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Clements High School

Q: Is Clements High School a good school?

Clements High School ranks 124 th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 67% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Clements High School in Athens, AL, is a combined middle and high school serving grades 6-12 with about 525 students in the Limestone County district, where roughly two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Clements is a school on the rise. After a few challenging years, it jumped from the 30th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 67th percentile in 2025-2026—a remarkable 93-position improvement in a single year. In fact, it now ranks as the top high school in Limestone County, ahead of West Limestone High School, Elkmont High School, and Tanner High School. What makes this especially noteworthy is that Clements achieves these results while serving a much higher percentage of low-income students than nearby schools like Lauderdale County High School or Lexington High School, which have far fewer students on free lunch yet rank similarly. The school's work with economically disadvantaged students is particularly strong—it earned a 4-star rating and ranked in the 85th percentile statewide for this group in 2025-2026.

Academically, Clements shines in math and science at the 11th grade level, with math proficiency more than double the district average and science proficiency nearly double it. However, English Language Arts remains a challenge, with 11th grade proficiency well below the state average. The biggest concern is attendance: 21.8% of students are chronically absent, nearly triple the district rate. The graduation rate of 89.4% is improving but still trails the state average. While the school's ranking has been volatile over the years, the current upward trend suggests effective strategies are taking hold—and addressing attendance could unlock even greater gains.

525

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,816

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7730 Highway 72 W
Athens, AL 35611

(256) 729-6564

District: Limestone County

Feeder schools for Clements High School:

Elementary:

Blue Springs Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

18.7%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Alabama median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 12% Alabama)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

Alabama avg41%

Middle school

270^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

124^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Limestone County

80^th of 139Limestone 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	270 of 443	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	298 of 439	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	277 of 442	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	234 of 437	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	239 of 432	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	294 of 440	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	212 of 437	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	134 of 423	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	219 of 432	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.1	191 of 432	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.7	269 of 430	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.8	232 of 436	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.4	312 of 436	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.9	261 of 435	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.6	230 of 435	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.7	177 of 425	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	147 of 417	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	110 of 412	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	60.2	145 of 409	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.2	90 of 415	78.3%	★★★★☆
2004	66.5	115 of 407	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	148 of 259	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	71 of 103	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	112 of 117	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	290 of 422	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	281 of 415	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	282 of 426	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	263 of 417	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	301 of 423	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	317 of 415	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	211 of 399	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	184 of 392	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.2	171 of 380	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	148 of 173	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	101 of 164	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	110 of 166	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	54 of 157	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.5	110 of 154	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	232 of 432	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	285 of 428	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	273 of 437	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	159 of 410	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	270 of 421	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	278 of 415	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	200 of 396	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	127 of 396	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	190 of 349	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	230 of 421	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	287 of 422	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	247 of 428	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	190 of 419	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	163 of 427	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	249 of 418	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	182 of 399	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	88 of 397	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	39.6	232 of 380	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	89 of 145	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	135 of 266	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	137 of 271	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	139 of 281	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	159 of 281	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	138 of 256	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	251 of 274	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	80 of 254	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	273 of 355	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	292 of 377	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	297 of 373	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	258 of 370	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	272 of 376	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	307 of 369	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	222 of 343	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	134 of 331	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.6	168 of 247	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	124 of 380	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.8	217 of 374	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	263 of 378	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	234 of 371	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	107 of 367	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	27.9	270 of 371	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.4	104 of 366	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	47 of 356	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	57.3	120 of 353	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	154 of 351	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.2	231 of 353	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.3	147 of 358	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	114 of 358	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.4	250 of 358	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.1	234 of 360	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	74.2	61 of 358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	113 of 357	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.7	121 of 359	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	124 of 358	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.9	204 of 357	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	45.8	229 of 359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.4	186 of 357	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	158 of 372	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.5	228 of 359	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	249 of 366	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	271 of 358	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	259 of 367	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	261 of 359	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	139 of 354	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.7	46 of 347	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	59.9	112 of 343	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	41 of 142	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	17.9	124 of 139	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	111 of 113	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	56 of 377	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	38.0	215 of 367	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	271 of 375	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	332 of 349	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	68.7	82 of 361	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	32.6	240 of 361	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.4	105 of 358	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	29 of 349	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	54.0	117 of 315	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	110 of 375	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	40.7	205 of 363	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	250 of 368	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	183 of 358	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	85.8	42 of 366	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	29.3	255 of 366	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.8	68 of 357	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	70 of 350	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	48.8	154 of 339	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	99 of 122	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	80 of 197	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.6	10 of 182	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.1	27 of 196	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	135 of 316	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.2	213 of 325	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	278 of 325	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	226 of 317	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.5	141 of 326	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.7	270 of 319	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	115 of 313	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.2	54 of 300	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	38.1	133 of 230	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)19th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English42%-9 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

Mathematics25%-4 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Monday, April 5, 2010

I am an alumnus from Clements High School, and now attending University of Alabama in Huntsville. I moved to Clements in the 10th grade, and was in the Advanced Diploma program at Clements.

Clements is a high school ran by crowd favorites rather than qualified individuals. The administration allows the faculty to run wild. The majority of the high school faculty do NOT teach. Half of my classes, my classmates and I sat in our seats playing with cell phones and talking. The teachers that have tenure let the students do what they want for the class period. The teachers are required to take a grade every week and put it in the grade book. Every week, our only grade was if we brought our text book to class. That is going on in the classroom of a teacher that has his MA in Education, so much for American History. My senior English course was a joke. The teacher was to teach us how to write a research paper. He assigned a research paper due in 4 months. 2 pages minimum! When he got them back, he told us the majority were horrible and we were going to forget this happened. He scaled the grades from Fs and Ds to As and Bs, and said that was a waste of time and we won't spend anytime on something so bad. This teacher received his MA in Education as well.

Many more teachers are doing this same thing across the curriculum. Something must be done, but until there is a complete overhaul in administration and faculty, the problem will persist and only get worse. Close Quote

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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 (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 (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
Clements High School	Public	6-12	7730 Highway 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 729-6564	525	32	16.6	65.7%	369 (70.3%)	43 (8.2%)	98 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	60	124^th of 380 public high schools	67.4%		37.8	217^th of 374 public high schools	42.0%	93	26.7	20.6	20.8	30.3	37.5	42.4	48.0	59.4	38.9	23.1	$11,816	$1,231	$10,569
Lauderdale County High School	Public	7-12	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 247-3414	542	32	17.2	33.2%	487 (89.9%)	26 (4.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	73	85^th of 380 public high schools	77.6%		91.9	27^th of 374 public high schools	92.8%	58		25.0	18.3	34.4	67.6	36.5		68.3	49.3	42.7	$9,610	$1,289	$8,316
West Limestone High School	Public	6-12	10945 School House Rd	Lester	35647	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6687	736	40	18.4	57.3%	548 (74.5%)	21 (2.9%)	132 (17.9%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.1%)	52.3	165^th of 380 public high schools	56.6%		55.2	153^rd of 374 public high schools	59.1%	12	26.7	43.9	31.2	22.6	52.7	33.9	57.8	69.8	62.0	29.5	$9,601	$1,126	$8,459
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)
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%)	16.5	332^nd of 380 public high schools	12.6%		23.2	281^st of 374 public high schools	24.9%	51	18.6	7.7	12.5	8.7	41.1	15.9	23.3	32.7	50.0	11.8	$13,280	$2,451	$10,814
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%)	65.3	106^th of 380 public high schools	72.1%		80.1	60^th of 374 public high schools	84.0%	46				25.6		36.4				40.7	$13,356	$1,006	$12,338
Elkmont High School	Public	6-12	25630 Evans Ave	Elkmont	35620	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 732-4291	597	37	16.1	64.8%	423 (70.9%)	17 (2.8%)	136 (22.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	28.7	271^st of 380 public high schools	28.7%		35.8	223^rd of 374 public high schools	40.4%	48	23.3	28.1	19.7	14.5	56.3	18.1	48.0	59.4	58.6	23.2	$9,190	$1,505	$7,670
Allen Thornton Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	7275 Highway 72	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	No	(256) 757-2101																			(n/a)
Lexington High School	Public	7-12	101 School St	Lexington	35648	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 229-6622	379	22	17.6	35.1%	363 (95.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	71.5	94^th of 380 public high schools	75.3%		95.3	14^th of 374 public high schools	96.3%	80		28.8	38.7	35.0	71.0	38.3		53.3	74.2	37.5	$9,817	$1,006	$8,805
West Morgan High School	Public	9-12	261 S Greenway Dr	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	476	26	18.4	66.8%	240 (50.4%)	28 (5.9%)	196 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	59	132^nd of 380 public high schools	65.3%		24.7	271^st of 374 public high schools	27.5%	139				29.9		41.7				22.8	$10,963	$1,602	$9,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Clements High School

What schools feed into Clements High School?

Clements High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue Springs Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Clements High School?

Students at Clements High School are 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Clements High School a good school?

Clements High School ranks 124^th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clements High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Clements High School.

What district is Clements High School in?

Limestone County

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2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025

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

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.