Best High Schools in Alabama

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Summative Assessment test scores by the Alabama State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 9, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 378)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
010027001810	61	Baldwin County High School	Public	9-12	One Tiger Dr	Bay Minette	36507	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 937-2341	1,039	63	16.6	65.8%	625 (60.2%)	287 (27.6%)	40 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (7.4%)	$10,287			$833			$9,448	78.3	78.9	64	3
010019402399	62	Pelham High School	Public	9-12	2500 Panther Cir	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3701	1,080	66	16.4	43.4%	495 (45.8%)	192 (17.8%)	309 (28.6%)	30 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.6%)	$11,406			$899			$10,506	78.2	85.7	49	13
010093000363	63	Straughn High School	Public	9-12	29448 Straughn School Road	Andalusia	36421	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-2511	383	24	15.9	65.8%	359 (93.7%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$9,506			$1,010			$8,490	77.6	74.4	77	14
010019502441	64	Pike Road High School	Public	9-12	696 Georgia Washington Rd	Pike Road	36064	Montgomery County	Pike Road City	No	No	No	No	(334) 420-5380	611	31	20	27.7%	273 (44.7%)	244 (39.9%)	52 (8.5%)	29 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	$10,127			$600			$9,515	76.4	71.5	84	20
010358001357	65	Winston County High School	Public	8-12	1222 Co Rd 24	Double Springs	35553	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	No	(205) 489-5593	248	13	19.4	66.5%	238 (96.0%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,968			$1,899			$9,042	76.1	42.7	192	127
010042000209	66	JB Pennington High School	Public	7-12	81 College St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2050	519	27	19.1	64.9%	396 (76.3%)	5 (1.0%)	112 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,129			$825			$8,280	76	37.4	217	151
010024000048	67	Prattville High School	Public	9-12	1315 Upper Kingston Rd	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 365-8804	1,929	92	20.9	48.5%	1,108 (57.4%)	595 (30.8%)	111 (5.8%)	60 (3.1%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (2.3%)	$7,568			$804			$6,760	75.6	68.2	100	33
010294001147	68	Scottsboro High School	Public	9-12	25053 John T Reid Pkwy	Scottsboro	35768	Jackson County	Scottsboro City	No	No	No	No	(256) 218-2000	739	43	17.1	50.3%	589 (79.7%)	51 (6.9%)	77 (10.4%)	6 (0.8%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$10,057			$752			$9,225	75	50.5	155	87
010153000528	69	Florence High School	Public	10-12	1201 Bradshaw Dr	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 768-2200	1,034	59	17.4	36.3%	479 (46.3%)	283 (27.4%)	145 (14.0%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	114 (11.0%)	$13,080			$938			$12,044	74.6	72.5	81	12
010054000250	70	White Plains High School	Public	9-12	250 White Plains Rd	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7800	389	23	17.1	47.6%	326 (83.8%)	17 (4.4%)	40 (10.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,143			$1,090			$9,007	74.3	90.4	36	34

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment Science, Summative Assessment English test scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alabama State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.