Best Middle 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 442)	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)
010039000190	371	Washington K8	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Fourth Avenue South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7740	567	30	18.9	92.1%	6 (1.1%)	350 (61.7%)	203 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$11,393			$2,367			$9,024	16.4	12.4	393	22
010216001637	372	Lowndes County Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Old School Drive	Fort Deposit	36032	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 227-4206	126	8	15.7	98.4%	5 (4.0%)	118 (93.7%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,023			$3,584			$10,399	16.4	12.1	397	25
010087002442	373	Genesis Innovative School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1989 Jaguar Drive	Evergreen	36401	Conecuh County	Conecuh County	No	No	Yes	No	(251) 578-5291	340			75.0%	176 (51.8%)	137 (40.3%)	8 (2.4%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.5%)								16.3	19.2	359	14
010018802428	374	Chickasaw Middle School	Public	6-8	50 Chieftain Way	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-2256	284	16	17.5	89.1%	57 (20.1%)	209 (73.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$7,489			$1,450			$6,028	16.1	17.9	363	11
010192000737	375	Pleasant Grove High School	Public	7-12	100 Spartan Drive	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5250	729	38	19.1	56.8%	29 (4.0%)	666 (91.4%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$9,862			$1,075			$8,762	16.1	12.5	388	13
010306201376	376	Ragland High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1060 Main St	Ragland	35131	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 472-2123	455	29	15.9	78.2%	344 (75.6%)	45 (9.9%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.8%)	$11,810			$2,322			$9,477	15.5	25.7	340	36
010192000472	377	ClayChalkville Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 TrussvilleClay Rd	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3100	1,032	56	18.4	64.1%	105 (10.2%)	820 (79.5%)	80 (7.8%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.8%)	$8,115			$1,388			$6,712	15	16.5	372	5
010192002117	378	Irondale Middle School	Public	6-8	6200 Old Leeds Road	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3800	467	27	17.6	57.8%	53 (11.3%)	247 (52.9%)	150 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	$9,209			$1,936			$7,250	14.7	17.6	368	10
010240000983	379	Monroeville Middle School	Public	5-8	201 York Street	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 575-4121	329	17	19.3	91.8%	15 (4.6%)	304 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$9,118			$1,945			$7,063	14.7	9.8	412	33
010315001208	380	Zora Ellis Junior High School	Public	7-8	414 Elm St	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5700	228	16	14.6	91.2%	40 (17.5%)	168 (73.7%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$10,972			$1,549			$9,419	14.6	17.6	369	11

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment English, Summative Assessment Science 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.