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Percy Julian High School

Public Grades 9-12

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Percy Julian High School is a comprehensive public high school in Montgomery, AL, serving 1,282 students in grades 9-12 within the Montgomery County school district, where about 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most pressing concern at Percy Julian is a severe attendance crisis. In the 2024-2025 school year, 55% of students were chronically absent—meaning they missed significant amounts of school. This rate is more than double the district average (25.2%) and over four times the state average (12.0%). For context, Park Crossing High School, just over 7 miles away, has a chronic absenteeism rate of only 11.5%. This attendance problem is closely tied to academics: only 3.39% of 11th graders are proficient in math, 5.51% in science, and 5.88% in English—dramatically below state averages of 27.21%, 36.17%, and 33.73%, respectively. The graduation rate has also declined from 83.1% in 2018-2019 to 71.2% currently, well below the state average of 91.5%.

There is a stark contrast with magnet schools in the same district. Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, located just 3.5 miles away, ranks #1 in the state with nearly 95% math proficiency and only 17.5% of students on free/reduced lunch. Even compared to demographically similar schools, Percy Julian underperforms—Carver Senior High School has a similar poverty rate but achieves 7.43% math proficiency and an 82.7% graduation rate. One bright spot: Percy Julian's English Language Learner students rank in the 39th percentile statewide, suggesting targeted programs can work. However, addressing the attendance crisis must be the top priority, as no academic strategy can succeed when more than half of students are regularly missing class.

1,282

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,471

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 Ann St
Montgomery, AL 36107-2599

(334) 269-3742

District: Montgomery County

Feeder schools for Percy Julian High School:

Elementary:	Chisholm Elementary School
	Dalraida Elementary School
	Flowers Elementary School
	Highland Avenue Elementary School
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	Highland Gardens Elementary School
	Morningview Elementary School
	Wares Ferry Elementary School
Middle:	Capitol Heights Middle School
	Goodwyn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.7%

Hispanic:

23.1%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (5% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (71% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg21%

Alabama avg32%

367^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8High Schools in the Montgomery County

113^th of 139Montgomery 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	8.0	367 of 380	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	345 of 374	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	336 of 378	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	333 of 371	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	339 of 367	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	333 of 371	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	332 of 366	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	321 of 356	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	334 of 353	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.3	321 of 351	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	320 of 353	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	326 of 358	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	36.2	308 of 358	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.5	319 of 358	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	270 of 360	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.8	204 of 358	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.0	325 of 357	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	29.5	302 of 359	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.8	317 of 358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.1	304 of 357	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.8	319 of 359	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.8	301 of 357	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	216 of 234	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	168 of 228	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	170 of 231	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	170 of 224	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	182 of 222	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	170 of 228	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	179 of 224	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	186 of 223	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	174 of 189	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	54 of 89	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	48 of 63	23.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	367 of 372	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	334 of 359	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	335 of 366	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	331 of 358	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	345 of 367	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	311 of 359	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	325 of 354	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	323 of 347	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	333 of 343	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	64 of 69	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	125 of 142	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	108 of 139	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	98 of 122	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	85 of 114	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	93 of 113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	73 of 103	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.6	93 of 95	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	80 of 93	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	367 of 377	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	311 of 367	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	337 of 375	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	267 of 349	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	311 of 361	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	308 of 361	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	323 of 358	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	318 of 349	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	300 of 315	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	348 of 375	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	330 of 363	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	311 of 368	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	313 of 358	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	327 of 366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	346 of 366	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	322 of 357	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	307 of 350	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	50 of 55	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	38 of 40	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	176 of 197	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	131 of 194	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	147 of 198	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.9	68 of 182	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	72 of 169	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	38 of 196	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	14.3	157 of 171	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	123 of 160	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	308 of 325	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	261 of 325	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	269 of 317	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	289 of 326	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	168 of 319	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.9	303 of 313	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	69.0	81 of 300	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	47.7	99 of 230	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English6%-28 vs state

Science6%-31 vs state

Mathematics3%-24 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 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 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
Percy Julian High School	Public	9-12	225 Ann St	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3742	1,282	75	17.2	79.2%	33 (2.6%)	932 (72.7%)	296 (23.1%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.0%)	8	367^th of 380 public high schools	3.4%		12.8	345^th of 374 public high schools	7.8%	22			3.4		5.5			5.9	$8,471	$1,267	$7,153
Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School	Public	9-12	3420 Carter Hill Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3714	1,587	86	18.5	76.0%	20 (1.3%)	1,330 (83.8%)	214 (13.5%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.8%)	13.2	343^rd of 380 public high schools	9.7%		13.2	337^th of 374 public high schools	9.9%	6			7.5		12.4			9.3	$9,025	$1,346	$7,628
Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3440 McGehee Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7500	394	27	14.5	17.5%	104 (26.4%)	104 (26.4%)	22 (5.6%)	153 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	100	1^st of 380 public high schools	99.7%		100	1^st of 374 public high schools	99.7%				95.0		93.9			97.0	$9,652	$738	$8,863
Carver Senior High School	Public	9-12	2001 W Fairview Ave	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3636	1,553	75	20.8	82.7%	30 (1.9%)	1,373 (88.4%)	133 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	11.2	351^st of 380 public high schools	7.6%		14.1	333^rd of 374 public high schools	11.0%	18			7.4		11.2			4.7	$11,100	$1,865	$9,184
Montgomery Preparatory Academy for Career Technologies	Public	10-12	2901 East South Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(334) 613-9177	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McIntyre Comprehensive Academy	Public	6-12	1200 Hugh Street	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 223-7885	212	19	11.1	85.8%	2 (0.9%)	200 (94.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	5.4	379^th of 380 public high schools	0.3%		6.9	372^nd of 374 public high schools	0.5%	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	$38,362	$2,296	$36,015
Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4405 Brewbaker Dr	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7100	550	33	16.6	37.5%	62 (11.3%)	410 (74.5%)	39 (7.1%)	25 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	86	36^th of 380 public high schools	90.5%		87.1	41^st of 374 public high schools	89.0%	5			38.6		44.3			55.7	$9,573	$668	$8,855
Booker T Washington Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4400 Bell Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3617	492	27	18.2	40.7%	51 (10.4%)	376 (76.4%)	26 (5.3%)	28 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	77.2	71^st of 380 public high schools	81.3%		79	64^th of 374 public high schools	82.9%	7			29.2		39.0			61.0	$12,350	$875	$11,424
Park Crossing High School	Public	9-12	8000 Park Crossing	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-8121	882	48	18.3	56.2%	18 (2.0%)	767 (87.0%)	47 (5.3%)	30 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.4%)	13	345^th of 380 public high schools	9.2%		22.7	284^th of 374 public high schools	24.1%	61			4.5		9.5			14.2	$9,748	$1,215	$8,482
Stanhope Elmore High School	Public	9-12	4300 Main St	Millbrook	36054	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 285-4263	1,123	67	16.7	52.2%	442 (39.4%)	493 (43.9%)	139 (12.4%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.0%)	66.6	100^th of 380 public high schools	73.7%		80.1	58^th of 374 public high schools	84.5%	42			31.9		36.2			35.9	$9,164	$694	$8,452

Frequently Asked Questions about Percy Julian High School

What schools feed into Percy Julian High School?

Percy Julian High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chisholm Elementary School
Elementary : Dalraida Elementary School
Elementary : Flowers Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Avenue Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Gardens Elementary School
Elementary : Morningview Elementary School
Elementary : Wares Ferry Elementary School
Middle : Capitol Heights Middle School
Middle : Goodwyn Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Percy Julian High School?

Students at Percy Julian High School are 73% African American, 23% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Percy Julian High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,282 students attended Percy Julian High School.

Is Percy Julian High School a good school?

Percy Julian High School ranks in the bottom 3.4% of Alabama high schools.

What district is Percy Julian High School in?

Montgomery County

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresNewAug 14, 2026

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