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)
010087000348	361	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	428 Reynolds Avenue	Evergreen	36401	Conecuh County	Conecuh County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 578-2866	182	9	20.7	90.7%	14 (7.7%)	159 (87.4%)	6 (3.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,771			$2,889			$10,665	18.5	19.7	357	4
010192000735	362	Hueytown Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Sunrise Blvd	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5150	789	46	17.3	62.0%	212 (26.9%)	442 (56.0%)	120 (15.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$7,214			$940			$6,256	18.5	26.3	336	26
010020802503	363	Breakthrough Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1101 Washington Street	Marion	36756	Perry County	Breakthrough Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(559) 696-4461	282	5	56.4	46.1%	90 (31.9%)	167 (59.2%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								18.1	10.8	406	43
010309001195	364	York West End Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	716 Country Club Road	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4950	187	13	14.9	90.4%	1 (0.5%)	184 (98.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,506			$2,808			$10,694	17.7	11	404	40
010162000552	365	Litchfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1109 Hoke St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-6793	255	17	15.4	90.6%	18 (7.1%)	171 (67.1%)	65 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,976			$3,234			$11,723	17.6	17.6	365
010336001255	366	Eastwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6314 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3613	758	37	20.5	77.8%	35 (4.6%)	636 (83.9%)	62 (8.2%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	$10,557			$1,768			$8,769	17.6	20.5	355	11
010018802514	367	Alabama Destinations Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	50 12th Ave	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	Yes	No	(251) 452-6452	1,596			74.1%	712 (44.6%)	721 (45.2%)	85 (5.3%)	7 (0.4%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.8%)								17.6	25.1	343	24
010351001809	368	Camden School Of Arts Technology	Public	7-8	303 Broad St	Camden	36726	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 682-4514	166	12	13.8	100.0%	5 (3.0%)	159 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,337			$2,719			$9,587	17.1	17.3	370	2
010216001636	369	Hayneville Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Lafayette St	Hayneville	36040	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 548-2184	173	10	17.3	97.1%	3 (1.7%)	169 (97.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,455			$3,822			$9,594	16.9	11.3	403	34
010051002144	370	Georgiana School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	866 Highway 31 South	Georgiana	36033	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 376-9130	388	20	19.4	89.4%	84 (21.6%)	290 (74.7%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,631			$2,174			$9,431	16.5	15.8	376	6

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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.