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Bob Jones High School

Public Grades 9-12

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 94% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Bob Jones High School is a public high school located in Madison, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,968 students. The school is part of the Madison City School District, which is ranked 11th out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bob Jones High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Alabama, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Bob Jones High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic assessments, with 45% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Summative Assessment/Mathematics, compared to 45.29% for the Madison City district and 23.71% for the state of Alabama. The school also maintains high graduation rates, with a 94.9% four-year graduation rate in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Bob Jones High School performs well across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, ranking highly within the state for these subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools, such as James Clemens High School (also in the Madison City district), Bob Jones High School generally outperforms in academic assessments and graduation rates. However, the nearby Huntsville City schools, like Virgil Grissom High School and Lee High School, lag behind Bob Jones High School in these metrics. The school's success can be attributed to factors such as its dedicated faculty, rigorous curriculum, and commitment to equity and inclusion.

2,048

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,356

Per pupil spending ?

25.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 Hughes Rd
Madison, AL 35758

(256) 772-2547

District: Madison City

Feeder schools for Bob Jones High School:

Elementary:	Horizon Elementary School
	MidTown Elementary School
	Rainbow Elementary School
Middle:	Discovery Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

African American:

22.9%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (49% vs 29% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Alabama high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Alabama avg29%

22^nd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Madison City

11^th of 135Madison 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	93.9	22 of 374	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	18 of 378	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	10 of 371	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	9 of 367	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	12 of 371	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	9 of 366	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	13 of 356	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	8 of 353	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	19 of 351	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	5 of 353	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	98.7	4 of 358	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	78.0	10 of 358	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	80.2	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.1	27 of 360	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	20 of 358	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.7	14 of 357	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.1	13 of 359	96.4%	★★★★★
2007	66.1	118 of 358	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	86.9	12 of 357	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	87.1	12 of 359	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	85.3	20 of 357	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	24 of 228	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	20 of 231	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	20 of 224	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	8 of 222	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	28 of 228	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	96.7	9 of 224	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	12 of 223	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	8 of 189	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	89.8	2 of 17	88.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 75	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	6 of 63	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	37 of 359	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	22 of 366	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	9 of 367	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	10 of 359	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	7 of 354	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	19 of 347	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	11 of 343	96.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	13 of 142	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	14 of 139	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	6 of 122	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	13 of 114	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.2	11 of 113	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	2 of 103	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	13 of 95	86.3%	★★★★☆
2017	91.9	7 of 93	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	76 of 367	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	56 of 375	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.0	22 of 349	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	8 of 361	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	65.7	94 of 361	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	32 of 358	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.6	67 of 349	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.7	35 of 315	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	12 of 363	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	18 of 368	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	17 of 358	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	11 of 366	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	13 of 366	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	10 of 357	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	7 of 350	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	99.3	4 of 339	98.8%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.5	3 of 24	87.5%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.2	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	12 of 66	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	15 of 56	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	14 of 45	68.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	96.9	2 of 24	91.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	21 of 194	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	34 of 198	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	36.3	109 of 182	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.0	27 of 169	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	56 of 196	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	17 of 171	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	5 of 160	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	4 of 83	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	17 of 325	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	20 of 325	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	13 of 317	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	14 of 326	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	13 of 319	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	13 of 313	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	9 of 300	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	8 of 230	96.5%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)82nd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)66th percentile-29 vs school

Native American (2025)47th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+21 vs state

English47%+17 vs state

Mathematics45%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

This school caters to star athletes and STEM scholars only. Would not recommend for any student who does not fall into one of those categories. 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
Bob Jones High School	Public	9-12	650 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2547	2,048	113	18.0	25.4%	1,096 (53.5%)	469 (22.9%)	183 (8.9%)	142 (6.9%)	14 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	143 (7.0%)	93.9	22^nd of 374 public high schools	94.1%		96.1	18^th of 378 public high schools	95.2%	4				45.0		53.6				47.0	$9,356	$610	$8,716
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
James Clemens High School	Public	9-12	11306 County Line Road	Madison	35756	Limestone County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 216-5313	2,159	121	17.8	23.3%	1,169 (54.1%)	418 (19.4%)	208 (9.6%)	221 (10.2%)	12 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	126 (5.8%)	95.1	16^th of 374 public high schools	95.7%		98.3	11^th of 378 public high schools	97.1%	5				45.6		53.0				51.0	$9,387	$717	$8,640
East Limestone High School	Public	6-12	15641 E Limestone Rd	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6660	1,216	63	19.2	34.0%	775 (63.7%)	261 (21.5%)	97 (8.0%)	26 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	52 (4.3%)	63.7	114^th of 374 public high schools	69.5%		63.3	111^th of 378 public high schools	70.6%	3	48.8	41.1	20.9	23.4	36.2	39.6	67.9	61.3	60.0	26.8	$7,987	$597	$7,375
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)
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Jones High School

What schools feed into Bob Jones High School?

Bob Jones High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Horizon Elementary School
Elementary : MidTown Elementary School
Elementary : Rainbow Elementary School
Middle : Discovery Middle School

What district is Bob Jones High School in?

Madison City

What is the racial makeup of Bob Jones High School?

Students at Bob Jones High School are 54% White, 23% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

How many students attend Bob Jones High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,048 students attended Bob Jones High School.

Is Bob Jones High School a good school?

Yes. Bob Jones High School ranks in the top 5.9% of Alabama high schools.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025

2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

2016–17 through 2018–19 dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 7, 2024

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.

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