Reviewed by: Lisa Battles
New Niche ratings place Madison City Schools among top systems
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The ranking and review company Niche released its school rankings this month, a list that includes Madison City Schools among the best systems in Alabama.
As well, several local schools ranked individually among the best schools in the state.
Niche rankings list some local systems among the best
Niche takes several factors into account when ranking schools and systems:
- Academics
- Teachers
- Clubs/Activities
- Sports
- Facilities
- Diversity
- College Prep
- Administration
- Food
See where Madison City Schools ranked in each of these categories here.
The top 10 school systems in this year’s Niche ratings are:
- Homewood City Schools
- Madison City Schools
- Auburn City Schools
- Vestavia Hills City Schools
- Hoover City Schools
- Saraland City Schools
- Mountain Brook City Schools
- Trussville City Schools
- Alabaster City Schools
- Hartselle City Schools
Here’s where other area school systems ranked:
- Athens City Schools (18th)
- Arab City Schools (29th)
- Madison County Schools (36th)
- Decatur City Schools (37th)
- Huntsville City Schools (52nd)
- Limestone County Schools (71st)
- Morgan County Schools (86th)
Where local schools ranked individually
Local schools that placed among the top 20 in Alabama in their respective categories include:
- Alabama School for Cyber Technology & Engineering (No. 3, Best Public High Schools)
- Randolph School (No. 3, Best Private High Schools)
- Horizon Elementary School (No. 4, Best Public Elementary Schools)
- Discovery Middle School (No. 5, Best Public Middle Schools)
- New Century Technology School (No. 6, Best Public High Schools)
- Mill Creek Elementary School (No. 7, Best Public Elementary Schools)
- James Clemens High School (No. 8, Best Public High Schools)
- Bob Jones High School (No. 9, Best Public High Schools)
- Liberty Middle School (No. 9, Best Public Middle Schools)
- Valley Fellowship Christian Academy (No. 9, Best Private High Schools)
- Madison Elementary School (No. 10, Best Public Elementary Schools)
- Westminster Christian Academy (No. 11, Best Private High Schools)
- Heritage Elementary School (No. 12, Best Public Elementary Schools)
- Columbia Elementary School (No. 18, Best Public Elementary Schools)
- Madison Baptist Academy (No. 19, Best Private High Schools)
The complete list of school rankings can be found here.
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