Madison County

Summary:

The Madison County school district in Alabama consists of 28 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 6 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from diverse backgrounds.

The district boasts several standout schools, such as Buckhorn High School, ranked 23rd out of 374 Alabama high schools, and Madison County High School, ranked 12th. These schools excel academically, with strong test scores and 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Monrovia Elementary School stands out, ranking 49th out of 680 Alabama elementary schools with exceptional test scores.

While the district as a whole performs well, with a high graduation rate and generally better-than-average test scores, there are areas for improvement. The chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% across all schools is a concern, and there is a noticeable gap in performance between the top-performing schools and some of the lower-performing ones. Ensuring equity and support for all schools, regardless of their socioeconomic makeup, will be crucial for the district's continued success.

District Detail

1275F Jordan Rd Bldg B
Huntsville, AL 35811

(256) 852-2557

SchoolDigger Rank:
28^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 20,691

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 2

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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 Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hazel Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14250 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4540	963	51	19.0	49.4%	618 (64.2%)	137 (14.2%)	84 (8.7%)	4 (0.4%)	36 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (8.5%)	62.3	253^rd of 680 public elementary schools	62.8%		58.6	282^nd of 684 public elementary schools	58.8%	29	39.0	47.1	38.2					58.6			68.3	69.3	70.8					$10,801	$1,791	$8,973
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
Monrovia Middle School	Public	6-8	1216 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4580	988	47	21.0	31.8%	473 (47.9%)	302 (30.6%)	93 (9.4%)	20 (2.0%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	64 (6.5%)	75.8	81^st of 439 public middle schools	81.5%		78.9	68^th of 442 public middle schools	84.6%	13				38.8	29.3	28.9			51.6					70.6	75.7	70.9		$8,013	$687	$7,287
New Hope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5300 Main Dr	New Hope	35760	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3260	534	32	16.6	47.2%	409 (76.6%)	19 (3.6%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	69	206^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.7%		65.4	220^th of 684 public elementary schools	67.8%	14	63.9	47.3	40.9	53.8				47.3			73.8	61.8	63.6	77.1				$9,040	$1,773	$7,230
Harvest School	Public	PK, KG-5	8845 Wall Triana Highway	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4590	663	34	19.7	53.1%	204 (30.8%)	292 (44.0%)	94 (14.2%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.0%)	35.7	449^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.0%		34.2	468^th of 684 public elementary schools	31.6%	19	34.6	31.5	31.1					31.5			57.3	54.6	55.8					$9,888	$1,879	$7,971
Hazel Green High School	Public	9-12	14380 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3220	1,454	74	19.6	40.7%	798 (54.9%)	374 (25.7%)	121 (8.3%)	15 (1.0%)	68 (4.7%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.2%)	81.6	56^th of 374 public high schools	85.0%		81.8	51^st of 378 public high schools	86.5%	5							24.9			48.2							45.9	$9,090	$852	$8,199
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
Madison Cross Roads Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11548 Pulaski Pike	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4600	841	55	15.2	58.0%	391 (46.5%)	226 (26.9%)	119 (14.1%)	6 (0.7%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.8%)	52	340^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.0%		45.3	389^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.1%	49	38.2	44.4	33.6					43.6			65.3	59.7	67.9					$9,117	$1,716	$7,364
Monrovia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Jeff Rd	Huntsville	35806	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4570	600	35	17.1	30.5%	255 (42.5%)	231 (38.5%)	44 (7.3%)	11 (1.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.8%)	89.7	49^th of 680 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.9	54^th of 684 public elementary schools	92.1%	5	77.3	69.1	63.4					66.0			88.6	83.5	78.6					$9,592	$742	$8,811
New Hope High School	Public	7-12	5216 Main Dr	New Hope	35760	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3280	598	36	16.5	48.3%	413 (69.1%)	47 (7.9%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	77 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	80.3	57^th of 374 public high schools	84.8%		58.5	130^th of 378 public high schools	65.6%	73					31.9	34.4	30.0		50.0	41.3					72.6	66.7	41.8	$12,045	$1,607	$10,399
New Market School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 College St	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3250	426	26	16.4	44.4%	268 (62.9%)	43 (10.1%)	27 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	80.7	113^th of 680 public elementary schools	83.4%		73.4	169^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.3%	56	54.7	58.9	56.4	48.1				57.1			78.9	78.6	78.2	76.9				$10,724	$1,838	$8,850
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
Sparkman High School	Public	9-12	2616 Jeff Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 837-0331	1,770	88	20.1	36.6%	777 (43.9%)	632 (35.7%)	175 (9.9%)	33 (1.9%)	54 (3.1%)	7 (0.4%)	92 (5.2%)	88.4	37^th of 374 public high schools	90.1%		71.6	79^th of 378 public high schools	79.1%	42							31.4			50.3							50.0	$8,030	$650	$7,341
Walnut Grove School	Public	PK, KG-6	1961 Joe Quick Rd	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4690	303	19	15.7	53.1%	231 (76.2%)	16 (5.3%)	18 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.9%)	60.1	279^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.0%		68.6	199^th of 684 public elementary schools	70.9%	80	56.8	44.7	41.7	38.6				39.5			75.0	60.5	75.0	47.7				$12,572	$2,263	$10,273
Madison County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	1-12	1275 Jordan Rd	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 859-1148																			(n/a)
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)
Meridianville Middle School	Public	6-8	12975 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4550	1,100	51	21.5	45.2%	521 (47.4%)	344 (31.3%)	103 (9.4%)	10 (0.9%)	47 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.7%)	65.5	119^th of 439 public middle schools	72.9%		66.1	120^th of 442 public middle schools	72.9%	1				33.6	26.4	31.9			45.1					62.3	60.6	63.5		$8,857	$826	$7,993
Sparkman Middle School	Public	6-8	2697 Carters Gin Rd	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4610	723	40	18.0	59.3%	257 (35.5%)	283 (39.1%)	92 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.7%)	44.7	246^th of 439 public middle schools	44.0%		49.4	208^th of 442 public middle schools	52.9%	38				23.8	9.6	17.2			48.1					46.7	51.1	59.7		$8,275	$1,782	$6,454
Endeavor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1997 Old Railroad Bed Rd	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4620	760	42	18.3	37.9%	365 (48.0%)	205 (27.0%)	81 (10.7%)	9 (1.2%)	20 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	77 (10.1%)	76	147^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.4%		75.6	155^th of 684 public elementary schools	77.3%	8	63.8	49.6	41.3					59.8			85.0	69.2	77.6					$9,408	$631	$8,740
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
Buckhorn High School	Public	9-12	4123 Winchester Rd	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3300	1,320	69	19.0	32.2%	755 (57.2%)	294 (22.3%)	100 (7.6%)	23 (1.7%)	82 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (4.9%)	93.2	23^rd of 374 public high schools	93.9%		88.8	37^th of 378 public high schools	90.2%	14							38.4			50.5							55.5	$8,921	$849	$8,033
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
Lynn Fanning Elementary School	Public	K-2	8861 Moores Mill Rd	Meridianville	35759	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4680	618	36	17.1	39.0%	277 (44.8%)	219 (35.4%)	53 (8.6%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.6%)								(n/a)																		$10,019	$683	$9,296
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Pine Grove Road	Madison	35757	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4630	594	34	17.4	29.3%	319 (53.7%)	145 (24.4%)	58 (9.8%)	9 (1.5%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.4%)	85.1	84^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.6%		82.4	103^rd of 684 public elementary schools	84.9%	19	82.2	53.3	62.4					57.1			87.8	79.1	77.6					$8,196	$585	$7,573
Sparkman Ninth Grade School	Public, Alternative	9	2680 Jeff Road	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4560	621	35	17.8	43.2%	258 (41.5%)	228 (36.7%)	74 (11.9%)	5 (0.8%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$8,435	$905	$7,489
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
Buckhorn Middle School	Public	7-8	4185 Winchester Road	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3230	701	34	20.5	34.4%	393 (56.1%)	168 (24.0%)	53 (7.6%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	70.3	99^th of 439 public middle schools	77.4%		69.2	106^th of 442 public middle schools	76.0%	7					30.9	26.1			45.6						64.8	66.2		$8,221	$734	$7,448
Riverton Intermediate School	Public	4-6	399 Homer Nance Road	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4640	872	41	21.1	32.5%	524 (60.1%)	168 (19.3%)	55 (6.3%)	12 (1.4%)	46 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)								(n/a)		64.2	56.5	62.2				57.8				77.1	78.3	77.6				$7,840	$714	$7,086
Moores Mill Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1210 Walker Lane	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4700	675	30	22.5	41.0%	290 (43.0%)	245 (36.3%)	59 (8.7%)	9 (1.3%)	25 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	72.8	168^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.3%		80.8	116^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.0%	52	42.0	57.5	59.0					55.4			69.8	71.7	79.4					$8,434	$1,734	$6,661
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntsville City	10.25 mi	46	79^th
Limestone County	14.52 mi	16	75^th
Alabama Inst Deaf And Blind	14.7 mi	5
Madison City	15.67 mi	13	11^th
Athens City	23.11 mi	9

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.