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)
010000701741	31	Ira F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1575 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2100	865	63	13.7	45.9%	448 (51.8%)	247 (28.6%)	114 (13.2%)	21 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.8%)	$12,051			$881			$11,168	92.2	92.2	29	2
010237000947	32	Phillips Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3255 Old Shell Rd	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2286	438	35	12.5	47.7%	146 (33.3%)	208 (47.5%)	27 (6.2%)	37 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$7,903			$690			$7,204	92.1	97.4	7	25
010252001059	33	Muscle Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Dr	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2640	638	39	16.3	47.5%	407 (63.8%)	117 (18.3%)	55 (8.6%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	$9,009			$1,586			$7,388	91.5	91.3	31	2
010081000323	34	Kinston School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 College Street	Kinston	36453	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 565-3016	519	31	16.5	51.6%	473 (91.1%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.5%)	7 (1.3%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,398			$1,416			$7,967	90.1	87	42	8
010180001530	35	Mountain Gap Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7720	392	25	15.6	45.7%	246 (62.8%)	71 (18.1%)	33 (8.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.7%)	$7,782			$767			$7,014	89.1	86.4	46	11
010027001888	36	Spanish Fort Middle School	Public	7-8	33899 Jimmy Faulkner Dr	Spanish Fort	36527	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 625-3271	647	36	17.9	28.3%	501 (77.4%)	34 (5.3%)	35 (5.4%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.2%)	$8,796			$831			$7,960	88.6	88.2	37	1
010045000215	37	Brewton Middle School	Public	5-8	1384 Old Castleberry Road	Brewton	36426	Escambia County	Brewton City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 867-8420	353	24	14.8	61.2%	218 (61.8%)	109 (30.9%)	9 (2.5%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,743			$1,866			$7,816	88.4	88.1	38	1
010177000617	38	Wicksburg High School	Public	7-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Dale County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 692-5549	468	27	17.4	38.5%	394 (84.2%)	31 (6.6%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$8,550			$1,162			$7,376	88.4	88.3	36	2
010174000605	39	Headland Middle School	Public	6-9	1 Martin Luther King Dr	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-7083	552	29	19	47.1%	408 (73.9%)	116 (21.0%)	15 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,772			$1,122			$6,634	87.7	79.6	60	21
010243001013	40	Floyd Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3444 Lebron Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7130	501	24	21	33.9%	57 (11.4%)	385 (76.8%)	29 (5.8%)	17 (3.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$7,969			$644			$7,274	87.7	79.1	66	26

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.