Several Huntsville area high schools are considered to be the top public high schools in Alabama.
Madison County High and Winfield High are among the top 25 high schools in Alabama for this year’s .
Madison County High dramatically increased its ranking, and New Century Tech Demo High, a magnet school, is again considered among the top schools in Alabama.
U.S. News analyzed student test scores in for math, reading and science, graduation rates and college readiness for underserved students. Of course, , and many things that influence a local school’s performance, like funding, are outside of the school’s control.
Check out the from U.S. News and World Report.
National rankings
In addition to overall rankings, U.S. News ranked top STEM, charter and magnet schools nationwide.
Huntsville’s New Century Technology High School is ranked 60th among magnet programs nationwide. Last year, New Century was ranked 80th.
Huntsville-area schools in the top 25 for 2024:
Here are Huntsville’s top 25 public high schools, according to U.S. News. An asterisk (*) indicates the school is new to U.S. News’ top 25 ranking for 2024.
#23 – Madison County High School, Madison County Schools
*Rank in 2023: 42
#22 – Winfield High School, Winfield City Schools
*Rank in 2023: 44
#21 – Russellville High School, Russellville City Schools
Rank in 2023: 18
#15 – Huntsville High School, Huntsville City Schools
Rank in 2023: 17
#14 – Hartselle High School, Hartselle City Schools
Rank in 2023: 20
#13 – Arab High School, Arab City Schools
Rank in 2023: 13
#12 – Bob Jones High School, Madison City Schools
Rank in 2023: 11
#6 – James Clemens High School, Madison City Schools
Rank in 2023: 8
#2 – New Century Tech Demo High School, Huntsville City Schools
Rank in 2023: 4