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Jemison High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

5000 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville, AL 35810 · (256) 428-8100 · Part of Huntsville City School District

Huntsville’s School Grade B better than 60% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
858
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Jemison High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state

On the path

Where Huntsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Jemison High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5000 Pulaski Pike, Huntsville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9244
Grade 10230
Grade 11191
Grade 12193
Enrollment over time
828’20
871’21
843’22
867’23
858’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 72%Hispanic 18%White 5%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jemison High School from Huntsville families.

Other schools in Huntsville City School District

The district →
Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
B−
1,152 students21:1
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Big Cove
A+
935 students17:1
Hampton Cove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hampton Cove
A+
711 students18:1
Blossomwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
A−
596 students16:1
Sonnie Hereford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Huntsville
D
578 students19:1
Morris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Huntsville
C
532 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Huntsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.