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New Century Technology High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 99% of Alabama high schools

Summary

New Century Technology High School is a public magnet high school in Huntsville, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 374. As part of the Huntsville City School District, which is ranked 79 out of 135 districts in Alabama, New Century Technology High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, typically in the top 5-10.

The school's exceptional academic performance is evidenced by its 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and its students' significantly higher proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, New Century Technology High School had a 66.28% proficiency rate in Mathematics, compared to 24.89% for Huntsville City and 23.71% for the state. The school also boasts consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 88.2% to 100% over the past few years, well above the district and state averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Huntsville City School District, such as Virgil Grissom High School, Columbia High School, and Lee High School, New Century Technology High School significantly outperforms its peers in academic achievement, student subgroup performance, and other key metrics, making it an exceptional educational opportunity for families in the Huntsville area.

366

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

20.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Meridian Street NW
Huntsville, AL 35811

(256) 428-7800

District: Huntsville City

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

African American:

29.0%

Hispanic:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (70% vs 29% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Alabama high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg31%

Alabama avg29%

4^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Huntsville City

79^th of 135Huntsville City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	4 of 374	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	7 of 378	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	3 of 371	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	5 of 367	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	5 of 371	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	4 of 366	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	4 of 356	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.3	6 of 353	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	99.4	5 of 351	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	99.6	3 of 353	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	97.8	9 of 358	97.5%	★★★★★
2013	78.3	9 of 358	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	8 of 358	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	89.6	7 of 360	98.1%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★
2009	89.1	8 of 357	97.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	22 of 359	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	89.2	12 of 358	96.6%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	33 of 357	90.8%	★★★★★
2005	81.1	27 of 359	92.5%	★★★★★
2004	74.5	52 of 357	85.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	2 of 228	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	3 of 231	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	4 of 224	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	11 of 222	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	7 of 228	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	5 of 224	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 223	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	99.9	2 of 189	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	8 of 359	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	18 of 366	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	10 of 358	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	11 of 367	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	20 of 359	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	8 of 354	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	4 of 347	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	8 of 343	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	9 of 142	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	1 of 139	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	2 of 114	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	1 of 103	99.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	3 of 367	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	10 of 375	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	17 of 349	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	34 of 361	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	46.1	179 of 361	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	99.9	1 of 358	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.9	1 of 349	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	100.0	2 of 315	99.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	2 of 363	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	7 of 368	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	2 of 358	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	4 of 366	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.7	4 of 366	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.8	4 of 357	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	4 of 350	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.2	5 of 339	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	2 of 325	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.7	4 of 325	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	2 of 317	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	7 of 326	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	2 of 319	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	4 of 313	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	13 of 300	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.4	6 of 230	97.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English74%+44 vs state

Science71%+39 vs state

Mathematics66%+43 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, June 24, 2016

Excellent school and there have been no discipline problems like some of the other public schools. The name is wrong, though. It's New Century Technology High School. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

This school is wonderful. From the first steps into the door right through graduation and beyond the teachers and staff here do everything in their power to help their students be all the can be and achieve the highest goals they can. They go beyond what a normal school does and care for the whole student...not just the number on the paper. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lee High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2500 Meridian Street	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(256) 428-8150	877	49	18.0	59.7%	143 (16.3%)	576 (65.7%)	116 (13.2%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.4%)	40.9	207^th of 374 public high schools	44.7%		27.1	278^th of 378 public high schools	26.5%	71				13.9		23.8				25.0	$12,340	$1,764	$10,575
New Century Technology High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2500 Meridian Street NW	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7800	366	27	13.5	20.8%	176 (48.1%)	106 (29.0%)	54 (14.8%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	99.8	4^th of 374 public high schools	98.9%		99.1	7^th of 378 public high schools	98.1%	3				66.3		70.9				74.1
Huntsville High School	Public	9-12	2304 Billie Watkins St SW	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8050	1,807	103	17.5	32.8%	1,068 (59.1%)	458 (25.3%)	149 (8.2%)	28 (1.5%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (4.9%)	90.7	30^th of 374 public high schools	92.0%		96.6	15^th of 378 public high schools	96.0%	15				37.1		50.1				47.7	$7,531	$475	$7,055
Jemison High School	Public	9-12	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-8100	858	44	19.4	69.5%	47 (5.5%)	616 (71.8%)	158 (18.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.6%)	12.9	343^rd of 374 public high schools	8.3%		23.4	290^th of 378 public high schools	23.3%	53				4.1		8.2				7.9	$11,834	$2,162	$9,671
Madison County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1275 Jordan Rd Building A	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 852-2557	513	30	17.2	39.6%	347 (67.6%)	56 (10.9%)	37 (7.2%)	12 (2.3%)	31 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	62.7	120^th of 374 public high schools	67.9%		31.1	261^st of 378 public high schools	31.0%	141	28.6	16.7	26.8	21.5	43.9	32.2	85.7	54.2	61.0	35.0
Madison County Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1275 Jordan Rd Bldg A	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 852-2170	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Huntsville Center For Technology	Public	9-12	2800 Drake Ave SW	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7810																			(n/a)
Columbia High School	Public	9-12	300 Explorer Boulevard	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7576	916	54	16.9	57.5%	117 (12.8%)	469 (51.2%)	264 (28.8%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	48 (5.2%)	18.6	303^rd of 374 public high schools	19.0%		18	313^th of 378 public high schools	17.2%	10				5.5		14.9				11.3	$10,661	$882	$9,778
Virgil Grissom High School	Public	9-12	1001 Haysland Road	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8000	1,847	100	18.5	35.0%	955 (51.7%)	321 (17.4%)	385 (20.8%)	57 (3.1%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (6.5%)	74.5	85^th of 374 public high schools	77.3%		86.6	41^st of 378 public high schools	89.2%	44				28.5		37.9				37.3	$7,893	$397	$7,494
Madison County High School	Public	9-12	174 Brock Rd	Gurley	35748	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3270	451	26	17.3	35.0%	317 (70.3%)	38 (8.4%)	35 (7.8%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	95.9	12^th of 374 public high schools	96.8%		88.8	38^th of 378 public high schools	89.9%	26				47.6		55.3				51.0	$11,207	$1,075	$10,093

Frequently Asked Questions about New Century Technology High School

What district is New Century Technology High School in?

Huntsville City

Is New Century Technology High School a good school?

Yes! New Century Technology High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 374 Alabama high schools.

What is the racial makeup of New Century Technology High School?

Students at New Century Technology High School are 48% White, 29% African American, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend New Century Technology High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended New Century Technology High School.

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