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)
010237000898	331	Ben C Rain High School	Public	9-12	3125 Dauphin Island Pkwy	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3233	589	40	14.7	89.8%	26 (4.4%)	519 (88.1%)	38 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,300			$1,498			$9,792	14.5	14.7	330	1
010039002553	332	BCS Virtual Academy of Learning	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	3900 24th Street North	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(205) 231-4600	287			93.0%	2 (0.7%)	269 (93.7%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								14.3			(n/a)
010192001752	333	Minor High School	Public	9-12	2285 Minor Pkwy	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4750	915	53	17.4	84.0%	53 (5.8%)	776 (84.8%)	73 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$9,563			$1,565			$7,980	14.3	17.7	316	17
010198000759	334	Lanett Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 S 8th Ave	Lanett	36363	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5965	235	16	15.1	94.5%	9 (3.8%)	183 (77.9%)	40 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,758			$3,175			$9,576	14.2	27.8	269	65
010039000141	335	Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	8-12	900 Springville Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5000	1,147	60	19.1	71.5%	11 (1.0%)	996 (86.8%)	118 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.8%)	$12,100			$1,892			$10,205	14	17.6	317	18
010243001035	336	Percy Julian High School	Public	9-12	225 Ann St	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3742	1,374	74	18.6	85.7%	48 (3.5%)	1,090 (79.3%)	205 (14.9%)	6 (0.4%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.7%)	$8,471			$1,267			$7,153	14	14.1	333	3
010111000406	337	Southside High School	Public	9-12	7975 US Highway 80 E	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-0518	296	21	13.9	91.2%	4 (1.4%)	276 (93.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$13,183			$3,453			$9,707	13.9	14.3	332	5
010048000218	338	Bullock County High School	Public	9-12	911 Sardis Road	Union Springs	36089	Bullock County	Bullock County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 651-8264	446	20	22.3	82.5%	7 (1.6%)	372 (83.4%)	67 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,016			$2,672			$9,328	13.9	15.7	325	13
010030000074	339	Barbour County High School	Public	7-12	165 S Midway Street	Clayton	36016	Barbour County	Barbour County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 775-3545	317	15	21.1	100.0%	37 (11.7%)	222 (70.0%)	54 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,688			$3,165			$9,523	13.7	9.3	359	20
010171002162	340	Greensboro High School	Public	9-12	1221 Baptist Hill Road	Greensboro	36744	Hale County	Hale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 624-9156	294	17	17.8	84.0%	2 (0.7%)	289 (98.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,710			$2,098			$7,587	13.6	9.1	361	21

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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.