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Madison County High School

Public Grades 9-12

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 97% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Madison County High School is a public high school in Gurley, Alabama, serving 464 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 28 out of 135 districts in the state and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Madison County High School is a standout institution, consistently ranking among the top high schools in Alabama. The school's academic performance is impressive, with 11th-grade students outperforming the state and county averages in mathematics, science, and English language arts. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 47.57% of 11th-grade students at Madison County High School were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 31.46% in the Madison County district and 23.71% statewide. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.2% to 94.0% over the past few years, consistently outperforming the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools in the Madison County district, such as New Hope High School and Buckhorn High School, Madison County High School's performance is generally stronger, particularly in academic assessments and student group rankings. However, the Madison County Virtual Academy has lower performance compared to Madison County High School, especially in mathematics and English language arts.

451

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,207

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

174 Brock Rd
Gurley, AL 35748

(256) 851-3270

District: Madison County

Feeder schools for Madison County High School:

Elementary:	Central School
	Madison County Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

American Indian:

9.3%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (51% vs 29% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Alabama high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg43%

Alabama avg29%

12^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Madison County

28^th of 135Madison 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	12 of 374	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	38 of 378	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	56 of 371	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	50 of 367	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	43 of 371	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	54 of 366	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	31 of 356	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.6	30 of 353	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	77.5	51 of 351	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	89.5	29 of 353	91.8%	★★★★★
2014	75.6	61 of 358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	63.1	102 of 358	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	61 of 358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	50.0	216 of 360	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.0	116 of 358	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.6	51 of 357	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	69.3	78 of 359	78.3%	★★★★☆
2007	59.3	156 of 358	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.1	145 of 357	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.2	149 of 359	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	70.6	79 of 357	77.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	98.0	5 of 224	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	6 of 223	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	3 of 189	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	17 of 359	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	29 of 366	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	45 of 358	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	55 of 367	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.3	42 of 359	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	25 of 354	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	43 of 347	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	44 of 343	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	95.1	7 of 139	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	26 of 367	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	69.3	84 of 375	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	97.8	5 of 349	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	21 of 361	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	39 of 361	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	37 of 358	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	93.0	15 of 349	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	73.7	50 of 315	84.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	16 of 363	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	51 of 368	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	78 of 358	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	59 of 366	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	58 of 366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	128 of 357	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.0	37 of 350	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	89.9	26 of 339	92.3%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	1 of 57	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	9 of 40	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	4 of 40	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2017	52.7	5 of 12	58.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	128 of 198	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	99.2	3 of 182	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	56.9	64 of 196	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	33 of 325	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	60 of 325	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	93 of 317	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	64 of 326	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	66 of 319	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	76 of 313	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	66 of 300	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.0	52 of 230	77.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Native American (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2023)98th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+23 vs state

English51%+21 vs state

Mathematics48%+24 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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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)
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%)	74.5	85^th of 374 public high schools	77.3%		86.6	41^st of 378 public high schools	89.2%	44				28.5		37.9				37.3	$7,893	$397	$7,494
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison County High School

What is the racial makeup of Madison County High School?

Students at Madison County High School are 70% White, 9% American Indian, 8% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Madison County High School?

Madison County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central School
Elementary : Madison County Elementary School

What district is Madison County High School in?

Madison County

Is Madison County High School a good school?

Yes! Madison County High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 374 Alabama high schools.

How many students attend Madison County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Madison County High School.

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