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If you could change one rule at Jemison High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
858
High
DISTRICT 1,112 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE CITY·NCES 010180002419
Jemison High School
5000 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, AL 35810 · (256) 428-8100 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL858 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Alabama public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
596 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 244 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 230 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 193 | 22% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
7.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
4.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jemison High School
Jemison High School's state test result (6.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jemison High School this school | 858 | 69.5% | 6.7% |
| Minor High School Adamsville | 978 | 72.7% | 8.5% |
| Hueytown High School Hueytown | 1,200 | 66.0% | 12.4% |
| ClayChalkville High School Pinson | 1,377 | 67.0% | 5.5% |
| Eufaula High School Eufaula | 728 | 69.2% | 15.1% |
| Bessemer City High School Bessemer | 760 | 79.6% | 3.5% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jemison High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.7% | #292 of 305 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.1% | #274 of 305 | #12 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #286 of 305 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 858 | #82 of 319 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #261 of 307 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #151 of 307 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #72 of 317 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #83 of 130 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
858
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 858 | 44.1 | 19.5:1 | 69% (596) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 47.9 | 18.1:1 | 64% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 46.1 | 18.3:1 | 65% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 828 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 64% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 64% (520) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jemison High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (807 to 858); teachers down 14% (51 to 44.1).
About Jemison High School
Jemison High School sits in Huntsville, Alabama, and is classified as a high school. It reports enrollment of 858 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 682.
Huntsville City is responsible for 44 schools, Jemison High School included, with 24,222 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Jemison High School is 72% Black. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Madison County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Jemison High School are from different groups.
A staff of 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.5:1. Across high schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 69%. The average for public schools in Madison County is 41%.
Jemison High School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of Alabama public high schools.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jemison High School scores 26.8 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 6.7%; the prediction is 33.5%.
For Madison County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $86,499 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Jemison High School, Madison County has 89 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Ronald McNair 78 is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Jemison High School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Jemison High School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The school grew from 828 students in 2020-21 to 858 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.3:1 to 19.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Jemison High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huntsville City
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- GoldsmithSchiffman ElementaryElementary · 935 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Other schools in Huntsville
- Virgil Grissom High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,807 students
- Providence ElementaryElementary · 1,152 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Columbia High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Lee High SchoolHigh · 877 students
Other Jemison High schools
One other US public school is named Jemison High. Jemison High School is the largest of the 2.
- Jemison High SchoolJemison, AL · 702 students
Nearby schools
- Ronald McNair 780.1 mi · 390
- Rolling Hills Elementary School0.5 mi · 483
- Academy For Science Foreign Language1.1 mi · 303
- Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School1.1 mi · 194
- Lakewood Elementary School1.7 mi · 397
- James Dawson Elementary1.8 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Jemison High SchoolHow large is Jemison High School?
Jemison High School enrolls approximately 858 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jemison High School serve?
Jemison High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Jemison High School?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Jemison High School.
How diverse is Jemison High School?
Jemison High School reports a student body of 5% White, 18% Hispanic, 72% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Jemison High School?
Jemison High School is overseen by Huntsville City in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.