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)
010019402398	121	Pelham Park Middle School	Public	6-8	2016 Pelham Park Boulevard	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	No	(205) 624-3702	808	45	18.1	51.0%	362 (44.8%)	133 (16.5%)	243 (30.1%)	25 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.1%)								65.6	68.9	108	13
010192000689	122	Bragg Middle School	Public	6-8	840 Hazels Way	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2600	746	37	20.1	52.8%	452 (60.6%)	220 (29.5%)	51 (6.8%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	$7,868			$1,083			$6,764	65.4	67.6	115	7
010345001305	123	Bankhead Middle School	Public	5-8	110 School Rd	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7245	301	18	16.7	56.8%	270 (89.7%)	23 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$9,419			$1,470			$7,946	65.4	69.1	107	16
010120000439	124	Demopolis Middle School	Public	6-8	300 E Pettus St	Demopolis	36732	Marengo County	Demopolis City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 289-4242	436	32	13.8	69.5%	173 (39.7%)	237 (54.4%)	19 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$8,635			$1,528			$7,107	65.2	57.9	159	35
010321000038	125	Horseshoe Bend High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10684 Highway 22 E	New Site	36256	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 329-9110	780	48	16.2	57.3%	713 (91.4%)	38 (4.9%)	21 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$9,210			$1,315			$7,875	65	71.4	95	30
010042000206	126	Cleveland High School	Public	7-12	71 High School St	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2030	362	19	18.8	57.5%	272 (75.1%)	5 (1.4%)	81 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$11,225			$1,771			$9,343	64.7	53	190	64
010063000279	127	Gaylesville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	760 Trojan Way	Gaylesville	35973	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 422-3401	376	24	15.5	80.1%	363 (96.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,079			$1,910			$10,053	64.7	51.4	199	72
010063000274	128	Cedar Bluff High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3655 Old Highway 9	Cedar Bluff	35959	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-1750	607	34	17.7	73.1%	535 (88.1%)	37 (6.1%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	$10,715			$1,307			$9,244	64.4	69.7	105	23
010138001508	129	Rainbow Middle School	Public	6-8	454 Lumbley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-1095	625	32	19.4	47.8%	527 (84.3%)	36 (5.8%)	28 (4.5%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$7,303			$720			$6,582	64.3	70.7	99	30
010054001488	130	Pleasant Valley High School	Public	7-12	4141 Pleasant Valley Rd	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-6700	422	24	17.5	55.5%	406 (96.2%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,421			$1,305			$9,070	64.2	65.4	123	7

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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.
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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.