Best High 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 378)	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)
010111000402	241	Keith MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	1166 Dallas Road 115	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-4155	217	14	15.3	88.5%	0 (0.0%)	208 (95.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	$14,621			$3,757			$10,841	35.5	9.9	356	115
010159001869	242	Tharptown High School	Public	7-12	255 Highway 80	Russellville	35654	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-6485	391	24	16.2	72.6%	197 (50.4%)	3 (0.8%)	175 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$9,124			$599			$8,522	35.3	34.3	231	11
010090001749	243	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	35	35.8	225	18
010318001216	244	Fayetteville High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	170 W W Averitte Dr	Sylacauga	35151	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5550	623	34	18.4	50.2%	570 (91.5%)	24 (3.9%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$9,158			$1,141			$7,987	35	88.4	43	201
010306202485	245	SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	410 Roy Drive	Ashville	36265	Calhoun County	St Clair County	No	No	Yes	No	(205) 594-7131	440	18	24.4	65.5%	374 (85.0%)	34 (7.7%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)								34.8	30.9	250	5
010093002167	246	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	34	28.9	260	14
010231000869	247	Phillips High School	Public	7-12	142 School Avenue	Bear Creek	35543	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(205) 486-3737	208	15	14.3	76.0%	193 (92.8%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,836			$2,062			$8,756	33.8	29.4	255	8
010111000397	248	Dallas County High School	Public	9-12	335 5th Ave	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 366-2232	381	19	19.7	71.7%	102 (26.8%)	259 (68.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$9,853			$1,685			$8,145	33.6	29.7	252	4
010075002210	249	Central High School of Clay County	Public	9-12	1 Bob Riley Drive	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(256) 396-1400	524	27	19.6	70.8%	372 (71.0%)	100 (19.1%)	31 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$10,963			$1,915			$9,030	33.5	27	273	24
010318001226	250	Winterboro High School	Public	6-12	22435 AL Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5370	361	18	20.1	85.9%	175 (48.5%)	168 (46.5%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,197			$1,945			$10,791	33.5	18.2	313	63

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment Science, Summative Assessment English 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.