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McAdory High School

Q: Is McAdory High School a good school?

McAdory High School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Alabama high schools.

Q: How many students attend McAdory High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,259 students attended McAdory High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of McAdory High School?

Students at McAdory High School are 63% African American, 19% Hispanic, 16% White, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into McAdory High School?

McAdory High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Lipscomb Elementary School Elementary : McAdory Elementary School Elementary : McCalla Elementary School Middle : McAdory Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 9% of Alabama high schools

Summary

McAdory High School is a public high school in Mc Calla, Alabama, serving 1,240 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 101 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, McAdory High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with standardized test scores significantly below the state and county averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.06% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 23.71% and the Jefferson County average of 10.37%. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.8% to 26.2% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and county averages. However, the school's four-year graduation rate of around 90% is on par with the state and county.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Midfield High School and Hueytown High School, both also in the Jefferson County School District, McAdory High School performs similarly or slightly better in terms of academic achievement and graduation rates. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools like Pelham High School and Hoover High School, which are in neighboring districts and have significantly higher test scores and rankings.

1,259

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,839

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 McAdory School Rd
Mc Calla, AL 35111-3438

(205) 379-4700

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for McAdory High School:

Elementary:	Lipscomb Elementary School
	McAdory Elementary School
	McCalla Elementary School
Middle:	McAdory Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.3%

Hispanic:

18.9%

White:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (7% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg14%

Alabama avg29%

340^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 13High Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 135Jefferson County 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	13.1	340 of 374	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	310 of 378	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	284 of 371	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	281 of 367	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	284 of 371	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	268 of 366	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	277 of 356	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	285 of 353	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	274 of 351	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	289 of 353	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	284 of 358	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	317 of 358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	291 of 358	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	283 of 360	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	317 of 358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.1	240 of 357	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.5	297 of 359	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	301 of 358	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.6	261 of 357	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	283 of 359	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.5	233 of 357	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	204 of 228	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	138 of 231	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	118 of 224	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	136 of 222	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	124 of 228	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	141 of 224	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	141 of 223	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.8	136 of 189	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	36 of 75	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	43 of 63	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	23 of 43	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	353 of 359	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	297 of 366	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	264 of 358	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	277 of 367	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	268 of 359	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	253 of 354	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	275 of 347	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	280 of 343	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	132 of 142	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	118 of 139	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	102 of 122	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	104 of 114	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	100 of 113	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	44 of 103	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.4	73 of 95	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	338 of 367	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	352 of 375	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	273 of 349	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	324 of 361	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	276 of 361	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	244 of 358	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	306 of 315	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	295 of 363	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	316 of 368	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	275 of 358	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	273 of 366	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	278 of 366	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	265 of 357	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	269 of 350	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	66 of 66	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	138 of 198	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.3	36 of 182	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	33.6	114 of 169	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	90.6	11 of 196	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	30.7	125 of 171	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	120 of 160	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	279 of 325	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	302 of 325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	248 of 317	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	236 of 326	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	222 of 319	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	211 of 313	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	211 of 300	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	142 of 230	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+43 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-21 vs state

English5%-25 vs state

Mathematics4%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Terrible school. Have watched its steady decline over the past several years. Great schools.org rated this school a "4" out of a possible "10." Read the reviews on their website-they speak for themselves. Do not send your child to this school if you want about them to receive an above average education-School is out of control-stronger leadership needed-more time utilized in disciplining then educating. Close Quote

Schools Near McAdory High School

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McAdory High School	Public	9-12	4800 McAdory School Rd	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4700	1,259	70	18.1	52.7%	200 (15.9%)	797 (63.3%)	238 (18.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	13.1	340^th of 374 public high schools	9.1%		18.3	310^th of 378 public high schools	18.0%	30	4.1	11.6	5.1	$8,839	$665	$8,156
Bessemer City High School	Public	9-12	4950 Premiere Parkway	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3700	760	35	21.7	79.6%	7 (0.9%)	583 (76.7%)	166 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9	366^th of 374 public high schools	2.1%		16.8	318^th of 378 public high schools	15.9%	48	1.3	5.1	4.1	$9,771	$1,979	$7,776
Bessemer Center For Technology	Public	9-12	4940 Premiere Parkway	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	No	(205) 432-3805																			(n/a)
Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School	Public, Charter	9-12	114 2nd Avenue North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 538-0702	161	8	20.1	61.5%	13 (8.1%)	126 (78.3%)	12 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)								(n/a)	13.2	28.3
New Horizon Alternative School	Public	7-12	1701 6th Ave N	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	No	(205) 432-3036																			(n/a)
Hueytown High School	Public	9-12	4881 15th Street Road	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4150	1,200	72	16.6	66.0%	272 (22.7%)	686 (57.2%)	219 (18.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	22	289^th of 374 public high schools	22.7%		18.7	308^th of 378 public high schools	18.5%	19	8.1	14.1	15.0	$8,484	$737	$7,729
Helena High School	Public	9-12	1310 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-3650	1,383	79	17.6	26.4%	961 (69.5%)	228 (16.5%)	127 (9.2%)	24 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.7%)	85.5	49^th of 374 public high schools	86.9%		91	32^nd of 378 public high schools	91.5%	17	36.4	45.5	40.4	$8,579	$631	$7,932
Crossroads School	Public	6-12	1085 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1800																			(n/a)
Hoover High School	Public	9-12	1000 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1200	2,919	185	15.7	29.6%	1,469 (50.3%)	778 (26.7%)	316 (10.8%)	235 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.1%)	115 (3.9%)	93	24^th of 374 public high schools	93.6%		97	13^th of 378 public high schools	96.6%	11	44.9	50.1	46.9	$11,758	$943	$10,814
Midfield Area Vocational Department	Public	9-12	1600 High School Dr	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 923-2833																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about McAdory High School

What is the racial makeup of McAdory High School?

Students at McAdory High School are 63% African American, 19% Hispanic, 16% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend McAdory High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,259 students attended McAdory High School.

What schools feed into McAdory High School?

McAdory High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lipscomb Elementary School
Elementary : McAdory Elementary School
Elementary : McCalla Elementary School
Middle : McAdory Middle School

Is McAdory High School a good school?

McAdory High School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Alabama high schools.

What district is McAdory High School in?

Jefferson County

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