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)
010180002093	11	Hampton Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Old 431 Highway	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8380	732	36	20.3	10.8%	576 (78.7%)	35 (4.8%)	38 (5.2%)	28 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.2%)	$6,081			$152			$5,927	96.8	96.4	11
010099000369	12	Cullman Middle School	Public	7-8	800 2nd Ave NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-7959	488	32	15.2	35.5%	419 (85.9%)	8 (1.6%)	41 (8.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$9,578			$847			$8,728	96.8	98.6	3	9
010176000609	13	Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 870-0878	974	63	15.4	31.4%	645 (66.2%)	157 (16.1%)	121 (12.4%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.4%)	$11,292			$1,285			$9,985	96.5	97.1	9	4
010105000390	14	George W Long High School	Public	7-12	2565 Co Rd 60	Skipperville	36374	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	No	(334) 774-2380	364	22	16.4	43.7%	313 (86.0%)	24 (6.6%)	17 (4.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,811			$1,365			$8,444	96.5	90	33	19
010000700337	15	Berry Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Jaguar Dr	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2000	1,111	72	15.5	33.3%	625 (56.3%)	216 (19.4%)	112 (10.1%)	103 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	51 (4.6%)	$10,356			$823			$9,533	96.4	94.7	18	3
010039000113	16	Christian School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	725 Mountain Dr	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5249	587	32	18.3	61.7%	11 (1.9%)	530 (90.3%)	31 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$9,125			$1,167			$7,956	96.2	91.8	30	14
010039001878	17	Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	631	35	18	57.7%	5 (0.8%)	602 (95.4%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	$10,154			$1,011			$9,140	95.9	93.8	24	7
010237000931	18	ClarkShaw Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	5960 Arlberg Street	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2106	544	31	17.5	52.4%	129 (23.7%)	347 (63.8%)	29 (5.3%)	26 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$8,607			$729			$7,867	95.7	96.1	13	5
010132000475	19	Dauphin Junior High School	Public	7-8	1271 Dauphin Street	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	No	(334) 347-1141	466	27	17.2	41.2%	295 (63.3%)	81 (17.4%)	51 (10.9%)	20 (4.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.8%)	$7,911			$1,051			$6,846	94.8	95.1	15	4
010000801798	20	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Dock Murphy Dr	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 430-0001	1,175	69	16.9	24.4%	663 (56.4%)	209 (17.8%)	105 (8.9%)	123 (10.5%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.4%)	$8,077			$669			$7,379	94.2	94.7	19	1

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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.