Jemison High, Huntsville: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its principal’s page, Huntsville City Schools’ feeder pattern chart, school hours, enrollment page and events calendar, the City of Huntsville’s School Zone Locator, the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25 and 2023-24, the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24 and the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 2026-28 alignment.

Jemison High serves ninth through 12th grade at 5000 Pulaski Pike NW, Huntsville, as one of Huntsville City Schools’ high schools. Alabama graded it a D, with 69 points, on its 2024-25 report card.

Who to call

• Front office: 256-428-8100, 5000 Pulaski Pike NW
• School website: www.huntsvillecityschools.org/o/jhs
• Enrolling a new student: register online in PowerSchool from the district’s enrollment page; the Parent Support Center helps at 256-428-6911, 714 Bob Wallace Ave., and the Enrollment Office is at 256-963-9800
• Which school is my address zoned for? the city’s School Zone Locator
• Magnet questions: the district’s magnet programs page, magnet@hsv-k12.org
• Buses: the district’s transportation page

Principal

Principal Demetris Harris-Leverette, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: 786 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
• Federal count: 867 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 18 students per teacher.

State report card

Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days), progress in English language proficiency and, for high schools, graduation rate and college and career readiness, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.

2024-25 grade: D, 69 points. That compares with a C and 72 points on the 2023-24 card. Huntsville City Schools as a whole earned a B, with 89 points.

Jemison High’s full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site. Graduation rate and college and career readiness are reported a year behind, so the 2024-25 card counts the class of 2024.

Attendance zone

Check an address with the city’s School Zone Locator, which Huntsville City Schools links from its enrollment page. Zones do not follow the city limits, and the locator also names the school district for each address.

In the district’s feeder pattern chart, Jemison High takes students from McNair Junior High, and before them from Dawson Elementary, Highlands Elementary, Lakewood Elementary and Rolling Hills Elementary.

College Academy magnet

Jemison is home to the district’s College Academy, which its magnet page describes as Huntsville’s only program of its kind: students take classes in college facilities, taught by college professors, and earn about 60 hours of college credit. The district’s magnet programs page says the credit comes at no cost to families.

The district’s magnet application window for the 2027-28 school year runs from Oct. 13 to Dec. 11, 2026, with first-round offers in February 2027, according to its magnet programs page. Students must live in the Huntsville City Schools attendance area, and magnet buses run from hub schools, not neighborhood stops.

Sports and activities

For football in the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s 2026-28 alignment, Jemison High is a Class 5A school in Region 8, with Albertville, Arab, Boaz, Columbia, Douglas, Fort Payne and Lee. The AHSAA’s 2026-28 enrollment list, which sets the classes, gives Mae Jemison High School an enrollment figure of 643.15.

Huntsville City Schools lists these high school sports on its athletics page: cheerleading, cross-country, football, swimming and diving and volleyball in the fall; basketball, bowling, indoor track and wrestling in the winter; and baseball, golf, outdoor track, soccer, softball and tennis in the spring. Schedules and results are in our Friday night football guide and on our scoreboard.

Calendar and bell times

Jemison High follows the Huntsville City Schools calendar, posted on the district’s events page. Coming dates:

• Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day holiday
• Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving holiday for students and teachers
• Friday, Dec. 18: half day for all students, end of the second grading period
• Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter holidays; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
• Monday, Jan. 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday
• March 15-19: spring break

School hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. for high schools, according to the district’s school hours page.

More

• The school’s website and staff directory
• Every public school in Huntsville, with zones and report cards
• Our Huntsville schools guide for enrollment, the school board and the district at a glance
• Friday night football and the scoreboard

Frequently asked questions

What grades does Jemison High serve?

Jemison High in Huntsville serves ninth through 12th grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.

What is Jemison High’s state report card grade?

Jemison High earned a D, with 69 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, down from 72 points on the 2023-24 card.

Which schools feed Jemison High?

McNair Junior High, according to the Huntsville City Schools feeder pattern chart.

How do students get into Jemison High’s magnet program?

By applying online during the district’s magnet window, which runs Oct. 13 to Dec. 11, 2026, for the 2027-28 school year; see the district’s magnet programs page for each program’s next steps.

What time does Jemison High start?

Huntsville City Schools lists school hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. for high schools.