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Lee High School

Q: Is Lee High School a good school?

Lee High School ranks 246 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Lee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 877 students attended Lee High School.

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

Students at Lee High School are 66% African American, 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Lee High School?

Lee High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School Elementary : Montview Elementary School Middle : Chapman Middle School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 36% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Lee High School is a public high school in Huntsville, AL, serving 877 students in grades 9-12 within the Huntsville City district, where about 60% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Lee High School tells a story of two very different strengths. On standardized tests, the school faces significant challenges—for example, only about 10% of 11th graders were proficient in math, compared to roughly 27% statewide. This places Lee in the lower half of Alabama high schools overall. However, the school shines in areas that matter deeply for student success. Its graduation rate of 95.5% exceeds both the district (94.5%) and state (91.5%) averages, and it's higher than nearby Virgil Grissom High School (91.4%) and Columbia High School (90.6%). Even more impressive, chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 21.5% in 2021-2022 to just 7.4%—far better than the state average of 12% and lower than several higher-ranked schools in the area. This suggests a school culture that keeps students engaged and coming to class.

Lee also shows notable success with specific student groups, ranking in the 75th percentile for White students and 68th percentile for African American students—strong results that don't show up in the overall ranking. The school has been on an upward trajectory, with graduation rates climbing every year since 2021 and chronic absenteeism dropping dramatically. Interestingly, Lee shares its campus with New Century Technology High School, a magnet school ranked 2nd in the state, creating a unique dynamic where two very different educational models operate side by side. While Lee's academic proficiency remains its biggest hurdle, its exceptional graduation and attendance outcomes suggest a school building a strong foundation for future gains.

877

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,104

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2500 Meridian Street
Huntsville, AL 35811-1892

(256) 428-8150

District: Huntsville City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.7%

White:

16.3%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 32% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg39%

Alabama avg32%

246^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Huntsville City

78^th of 140Huntsville 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
2026	36.3	246 of 386	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	207 of 374	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	278 of 378	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	241 of 371	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	266 of 367	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	291 of 371	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	275 of 366	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	308 of 356	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	310 of 353	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	314 of 351	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	275 of 353	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.3	255 of 358	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	328 of 358	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	333 of 358	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	43.6	246 of 360	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.1	266 of 358	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.2	267 of 357	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	244 of 359	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.1	194 of 358	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.9	221 of 357	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.1	141 of 359	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.4	152 of 357	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	75 of 238	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	69 of 228	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	36.2	137 of 231	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	110 of 224	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.7	183 of 222	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	140 of 228	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	116 of 224	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	162 of 223	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	160 of 189	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	80 of 90	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	249 of 377	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	159 of 359	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	268 of 366	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	222 of 358	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	248 of 367	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	240 of 359	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	269 of 354	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	302 of 347	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	282 of 343	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	7.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	60 of 142	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	12.7	135 of 139	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	96 of 122	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	86 of 114	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	36 of 103	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	62 of 95	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.3	35 of 93	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	221 of 383	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	220 of 367	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	299 of 375	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	244 of 349	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	296 of 361	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	304 of 361	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	260 of 358	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	237 of 380	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	250 of 363	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	267 of 368	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	243 of 358	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	269 of 366	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	345 of 366	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	280 of 357	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	297 of 350	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	78 of 123	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.9	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.4	41 of 43	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	151 of 197	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.8	85 of 194	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	73 of 198	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.2	15 of 182	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	63.8	49 of 169	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.8	73 of 196	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	123 of 171	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	72 of 160	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	26.3	69 of 83	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	79 of 320	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	90 of 325	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	123 of 325	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	118 of 317	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	111 of 326	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	130 of 319	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	151 of 313	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.1	251 of 300	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	210 of 230	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)75th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile-25 vs school

Foster Care (2018)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English32%~ state avg

Science23%-13 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	36.3	246^th of 386 public high schools	36.3%		40.9	207^th of 374 public high schools	44.7%	39				10.1		22.9				32.2	$16,104	$2,938	$13,162
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%)	100	3^rd of 386 public high schools	99.2%		99.8	4^th of 374 public high schools	98.9%	1				75.3		82.7				90.1	$10,431	$543	$9,886
Huntsville Center For Technology	Public	9-12	2603 Memorial Parkway NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7810				—															(n/a)
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%)	94	19^th of 386 public high schools	95.1%		90.7	30^th of 374 public high schools	92.0%	11				45.8		52.1				65.4	$9,841	$775	$9,063
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%)	28.4	276^th of 386 public high schools	28.5%		12.9	343^rd of 374 public high schools	8.3%	67				14.6		19.3				21.3	$15,419	$3,378	$12,038
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%)	25.4	285^th of 386 public high schools	26.2%		62.7	120^th of 374 public high schools	67.9%	165	27.8	28.6	13.8	6.9	55.2	23.5	72.2	85.0	51.7	20.0	$6,140	$109	$6,024
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)
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%)	21.3	311^th of 386 public high schools	19.4%		18.6	303^rd of 374 public high schools	19.0%	8				7.2		16.3				20.5	$12,290	$2,594	$9,693
Virgil Grissom High School	Public	9-12	1001 Haysland Road	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8000	1,847	100	18.5	35.0%	955 (51.7%)	321 (17.4%)	385 (20.8%)	57 (3.1%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (6.5%)	86.1	38^th of 386 public high schools	90.2%		74.5	85^th of 374 public high schools	77.3%	47				37.9		46.4				51.7	$9,392	$831	$8,557
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%)	76.8	76^th of 386 public high schools	80.3%		95.9	12^th of 374 public high schools	96.8%	64				39.3		42.7				36.8	$14,452	$2,122	$12,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee High School

What is the racial makeup of Lee High School?

Students at Lee High School are 66% African American, 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 877 students attended Lee High School.

What schools feed into Lee High School?

Lee High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
Elementary : Montview Elementary School
Middle : Chapman Middle School

Is Lee High School a good school?

Lee High School ranks 246^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lee High School in?

Huntsville City

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