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)
010021000037	41	Auburn Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	405 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-4970	1,509	82	18.4	35.2%	792 (52.5%)	370 (24.5%)	136 (9.0%)	150 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (3.9%)	$9,349			$717			$8,617	87.1	90.5	32	9
010237000897	42	Denton Magnet School of Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	3800 Pleasant Valley	Mobile	36609	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2148	330	16	20.6	94.2%	87 (26.4%)	191 (57.9%)	21 (6.4%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.3%)	$10,485			$1,236			$9,222	87	87	43	1
010222001684	43	Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	990 Ryland Pike	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4670	637	39	16.4	40.2%	443 (69.5%)	72 (11.3%)	40 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	$8,274			$640			$7,595	86.9	87.6	39	4
010354000343	44	Winfield Middle School	Public	5-8	481 Apple Ave	Winfield	35594	Marion County	Winfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 487-6901	370	20	18.5	58.6%	329 (88.9%)	23 (6.2%)	10 (2.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$8,726			$1,508			$7,194	86.8	85.6	47	3
010102000375	45	Cold Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8999 County Road 109	Bremen	35033	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 287-1247	504	32	16	60.7%	467 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$7,344			$450			$6,868	86.5	87.1	40	5
010020202471	46	Gulf Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	450 E 15th Ave	Gulf Shores	36542	Baldwin County	Gulf Shores City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 968-8719	600	30	20.3	49.8%	500 (83.3%)	28 (4.7%)	41 (6.8%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)								86.4	88.5	35	11
010183000655	47	Bridgeport Middle School	Public	5-8	620 Jacobs Avenue	Bridgeport	35740	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 495-2967	130	7	20	68.5%	84 (64.6%)	16 (12.3%)	8 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$15,280			$2,274			$12,991	85.9	75.9	76	29
010166001794	48	Slocomb Middle School	Public	6-8	591 South County Road 9	Slocomb	36375	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 886-2008	286	16	18	69.2%	231 (80.8%)	23 (8.0%)	22 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.7%)	$7,865			$911			$6,869	85.7	93	25	23
010019502498	49	Pike Road Junior High School	Public	7-8	696 Georgia Washington Road	Pike Road	36064	Montgomery County	Pike Road City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 420-5340	429	24	17.8	28.4%	215 (50.1%)	155 (36.1%)	32 (7.5%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								85.1	86.8	44	5
010129002520	50	Redland Middle School	Public	5-8	184 Rodney Lane	Wetumpka	36093	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 567-1200	577	29	19.8	42.3%	401 (69.5%)	122 (21.1%)	17 (2.9%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)								85.1			(n/a)

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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.