James Clemens High School
Madison, AL · High School · Grades 9-12
James Clemens High School is a high school in Madison, AL with 2,149 students enrolled and a 72% proficiency rate. Part of Madison City. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
About This School
James Clemens High School is a high school located in Madison, Alabama. The school serves 2,149 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 72% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 87% graduation rate.
21% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
James Clemens High School is part of the Madison City in Alabama.
How This School Compares
James Clemens High School has 2,149 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Madison City (1,134 students). Its 72% proficiency rate is 8 percentage points above the district average of 63%. Compared to the Alabama state average of 45%, the school performs 27 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
James Clemens High School has 2,149 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.
According to EDFacts data, 72% of students at James Clemens High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
James Clemens High School has a 87% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
James Clemens High School is part of the Madison City in Madison, Alabama. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.