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Madison County Elementary School

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Madison County Elementary School ranks 239 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Madison County Elementary School is a public school in Gurley, Alabama, serving 408 students in grades PK-8 as part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 28 out of 135 districts in the state.

Academically, the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, dropping from 161 out of 691 Alabama elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 392 out of 692 in 2020-2021, though it has since improved to 239 out of 680 in 2024-2025. Its performance on standardized tests is mixed compared to the district and state averages, with strengths in 8th-grade English but weaknesses in 3rd-grade math. The school also faces challenges with higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates and a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, with 60.54% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, Riverton Elementary School outperforms Madison County Elementary in 3rd-grade math and English proficiency, but the school performs better than many in the Huntsville City School District, which has lower overall performance. Additionally, Madison County Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than its Huntsville City counterparts, which could be leveraged to improve student outcomes.

421

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,032

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

173 Wood St
Gurley, AL 35748

(256) 851-3290

District: Madison County

Students who attend Madison County Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Madison County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Two or more races:

7.6%

American Indian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (52% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (19% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

Alabama avg47%

Elementary school

239^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

126^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Madison County

28^th of 135Madison 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	239 of 680	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	299 of 684	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	378 of 680	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	359 of 687	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	392 of 692	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	347 of 681	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.6	232 of 680	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.8	241 of 688	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.1	161 of 691	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	57.1	263 of 691	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.7	212 of 695	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.4	245 of 696	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	237 of 696	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.1	297 of 709	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.2	378 of 704	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.3	190 of 696	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	60.6	273 of 698	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.6	312 of 698	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.7	324 of 689	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.7	372 of 688	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.0	302 of 623	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	301 of 649	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	259 of 650	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	356 of 645	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	334 of 656	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	401 of 656	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	234 of 646	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	128 of 640	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	62.0	219 of 639	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	266 of 660	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	354 of 670	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	385 of 623	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	385 of 651	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	405 of 653	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	302 of 649	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	221 of 651	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	265 of 567	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	229 of 651	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	359 of 655	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	346 of 649	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	283 of 669	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	349 of 669	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	413 of 650	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	348 of 650	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.1	258 of 639	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	177 of 403	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	203 of 345	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	311 of 398	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	252 of 532	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	322 of 535	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	410 of 528	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	348 of 540	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	416 of 539	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	352 of 529	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	254 of 508	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	126 of 439	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.0	221 of 442	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	211 of 437	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	166 of 432	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	134 of 440	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.2	44 of 437	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	85 of 423	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	65.7	124 of 432	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	66.7	112 of 432	74.1%	★★★★☆
2015	54.3	176 of 430	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.9	162 of 438	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.2	103 of 436	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	56 of 436	87.2%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	103 of 435	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	58.9	184 of 435	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.2	68 of 425	84.0%	★★★★☆
2008	59.1	152 of 417	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.1	128 of 412	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	136 of 409	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	78.5	55 of 415	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	73.6	84 of 407	79.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	138 of 415	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	184 of 426	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	155 of 417	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	139 of 423	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	112 of 415	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	59 of 399	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	117 of 392	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	47.5	204 of 380	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	174 of 428	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	301 of 437	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	313 of 410	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.9	176 of 421	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	166 of 415	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.9	22 of 396	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	68.9	101 of 396	74.5%	★★★★☆
2017	51.2	156 of 349	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	121 of 422	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	40.4	249 of 428	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	263 of 419	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	202 of 427	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	142 of 418	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.2	53 of 399	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	61 of 397	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	57 of 380	85.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	91 of 271	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	138 of 274	49.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	146 of 377	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.9	238 of 373	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	210 of 370	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	174 of 376	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	151 of 369	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	59 of 343	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.7	115 of 331	65.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English67%+7 vs state

Science47%+5 vs state

Mathematics39%+4 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 Wood St	Gurley	35748	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3290	421	27	15.6	55.8%	314 (74.6%)	25 (5.9%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	64	239^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.9%		56.6	299^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.3%	60	39.6	41.7	52.3	52.9	28.0	18.6	52.8	41.9	73.6	69.4	75.0	44.1	70.0	69.8	$13,032	$2,679	$10,316
Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	990 Ryland Pike	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4670	610	34	18.0	36.2%	406 (66.6%)	69 (11.3%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	72.4	171^st of 680 public elementary schools	74.9%		64	230^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.4%	59	58.3	68.9	40.9	50.0	27.0	44.1	55.7	50.0	71.7	65.6	64.8	73.6	51.4	64.7	$8,274	$640	$7,595
Hampton Cove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	261 Old 431 Hwy	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7180	711	39	18.1	6.8%	577 (81.2%)	24 (3.4%)	49 (6.9%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	95.3	14^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.9%		93.6	32^nd of 684 public elementary schools	95.3%	18	87.7	66.9	75.0				76.0		93.9	90.8	91.4				$8,275	$715	$7,559
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Taylor Road	Big Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7150	935	54	17.4	12.9%	725 (77.5%)	42 (4.5%)	67 (7.2%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.2%)	86.6	75^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.7	79^th of 684 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	61.5	65.1	58.4				64.7		79.5	79.3	93.4				$6,660	$469	$6,189
Mt Carmel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	335 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4660	638	39	16.2	32.4%	366 (57.4%)	108 (16.9%)	82 (12.9%)	7 (1.1%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.9%)								(n/a)	58.5								76.9						$10,222	$791	$9,395
Owens Cross Roads School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Wilson Mann Road	Owens Cross Roads	35763	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3240	338	18	18.7	47.3%	239 (70.7%)	34 (10.1%)	22 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	72	176^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.2	170^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.1%	6	57.9	55.4					53.9		73.7	63.1					$10,823	$2,321	$8,465
Monte Sano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1107 Monte Sano Blvd SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7300	263	17	15.7	9.9%	217 (82.5%)	21 (8.0%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	94.3	19^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.2%		97	11^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.4%	8	69.2	77.8	75.9	79.3			77.8		87.2	83.3	89.7	89.7			$10,022	$862	$9,158
Jones Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4908 Garth Rd SE	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7220	471	27	17.3	26.8%	273 (58.0%)	111 (23.6%)	48 (10.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	81.6	101^st of 680 public elementary schools	85.1%		78	138^th of 684 public elementary schools	79.8%	37	55.2	74.2	48.5	51.2			75.8		64.9	84.9	88.2	72.1			$9,469	$884	$8,583
Riverton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2615 Winchester Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4650	596	33	18.2	29.0%	400 (67.1%)	84 (14.1%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.4%)								(n/a)	62.2								81.5						$9,761	$692	$9,031
Weatherly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Cannstatt Drive SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7460	472	30	15.7	28.6%	292 (61.9%)	75 (15.9%)	52 (11.0%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	69.5	197^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.0%		70.4	185^th of 684 public elementary schools	73.0%	12	47.9	58.6	33.9				57.1		71.8	72.9	76.9				$9,510	$870	$8,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison County Elementary School

How many students attend Madison County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Madison County Elementary School.

What district is Madison County Elementary School in?

Madison County

What schools do graduates of Madison County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Madison County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Madison County High School

What is the racial makeup of Madison County Elementary School?

Students at Madison County Elementary School are 75% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic.

Is Madison County Elementary School a good school?

Madison County Elementary School ranks 239^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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