Best Public Schools in Gurley, AL

Summary:

The city of Gurley, Alabama is home to two schools - Madison County High School and Madison County Elementary School. While both schools serve the Madison County district, they exhibit notable differences in their academic performance and student demographics.

Madison County High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the best high schools in Alabama with a statewide ranking of 38 out of 378 and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores exceed the county and state averages in key subjects, and it has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 35.4%, indicating a more socioeconomically diverse student population.

In contrast, Madison County Elementary School has a lower statewide ranking of 299 out of 684 elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the elementary school's test scores are generally on par with or slightly above the county and state averages, they do not stand out as strongly as the high school's performance. Additionally, the elementary school has a much higher free/reduced lunch rate of 58.74%, suggesting a greater concentration of students from lower-income families.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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
Madison County High School	Public	9-12	174 Brock Rd	Gurley	35748	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3270	483	31	15.5	35.4%	336 (69.6%)	43 (8.9%)	34 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	88.8	38^th of 378 public high schools	89.9%		81.3	56^th of 371 public high schools	84.9%	18							41.6			48.0							36.1	$11,207	$1,075	$10,093
Madison County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 Wood St	Gurley	35748	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3290	412	30	13.9	58.7%	316 (76.7%)	28 (6.8%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	56.6	299^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.3%		45.4	378^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.4%	79	45.5	30.8	47.1	28.9	8.0	18.2		46.2	36.4		75.8	66.7	47.1	48.9	57.1	48.9		$13,032	$2,679	$10,316

Cities Near Gurley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntsville	4.74 mi	52	166^th
Hampton Cove	6.16 mi	2	4^th
Big Cove	8.47 mi	1	6^th
Woodville	9.57 mi	1
Owens Cross Roads	9.66 mi	1	46^th

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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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