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)
010192000702	361	Center Point High School	Public	9-12	1000 Eagle Drive	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3400	774	49	15.7	90.8%	5 (0.6%)	712 (92.0%)	53 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$12,293			$1,996			$10,274	10.3	9.7	358	3
010219000824	362	Notasulga High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 E Main St	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 724-1240	298	25	12	93.6%	21 (7.0%)	245 (82.2%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$13,672			$2,820			$10,618	10.3	17	318	44
010327001240	363	Tarrant High School	Public	7-12	91 Black Creek Road	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0172	559	28	19.9	84.4%	17 (3.0%)	275 (49.2%)	236 (42.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,985			$2,197			$9,781	10.1	9.9	357	6
010192000737	364	Pleasant Grove High School	Public	7-12	100 Spartan Drive	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5250	729	38	19.1	56.8%	29 (4.0%)	666 (91.4%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$9,862			$1,075			$8,762	10.1	13.9	335	29
010060000263	365	Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	214 1st Ave SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-9881	208	16	13	88.9%	28 (13.5%)	173 (83.2%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,715			$3,450			$9,251	10	11.8	345	20
010235000891	366	Midfield High School	Public	9-12	1600 High School Rd	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-2834	340	20	17	86.8%	2 (0.6%)	315 (92.6%)	20 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$12,982			$1,936			$11,042	9.9	9.1	360	6
010144000516	367	Fairfield High Preparatory School	Public	9-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 785-5176	510	26	19.3	81.8%	2 (0.4%)	489 (95.9%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,804			$1,870			$8,815	9.8	10.8	349	18
010237001618	368	Augusta Evans School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6301 Biloxi Ave	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-5400	215	27	7.9	75.8%	85 (39.5%)	113 (52.6%)	9 (4.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	$35,051			$12,486			$22,556	9.8	41.2	197	171
010351001780	369	Wilcox Central High School	Public	9-12	1310 T L Threadgill Rd	Camden	36726	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 682-9239	394	29	13.4	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	390 (99.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,539			$2,696			$8,812	9.4	10	355	14
010240000979	370	J F Shields High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17688 Highway 21 N	Beatrice	36425	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 789-2168	197	15	13.1	92.4%	2 (1.0%)	194 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,786			$2,376			$10,376	9.1	6.6	369	1

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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.