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)
010297001160	341	Selma High School	Public	9-12	2180 Broad St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1683	719	38	18.9	85.3%	2 (0.3%)	704 (97.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$10,857			$2,009			$8,841	13.4	20.5	303	38
010039000198	342	Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	5620 First Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8000	738	27	27.3	90.8%	7 (0.9%)	630 (85.4%)	93 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$12,324			$1,430			$10,891	13.3	14.1	334	8
010135000484	343	Escambia County High School	Public	9-12	1215 S Presley St	Atmore	36502	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 368-9181	399	22	18.5	88.7%	56 (14.0%)	325 (81.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$13,260			$1,807			$11,427	13.2	13.4	337	6
010237000969	344	Lillie B Williamson High School	Public	6-12	1567 E Dublin St	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3411	956	53	18	94.5%	10 (1.0%)	894 (93.5%)	29 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.0%)	$10,819			$1,446			$9,339	13.2	8.2	367	23
010177002506	345	Houston County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Dale County	Houston County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 692-5549	239	9	26.5	67.8%	159 (66.5%)	61 (25.5%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)								13.1	16	323	22
010174000600	346	Abbeville High School	Public	7-12	411 Graball Cutoff	Abbeville	36310	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-2065	305	27	11.5	88.2%	104 (34.1%)	171 (56.1%)	14 (4.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$11,616			$2,054			$9,546	12.9	12.5	343	3
010102001497	347	Cullman Child Development Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17600 US Highway 31 N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 739-0486	153	12	12.7	73.2%	123 (80.4%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (9.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$18,152			$4,927			$13,202	12.9			(n/a)
010297002523	348	Saints Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	2194 Broad Street	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 874-1600	125	6	20.8	85.6%	1 (0.8%)	122 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								12.6	8.3	366	18
010019702432	349	Acceleration Day and Evening Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3725 Airport Blvd	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	MAEF Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(251) 301-0050	409	13	31.4	71.9%	25 (6.1%)	368 (90.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$9,373			$1,315			$8,059	12.3	17.9	315	34
010126000461	350	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	12.1	33.3	239	111

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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.