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James Clemens High School

Public Grades 9-12

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 96% of Alabama high schools

Summary

James Clemens High School is a public high school in Madison City, Alabama, serving 2,121 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance across various student subgroups.

James Clemens High School outperforms the state and district averages in academic assessments, with 45.58% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in 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 4-year graduation rate of 90.0% in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, James Clemens High School performs exceptionally well across student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Bob Jones High School, James Clemens High School stands out as a top-performing institution, outperforming its peers in several academic metrics. The school's spending per student, at $9,387 in the 2018-2019 school year, is on par with the spending at Bob Jones High School and slightly higher than the state average, suggesting that the school is able to provide a high-quality education without necessarily having the highest per-student spending.

2,159

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,387

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11306 County Line Road
Madison, AL 35756

(256) 216-5313

District: Madison City

Feeder schools for James Clemens High School:

Elementary:	Columbia Elementary School
	Heritage Elementary School
	Madison Elementary School
	Mill Creek Elementary School
Middle:	Liberty Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.1%

African American:

19.4%

Asian:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (50% vs 29% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Alabama high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Alabama avg29%

16^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	95.1	16 of 374	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	11 of 378	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	8 of 371	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	7 of 367	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	9 of 371	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	7 of 366	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	16 of 356	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	7 of 353	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.0	23 of 351	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	97.4	10 of 353	97.2%	★★★★★
2014	97.3	11 of 358	96.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	27 of 228	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	95.8	8 of 231	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	10 of 224	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	16 of 222	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	14 of 228	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	8 of 224	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	8 of 223	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	5 of 189	97.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	57.2	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	3 of 16	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.4	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	3 of 75	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	4 of 63	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	2 of 43	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	2 of 39	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	13 of 359	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	9 of 366	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	14 of 358	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	8 of 367	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.1	9 of 359	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	6 of 354	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	12 of 347	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.3	7 of 343	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	5 of 142	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	10 of 139	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	9 of 122	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	3 of 114	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	4 of 113	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	12 of 103	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	8 of 95	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	5 of 93	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	46 of 367	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	34 of 375	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	21 of 349	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	62.9	105 of 361	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	58 of 361	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	20 of 358	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	61 of 349	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	26 of 315	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	26 of 363	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	13 of 368	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	8 of 358	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	7 of 366	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	9 of 366	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	5 of 357	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	16 of 350	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.9	6 of 339	98.2%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	2 of 24	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	6 of 27	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	24 of 66	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.5	5 of 56	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	8 of 40	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.0	10 of 37	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	97.1	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	97.4	1 of 19	94.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	75.1	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	7 of 194	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	6 of 198	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	16 of 182	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	8 of 169	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	12 of 196	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	4 of 171	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	74.9	28 of 160	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	67.1	15 of 83	81.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	11 of 325	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	21 of 325	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	14 of 317	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	12 of 326	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	11 of 319	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	6 of 313	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	19 of 300	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	9 of 230	96.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)79th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-23 vs school

Native American (2021)70th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)64th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science53%+21 vs state

English51%+21 vs state

Mathematics46%+22 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 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
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
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
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
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
Tanner High School	Public	6-12	12060 Sommers Rd	Tanner	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6682	410	25	16.7	78.8%	118 (28.8%)	101 (24.6%)	153 (37.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	23.2	281^st of 374 public high schools	24.9%		11	357^th of 378 public high schools	5.6%	76	19.3	10.3	10.6	10.5	29.8	15.8	31.0	41.1	36.2	12.5	$13,280	$2,451	$10,814
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)
Limestone County Area Vocational Technology	Public	10-12	505 E Sanderfer Rd	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6463																			(n/a)
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
Athens High School	Public	9-12	655 Hwy 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6613	1,278	75	16.9	53.4%	645 (50.5%)	211 (16.5%)	309 (24.2%)	22 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (6.5%)	80.1	60^th of 374 public high schools	84.0%		85.7	42^nd of 378 public high schools	88.9%	18				30.6		37.9				45.3	$13,356	$1,006	$12,338

Frequently Asked Questions about James Clemens High School

How many students attend James Clemens High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,159 students attended James Clemens High School.

What is the racial makeup of James Clemens High School?

Students at James Clemens High School are 54% White, 19% African American, 10% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is James Clemens High School a good school?

Yes! James Clemens High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 374 Alabama high schools.

What district is James Clemens High School in?

Madison City

What schools feed into James Clemens High School?

James Clemens High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Columbia Elementary School
Elementary : Heritage Elementary School
Elementary : Madison Elementary School
Elementary : Mill Creek Elementary School
Middle : Liberty Middle School

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