Whitesburg P8 serves 1,022 learners in grades Prekindergarten-8.

Whitesburg P8 placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Alabama for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 41% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 41% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 46%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 17:1 is equal to the Alabama state average of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 62% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 45% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Whitesburg P8’s learner population of 1,022 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 60 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Whitesburg P8 is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,270 schools in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Whitesburg P8 is 0.72, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.59. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Whitesburg P8 is Virgil Grissom High School (1.9 miles away)

The closest middle school is Huntsville Junior High School (3.3 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Jones Valley Elementary School (1.3 miles away)