsville, as one of Huntsville City Schools’ middle and junior high schools. Alabama graded it a C, with 78 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 256-428-7330, 155 Barren Fork Blvd. SW
- School website: www.huntsvillecityschools.org/o/wlms
- 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
- Magnet questions: the district’s magnet programs page, magnet@hsv-k12.org
- Buses: the district’s transportation page
| Address | 155 Barren Fork Blvd. SW, Huntsville, AL 35824 |
| Phone | 256-428-7330 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Huntsville City Schools |
| Feeds into | Columbia High |
| Magnet program | Academy for Gifted and Talented, by application |
| State school code | 159-0415 |
Principal
Principal Alphus Shipman Sr., according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 632 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
- Federal count: 546 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 16 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, 78 points. That compares with a D and 68 points on the 2023-24 card. Huntsville City Schools as a whole earned a B, with 89 points. The state lists Williams Middle as a Targeted Support and Improvement School, a federal designation that brings a school improvement plan.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 58.96 |
| Academic growth | 89.66 |
| Progress in English language proficiency | 57.14 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 11.27% of students |
Williams 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, Williams Middle takes students from Williams Elementary and Providence Elementary, and its students go on to Columbia High. Students from across the district can also apply to its gifted academy (below).
Academy for Gifted and Talented
Williams Middle is a zoned school and also home to the district’s Academy for Gifted and Talented (AGT), open to rising sixth, seventh and eighth graders who are identified as gifted. Its magnet page lists problem-based learning, acceleration and design classes in computer science, engineering and biomedical sciences. Applicants apply during the magnet window and then write an essay at the school.
The district’s magnet application window for the 2027-28 school year runs from Oct. 13 to Dec. 11, 2026, with first-round offers in February 2027, according to its magnet programs page. Students must live in the Huntsville City Schools attendance area, and magnet buses run from hub schools, not neighborhood stops.
Calendar and bell times
Williams 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 Williams Middle serve?
Williams Middle in Huntsville serves sixth through eighth grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.
What is Williams Middle’s state report card grade?
Williams Middle earned a C, with 78 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, up from 68 points on the 2023-24 card.
Which high school does Williams Middle feed into?
Columbia High, according to the Huntsville City Schools feeder pattern chart.
What time does Williams 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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