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)
010237000955	251	Semmes Middle School	Public	6-8	4566 Ed George Road	Semmes	36575	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2344	1,259	66	19	68.0%	772 (61.3%)	319 (25.3%)	103 (8.2%)	6 (0.5%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.8%)	$7,927			$994			$6,922	42.4	33.3	297	46
010279001110	252	Banks School	Public	PK, KG-8	9769 N U S Hwy 29	Banks	36005	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 243-5514	374	21	17.8	65.0%	195 (52.1%)	132 (35.3%)	23 (6.1%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$11,016			$1,770			$9,149	42.3	60.8	141	111
010237000938	253	Grand Bay Middle School	Public	6-8	12800 Cunningham Rd	Grand Bay	36541	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 865-6511	753	39	19.3	64.0%	573 (76.1%)	86 (11.4%)	39 (5.2%)	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.8%)	$8,116			$953			$7,152	42.1	41.5	261	8
010270001090	254	Phenix City Intermediate School	Public	6-7	2401 S Railroad St	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-8744	1,057	55	19.3	82.7%	244 (23.1%)	627 (59.3%)	121 (11.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.4%)	$7,963			$963			$6,980	42	37.6	279	25
010114000425	255	Valley Head High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	235 1st Ave	Valley Head	35989	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 635-6228	492	35	14	67.1%	327 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	119 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$10,941			$2,111			$8,814	41.9	43.3	247	8
010318001210	256	BB Comer Memorial High School	Public	7-12	801 Seminole Ave	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5400	409	20	20.3	79.7%	265 (64.8%)	113 (27.6%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$12,170			$2,684			$9,456	41.8	46.9	226	30
010114000416	257	Geraldine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13011 Highway 227	Geraldine	35974	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 659-2142	1,191	74	16.2	61.8%	707 (59.4%)	12 (1.0%)	301 (25.3%)	1 (0.1%)	154 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.3%)	$9,156			$1,310			$7,829	41.5	46.5	227	30
010210001549	258	Elkmont High School	Public	6-12	25630 Evans Ave	Elkmont	35620	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 732-4291	619	34	18.2	67.4%	454 (73.3%)	18 (2.9%)	125 (20.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$9,190			$1,505			$7,670	41.4	41.1	264	6
010066000287	259	Clanton Middle School	Public	7-8	835 Temple Road	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2750	450	23	19.5	75.3%	277 (61.6%)	76 (16.9%)	72 (16.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$8,429			$1,495			$6,908	41.4	35.6	286	27
010183001532	260	Pisgah High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Metcalf St	Pisgah	35765	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 451-3241	603	31	19.7	62.4%	418 (69.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	151 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,613			$1,269			$8,330	41.2	60.1	146	114

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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.
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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.