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Schools in Gurley

Gurley’s public schools

Madison County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gurley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 19% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.6
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
6,014 students on the public path
In brief

Gurley’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Gurley’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Madison County High School places highest (better than 67%); Hazel Green High School lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gurley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Madison County Elementary SchoolMadison County School DistrictB
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Madison County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Madison County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 28 schools · 20,691 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$11,271AL $13,926 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 47.3% · 10200 students tested
Math37%
State average 27.2% · 10221 students tested

Gurley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Gurley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gurley—Madison County

Every school in Gurley

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Gurleyby address
Madison County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B
421 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Gurleyin other towns
New Hope High School
High · Grades 7–12 · New Hope
B
598 students17:1Rate it →
Sparkman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harvest
B
1,770 students20:1Rate it →
Hazel Green High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hazel Green
C+
1,454 students20:1Rate it →
Buckhorn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Market
B
1,320 students19:1Rate it →
Madison County High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
451 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Gurley’s schools

Are Gurley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gurley. Madison County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gurley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gurley in?

Madison County School District.

Where do Gurley kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Sparkman High School, Hazel Green High School, Buckhorn High School, New Hope High School and Madison County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.