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)
010282001123	161	Wadley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	105 Bailey St	Wadley	36276	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 395-2286	406	23	18	66.7%	283 (69.7%)	69 (17.0%)	35 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$9,992			$1,437			$8,498	51	15	329	168
010321001234	162	Reeltown High School	Public	6-12	4090 AL Highway 120	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 257-1670	476	24	19.7	65.3%	358 (75.2%)	87 (18.3%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	$11,041			$2,021			$9,000	51	22.6	291	129
010324001238	163	Tallassee High School	Public	9-12	502 Barnett Blvd	Tallassee	36078	Elmore County	Tallassee City	No	No	No	No	(334) 283-2187	487	34	14.3	63.4%	295 (60.6%)	141 (29.0%)	39 (8.0%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,077			$672			$9,405	50.9	42.8	190	27
010078000321	164	Ranburne High School	Public	5-12	21045 Main St	Ranburne	36273	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 568-3402	537	28	19.5	55.3%	525 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$9,570			$1,554			$7,581	50.9	68.4	96	68
010204001546	165	East Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2430	439	29	15.3	66.7%	324 (73.8%)	60 (13.7%)	33 (7.5%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,542			$2,199			$9,315	50.7	37.5	216	51
010105000389	166	Dale County High School	Public	9-12	11470 County Road 59	Midland City	36350	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-3541	426	27	15.6	73.2%	261 (61.3%)	127 (29.8%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$8,490			$1,100			$7,389	50.6	27.2	271	105
010054001489	167	Wellborn High School	Public	7-12	135 Pinson Rd	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7603	430	29	14.6	78.8%	315 (73.3%)	63 (14.7%)	45 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,951			$2,397			$8,508	50.4	39.3	206	39
010237000906	168	Citronelle High School	Public	9-12	8200 Lebaron Ave	Citronelle	36522	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3444	727	41	17.7	69.5%	400 (55.0%)	141 (19.4%)	22 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	110 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.2%)	$10,310			$860			$9,440	50.2	35.6	227	59
010348001339	169	Millry High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Wildcat Drive	Millry	36558	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 846-2987	510	32	15.9	57.8%	417 (81.8%)	68 (13.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$9,205			$1,324			$7,825	50.2	43.8	182	13
010237000989	170	Alma Bryant High School	Public	9-12	14001 Hurricane Blvd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-3213	1,591	90	17.6	60.7%	1,117 (70.2%)	176 (11.1%)	122 (7.7%)	107 (6.7%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.0%)	$8,669			$785			$7,860	49.9	63.2	115	55

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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.