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)
010093000360	281	Florala High School	Public	7-12	22114 Begonia St	Florala	36442	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 858-3765	218	15	14.9	73.9%	182 (83.5%)	28 (12.8%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,855			$2,427			$9,421	37.3	59.8	149	132
010248001044	282	Falkville High School	Public	6-12	43 Clark Dr	Falkville	35622	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 784-5248	411	23	18.2	63.5%	385 (93.7%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,318			$1,553			$9,749	37	38.6	269	13
010042000203	283	Appalachian School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 County Highway 12	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1970	636	37	17.1	56.9%	504 (79.2%)	2 (0.3%)	126 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,761			$1,332			$8,392	36.9	39.4	267	16
010114000423	284	Ruhuma Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	3371 County Road 81	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-3377	165	13	13.2	80.6%	118 (71.5%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$12,393			$2,357			$10,020	36.8	47.9	217	67
010237000961	285	Katherine H Hankins Middle School	Public	6-8	5750 Katherine Hankins Dr	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2200	808	40	20.2	82.2%	428 (53.0%)	217 (26.9%)	99 (12.3%)	22 (2.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	$8,082			$1,219			$6,854	36.7	30.2	319	34
010024000045	286	Billingsley High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2446 County Road 77	Billingsley	36006	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 755-1629	572	34	16.8	68.9%	403 (70.5%)	129 (22.6%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	$9,304			$1,645			$7,655	36.4	50.3	204	82
010123002512	287	Dothan City Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	323 W Selma Street	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 794-7444	229	19	12	72.9%	63 (27.5%)	146 (63.8%)	12 (5.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								36	34.3	292	5
010066000265	288	Maplesville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1256 AL Highway 139	Maplesville	36750	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4904	536	28	19	66.4%	420 (78.4%)	63 (11.8%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	$10,143			$1,814			$8,303	35.9	28.5	325	37
010138002351	289	Sardis Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Sardis Drive	Sardis City	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1120	398	20	20	70.1%	332 (83.4%)	5 (1.3%)	36 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$7,295			$1,217			$6,023	35.9	49.7	210	79
010237002136	290	North Mobile County Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	1950 Salco Road West	Satsuma	36505	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2000	452	26	17.5	69.5%	233 (51.5%)	153 (33.8%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	$12,216			$1,785			$10,421	35.9	25.6	341	51

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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.