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)
010345000131	201	Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	283 Bulldog Blvd	Carbon Hill	35549	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 924-4101	492	27	18.2	70.3%	442 (89.8%)	19 (3.9%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$9,552			$2,559			$6,990	51.5	28.7	324	123
010147000523	202	Fayette Middle School	Public	5-8	418 3Rd Ave NE	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 932-7660	341	23	14.8	75.7%	239 (70.1%)	74 (21.7%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$9,890			$1,956			$7,932	51	59	156	46
010225000856	203	Marengo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	212 Panther Drive	Dixons Mills	36736	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 992-2395	248	18	13.7	89.5%	1 (0.4%)	246 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,444			$2,979			$10,432	50.8	12.5	387	184
010001102095	204	Leeds Middle School	Public	6-8	1771 Whitmire Street	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4505	470	26	18	62.1%	258 (54.9%)	125 (26.6%)	82 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,345			$1,367			$8,979	50.6	53.6	187	17
010345001321	205	Parrish ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Engle St	Parrish	35580	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 686-5061	324	20	16	75.9%	255 (78.7%)	49 (15.1%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,603			$3,787			$11,813	50.5	50.8	203	2
010303001173	206	Columbiana Middle School	Public	6-8	222 Joinertown Road	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6610	428	27	15.8	63.3%	310 (72.4%)	62 (14.5%)	43 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$10,167			$908			$9,238	49.8	55	183	23
010081002545	207	New Brockton Middle School	Public	6-8	210 South Tyler Street	New Brockton	36351	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 894-2350	361	18	19.6	69.3%	245 (67.9%)	27 (7.5%)	66 (18.3%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)								49.4			(n/a)
010222001412	208	Sparkman Middle School	Public	6-8	2697 Carters Gin Rd	Toney	35773	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-4610	859	40	21.4	60.3%	332 (38.6%)	356 (41.4%)	86 (10.0%)	7 (0.8%)	25 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.1%)	$8,275			$1,782			$6,454	49.4	52.9	192	16
010054000240	209	Ohatchee High School	Public	7-12	100 Cherokee Trl	Ohatchee	36271	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4900	413	23	18.3	60.0%	385 (93.2%)	15 (3.6%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	$9,824			$1,264			$8,515	49.3	55.7	178	31
010183000659	210	Hollywood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	6369 County Road 33	Hollywood	35752	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 574-2054	183	12	15.3	83.1%	142 (77.6%)	18 (9.8%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,708			$2,573			$10,122	49.3	71.5	93	117

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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.