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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 35758

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At a glance

Schools

10,635

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedBob Jones High School16^th of 386 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

MidTown Elementary School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Columbia Elementary School 14.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 35758 in Madison, Alabama, is served by 11 schools within the highly-ranked Madison City district, covering pre-kindergarten through 12th grade for a community of roughly 10,600 students.

This is an exceptionally strong school district, ranking #11 out of 139 in Alabama, and every school here outperforms state averages by wide margins. Heritage Elementary School is the academic powerhouse, ranking #21 in the state with the lowest chronic absenteeism (4.3%) and standout 4th grade math (83.65% proficiency) and 5th grade English (90.96%). Rainbow Elementary School posted the single best subject result with 83.33% proficiency in 3rd grade math, nearly double the state average. At the secondary level, Bob Jones High School is the sole high school and a college feeder with a 96.2% graduation rate and a #15 state ranking. Among middle schools, Liberty Middle School leads the pack (#26 in Alabama), followed closely by Discovery Middle School (#32) and the newer Journey Middle School (#36).

The most concerning trend is at Horizon Elementary School, which dropped from #44 to #110 in state rankings over two years, with 3rd grade math proficiency falling to just 45%—essentially the state average. This school also has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (33.33%) in the zip code. Across the district, math proficiency declines as students advance (from ~65-70% in elementary to ~50-55% in middle school), while English remains the clear strength with most schools posting 80-90%+ proficiency. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low across all schools except Bob Jones High School (12.1%), which exceeds both district (8.6%) and state (12.0%) averages. Notably, per-student spending shows no correlation with performance—top-ranked Heritage spends the least ($9,498) while mid-tier MidTown Elementary spends the most ($11,036). For parents, this area offers consistently excellent education with a few specific areas—Horizon's decline and the middle school math transition—worth monitoring.

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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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th 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
Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7855 Old Madison Pike	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 464-3614	567	39	14.7	33.3%	297 (52.4%)	130 (22.9%)	51 (9.0%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	81	110^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.0%		88.8	58^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.5%	52	45.0	62.1	46.5					71.0			87.9	80.7	92.0					$10,400	$1,234	$9,137
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1304 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 837-3735	1,054	68	15.6	26.4%	619 (58.7%)	175 (16.6%)	96 (9.1%)	71 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.4%)	91.6	32^nd of 449 public middle schools	92.9%		90.5	35^th of 439 public middle schools	92.0%	3				60.2	53.1	58.8			67.6					76.5	78.6	81.5		$8,621	$642	$7,950
Bob Jones High School	Public	9-12	650 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2547	2,048	113	18.0	25.4%	1,096 (53.5%)	469 (22.9%)	183 (8.9%)	142 (6.9%)	14 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	143 (7.0%)	95.9	16^th of 386 public high schools	95.9%		93.9	22^nd of 374 public high schools	94.1%	6							53.4			61.0							53.3	$9,356	$610	$8,716
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 College St	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 772-9255	603	39	15.4	27.4%	305 (50.6%)	114 (18.9%)	51 (8.5%)	64 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.3%)	87.3	69^th of 686 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.2	71^st of 680 public elementary schools	89.6%	2	74.6	62.8	74.0					67.3			87.0	69.9	86.9					$11,034	$1,173	$9,832
MidTown Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Coefer Boulevard	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 837-1189	1,097	63	17.4	28.9%	556 (50.7%)	276 (25.2%)	97 (8.8%)	76 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.2%)	88.4	64^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.6	79^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.4%	15	62.0	70.3	65.2					75.4			81.6	80.9	89.0					$11,036	$1,104	$9,903
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	11775 County Line Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2075	869	51	17.0	25.5%	454 (52.2%)	165 (19.0%)	72 (8.3%)	109 (12.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (7.1%)	89	60^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.1	21^st of 680 public elementary schools	96.9%	39	60.7	69.1	64.3					80.0			81.2	83.6	91.1					$9,498	$1,114	$8,355
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Nance Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 824-8106	725	47	15.4	26.2%	432 (59.6%)	119 (16.4%)	73 (10.1%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.3%)	89.6	54^th of 686 public elementary schools	92.1%		87.8	65^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	83.3	68.6	58.0					72.3			91.2	77.2	86.2					$10,881	$1,430	$9,423
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Dock Murphy Dr	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 430-0001	1,103	69	15.9	22.6%	591 (53.6%)	208 (18.9%)	100 (9.1%)	122 (11.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (6.7%)	92.7	26^th of 449 public middle schools	94.2%		91.2	31^st of 439 public middle schools	92.9%	5				66.8	49.6	46.6			71.9					81.3	81.3	82.3		$8,077	$669	$7,379
Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	667 Balch Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 430-2751	701	50	14.1	25.1%	383 (54.6%)	114 (16.3%)	68 (9.7%)	73 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	87	72^nd of 686 public elementary schools	89.5%		86	78^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.5%	6	71.7	63.9	68.1					69.7			87.3	73.6	81.8					$9,802	$675	$9,099
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Mill Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 774-4690	965	59	16.2	24.6%	522 (54.1%)	171 (17.7%)	97 (10.1%)	90 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	81 (8.4%)	87.2	70^th of 686 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.9	64^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.6%	6	75.0	63.4	55.6					75.8			87.5	77.0	82.4					$9,909	$1,191	$8,688
Journey Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Celtic Drive	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 464-8370	903	48	19.0	26.7%	424 (47.0%)	206 (22.8%)	90 (10.0%)	91 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.6%)	90.4	36^th of 449 public middle schools	92.0%		86.8	46^th of 439 public middle schools	89.5%	10				62.7	46.2	43.3			68.4					82.6	75.8	80.6

Cities Near Zip Code 35758

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madison	1.46 mi	15	17^th
Huntsville	5.33 mi	52	175^th
Athens	7.2 mi	15	173^rd
Harvest	7.27 mi	7	103^rd
Tanner	10.85 mi	2	273^rd

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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.

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.