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)
010090001749	311	Central High School	Public	7-12	97 Coosa County Road 75	Rockford	35136	Coosa County	Coosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 377-4384	362	18	20.6	59.4%	174 (48.1%)	164 (45.3%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,807			$2,893			$8,863	32.1	32.3	305	6
010126000461	312	Elba High School	Public	7-12	371 Tiger Dr	Elba	36323	Coffee County	Elba City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 897-2266	252	21	12	69.0%	121 (48.0%)	106 (42.1%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$12,527			$2,091			$10,436	31.6	26.1	338	26
010078000318	313	Cleburne County High School	Public	8-12	520 Evans Bridge Rd	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	No	(256) 463-2012	570	31	18.2	63.9%	495 (86.8%)	30 (5.3%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$9,787			$1,145			$8,505	31.6	55.6	179	134
010180001531	314	Whitesburg Middle School	Public	6-8	107 Sanders Rd	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7780	539	28	19.2	47.9%	147 (27.3%)	164 (30.4%)	181 (33.6%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$8,356			$1,156			$7,199	31.4	32.8	301	13
010141000513	315	Moorer Middle School	Public	6-8	101 St Francis Rd	Eufaula	36027	Barbour County	Eufaula City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 687-1130	538	30	17.9	63.9%	172 (32.0%)	297 (55.2%)	66 (12.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,322			$1,596			$7,704	31.4	30.5	318	3
010321001229	316	Dadeville High School	Public	6-12	227 Weldon St	Dadeville	36853	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 825-7848	522	32	16.3	78.7%	255 (48.9%)	243 (46.6%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$10,217			$1,024			$9,174	31.3	32.6	303	13
010300000160	317	Sheffield Junior High School	Public	7-8	1803 30th St	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5735	186	11	17.7	84.4%	84 (45.2%)	72 (38.7%)	15 (8.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$10,737			$1,235			$9,499	31.2	37.3	280	37
010192002166	318	McAdory Middle School	Public	6-8	5450 Yellow Jacket Boulevard	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4730	854	46	18.7	74.5%	167 (19.6%)	519 (60.8%)	148 (17.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$8,010			$1,145			$6,851	30.9	26.9	333	15
010171002156	319	Greensboro Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Carver Street	Greensboro	36744	Hale County	Hale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 624-4005	232	14	17.1	87.5%	3 (1.3%)	225 (97.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,812			$2,020			$7,768	30.9	16.4	373	54
010093002167	320	Red Level School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	28551 Barrow Road	Red Level	36474	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 469-5315	488	34	14.3	72.7%	388 (79.5%)	64 (13.1%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)	$8,239			$637			$7,596	30.8	44.5	238	82

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.