Academics

Middle school.Grades 6 to 8.

In Grades 6–8, students take on advanced courses like algebra and geometry while their faith and character keep pace.

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Advanced courses

Algebra, geometry and history, ahead of schedule.

Middle school is where a strong student can start to move faster. Huda Academy offers seven advanced courses in these grades, so students who are ready can move ahead.

The courses

Pre-algebra
Algebra I
Geometry
Physical science
World history
World geography
US history

In math, that runs from pre-algebra through algebra to geometry, which many students do not reach until high school. In social studies, students study world history, world geography and American history.

How placement is decided

A student moves into an advanced course when the teacher’s record across the year shows they are ready. That record covers both everyday classwork checks and end-of-unit tests.

The same record works the other way too: a student who is struggling is noticed early and can get extra help through our Response to Intervention steps.

The school will confirm

Which grades can take each advanced course, and whether any of them count toward high school credit.

Two halves

Core subjects, and a faith that grows up with them.

Middle schoolers study ten subjects. Half of what makes these years different is the academic work. The other half is that students start to take responsibility for their own faith.

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Academics

Ten subjects, on published standards

Every middle schooler studies English language arts, math, science, social studies, PE, art and computer science, along with Arabic, Islamic studies and salah. In English, students read novels, short stories, plays, biographies and poetry. In science, they study earth and life science, physical science and chemistry, with labs in our science lab. Science follows the Next Generation Science Standards.

Students who are ready take the advanced courses above, and the rest keep building toward them, with teachers watching each student’s progress through the year.

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Faith

Islamic studies, Arabic, salah and the Qur’an

Islamic studies moves on to Learning IslamNeeds fixing, a series for middle school students. Arabic grammar continues through BayyinahNeeds fixing, taught to help students understand the message of the Qur’an.

Students pray Dhuhr together every day, and as they grow older they mentor the younger children at salah. Older students also give the khutbah at Friday prayer. Students can keep memorizing through the Hifz program.

The school will confirm

The title and publisher of the middle school Islamic studies series, and whether Bayyinah is still used.

Clubs and leadership

Robotics, Mathletes, Model UN and more to choose from.

Middle school opens up many more ways to take part. Middle schoolers can choose from nine clubs and ten activities, from puzzles and robotics to public speaking and Model UN.

Clubs

Mustang Minds, the puzzle and logic club
Robotics
Coding
Creative writing
Mathletes
Quiz bowl
Journalism
Volleyball, for girls
Soccer, for boys

The volleyball and soccer teams do not play other schools yet. We are working with other schools to arrange games.

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A boy in a yellow polo assembles a small robot car on a dark table

Activities

TED-style talks
Model UN
National History Day
The science fair
Student council
The Friday khutbah
The Hifz program
The Ijazah program, from Grade 9
The spelling bee
The Arabic spelling bee

Student council members are elected by their classmates and must keep good grades and good behavior.

The school will confirm

The club sign-up fee, and which days clubs meet.

The Grade 8 year

The Grade 8 year, and the step into Grade 9.

Grade 8 is the last year of middle school, and we mark it in two ways before students move up to high school.

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A teenage boy with a satchel over his shoulder smiles in a bright classroom

The Grade 8 trip

Every year, Grade 8 takes a trip together. Where the trip goes, and what it costs familiesNeeds fixing is still to be confirmed.
The Grade 8 graduation

Grade 8 ends with a graduation ceremony, one of four we hold, alongside PreK, Kindergarten and Grade 5. It marks the end of the middle years with families there to see it.
On to Grade 9

Students can continue into high school at Huda Academy from Grade 9, with Pre-AP and AP courses, college classes through UALR, and the Ijazah program, which began with Grade 9 in the 2026-27 school yearNeeds fixing. The High School page sets out what those years hold.