Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Christie Finley points out that the district has “an overall graduation rate of 90% and our graduating seniors each year have received an average of over $51 million in scholarships offers. Huntsville City Schools has several nationally recognized college and career programs, STEM education in all of our schools along with the highest availability of Pre-K classes in the state.” Finley added the three schools on the state’s new AAA list, Jemison, McNair, and Lakewood, all indicated significant growth in reading and math on the recently released ALSDE report card. Finley added that “we understand there are areas of real improvements and will continue to focus every day on looking at the needs of all students to provide the best opportunity for achievement.”