New Century Technology High, 2500 Meridian St. NE: grades 9 to 12, 364 students on the 2024-25 state report card, graded A with 98 points.
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 and the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24.
New Century Technology High serves ninth through 12th grade at 2500 Meridian St. NE, Huntsville, as one of Huntsville City Schools’ high schools. It is a magnet school: students apply instead of being zoned, and the district’s feeder chart notes that magnet schools do not automatically feed into others. Alabama graded it an A, with 98 points, on its 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 256-428-7800, 2500 Meridian St. NE
- School website: www.huntsvillecityschools.org/o/ncths
- 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
- Magnet questions: the district’s magnet programs page, magnet@hsv-k12.org
- Buses: the district’s transportation page
| Address | 2500 Meridian St. NE, Huntsville, AL 35811 |
| Phone | 256-428-7800 |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| District | Huntsville City Schools |
| Admission | Magnet, by application |
| State school code | 159-0460 |
Principal
Principal Heather White, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 364 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card.
- Federal count: 374 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 13 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: A, 98 points. That compares with an A and 95 points on the 2023-24 card. Huntsville City Schools as a whole earned a B, with 89 points.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 93.71 |
| Academic growth | 100 |
| Graduation rate | 100% |
| College and career readiness | 100% |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 6.23% of students |
New Century Technology 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
New Century Technology High has no attendance zone. Any student who lives in the Huntsville City Schools attendance area can apply through the district’s magnet programs page, and the district’s feeder pattern chart lists the magnet academies apart from the zoned schools.
STEM magnet program
New Century is Huntsville’s only STEM magnet high school, according to its magnet page, with three strands of study:
- Biomedical science, with partnerships with HudsonAlpha and Huntsville Hospital
- Computer science, including cybersecurity
- Engineering
Applicants need a core-class grade average of 80% and complete a writing sample after they apply. If eligible applicants outnumber seats, the school says, places are filled by a lottery weighted by race and committee score.
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
New Century does not appear on the AHSAA’s 2026-28 enrollment list. The district’s athletics page explains how magnet and transfer students take part in sports. Our Friday night football guide and scoreboard cover the city’s teams.
Calendar and bell times
New Century Technology 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 New Century Technology High serve?
New Century Technology High in Huntsville serves ninth through 12th grade, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card.
What is New Century Technology High’s state report card grade?
New Century Technology High earned an A, with 98 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, up from 95 points on the 2023-24 card.
How do students get into New Century Technology 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 New Century Technology High start?
Huntsville City Schools lists school hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. for high schools.
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