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Madison County High School

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Madison County High School ranks 75 th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 80% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Madison County High School in Gurley, AL, is a mid-sized public school serving 451 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-rated Madison County district, which ranks in the top quartile of Alabama districts.

This school has a strong academic reputation, particularly in Mathematics, where 39.33% of 11th graders are proficient—well above both the district (30.87%) and state (27.21%) averages. Science scores are also solid at 42.7% proficiency. However, English proficiency (36.78%) lags notably behind the district average (44.4%), a gap that has persisted and widened recently. The school's overall state ranking has been volatile: it peaked at 12th in the state in 2024-2025 (5 stars) but dropped to 75th in 2025-2026 (4 stars), its lowest position in over a decade. The graduation rate remains strong at 94.0%, exceeding the state average, though chronic absenteeism is a concern at 19.5%—significantly higher than both the district (14.3%) and state (12.0%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Madison County holds its own in Math against Buckhorn High School (39.33% vs. 37.91% proficiency) but trails in English (36.78% vs. 49.51%). Huntsville High School outperforms Madison County across all subjects, especially English (65.36% proficiency), and has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (9.3%). The school spends $11,207 per student—more than Buckhorn ($8,921) and Huntsville High ($7,531)—yet the recent decline in rankings, rising absenteeism, and a significant drop in performance for economically disadvantaged students (from 26th to 136th in state subgroup rankings) suggest the school is facing challenges that may require targeted attention to reverse the current trend.

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: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (40% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Alabama high schools

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

Alabama avg32%

75^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Madison County

34^th of 139Madison 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
2026	76.5	75 of 380	80.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	55.7	80 of 234	65.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	72.1	82 of 372	78.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	54.5	136 of 377	63.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	78.1	69 of 375	81.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	78.2	25 of 197	87.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	77.7	57 of 316	82.0%	★★★★☆
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

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

African American (2026)66th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science43%+7 vs state

Mathematics39%+12 vs state

English37%+3 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 (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
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%)	76.5	75^th of 380 public high schools	80.3%		95.9	12^th of 374 public high schools	96.8%	63				39.3		42.7				36.8	$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%)	25.1	284^th of 380 public high schools	25.3%		62.7	120^th of 374 public high schools	67.9%	164	27.8	28.6	13.8	6.9	55.2	23.5	72.2	85.0	51.7	20.0
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%)	36	245^th of 380 public high schools	35.5%		40.9	207^th of 374 public high schools	44.7%	38				10.1		22.9				32.2	$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%)	100	2^nd of 380 public high schools	99.5%		99.8	4^th of 374 public high schools	98.9%	2				75.3		82.7				90.1
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%)	93.9	18^th of 380 public high schools	95.3%		90.7	30^th of 374 public high schools	92.0%	12				45.8		52.1				65.4	$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%)	85.3	38^th of 380 public high schools	90.0%		93.2	23^rd of 374 public high schools	93.9%	15				37.9		46.7				49.5	$8,921	$849	$8,033
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)
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%)	85.9	37^th of 380 public high schools	90.3%		74.5	85^th of 374 public high schools	77.3%	48				37.9		46.4				51.7	$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%)	28.1	275^th of 380 public high schools	27.6%		12.9	343^rd of 374 public high schools	8.3%	68				14.6		19.3				21.3	$11,834	$2,162	$9,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison County High School

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

How many students attend Madison County High School?

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

Is Madison County High School a good school?

Madison County High School ranks 75^th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Madison County High School in?

Madison County

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.

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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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