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)
010210000808	301	Tanner High School	Public	6-12	12060 Sommers Rd	Tanner	35671	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6682	411	25	16.7	84.9%	135 (32.8%)	96 (23.4%)	156 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$13,280			$2,451			$10,814	33.9	26.3	335	34
010358001359	302	Lynn High School	Public	5-12	531 E Main St	Lynn	35575	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	No	(205) 717-3337	251	12	20.3	68.1%	244 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,312			$1,779			$8,507	33.9	44.3	239	63
010096000365	303	Brantley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8879 N Main St	Brantley	36009	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 527-8879	556	38	14.7	59.4%	364 (65.5%)	144 (25.9%)	15 (2.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.5%)	$10,311			$1,546			$8,674	33.6	31.7	311	8
010027000060	304	Foley Middle School	Public	7-8	200 N Oak St	Foley	36535	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 943-1255	783	47	16.6	82.5%	318 (40.6%)	123 (15.7%)	255 (32.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	74 (9.5%)	$9,739			$1,338			$8,396	33.2	33.7	296	8
010123002480	305	Dothan Preparatory Academy	Public	7-8	1236 South Oates Street	Dothan	36031	Macon County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1400	1,133	60	18.8	77.5%	271 (23.9%)	740 (65.3%)	89 (7.9%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)								33	31.8	310	5
010273001104	306	Gordo High School	Public	7-12	630 4th St NW	Gordo	35466	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 364-7353	513	25	20.6	58.1%	341 (66.5%)	119 (23.2%)	41 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$9,349			$1,650			$7,655	33	31.9	309	3
010066000745	307	Jemison Middle School	Public	7-8	25095 US Hwy 31	Jemison	35085	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4840	360	21	17.1	87.8%	158 (43.9%)	21 (5.8%)	168 (46.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$7,919			$544			$7,348	32.9	23.8	348	41
010177002506	308	Houston County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Dale County	Houston County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 692-5549	239	9	26.5	67.8%	159 (66.5%)	61 (25.5%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)								32.7	17.9	364	56
010138000507	309	West End High School	Public	7-12	4515 Elm St	Walnut Grove	35990	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1112	370	20	18.5	74.6%	320 (86.5%)	7 (1.9%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$10,088			$1,383			$8,704	32.5	35	289	20
010072000304	310	Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	235 College Ave	Jackson	36545	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 246-3597	296	16	18.2	72.6%	83 (28.0%)	203 (68.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$9,934			$2,138			$7,770	32.2	29.3	322	12

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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.