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)
010358001464	131	Double Springs Middle School	Public	5-7	1218 County Rd 24	Double Springs	35553	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 717-3328	176	13	13.6	74.4%	169 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$7,788			$838			$6,923	64.1	56.6	172	41
010248001041	132	Cotaco School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Cotaco School Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 778-8153	485	29	16.8	62.3%	438 (90.3%)	8 (1.6%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$12,127			$2,326			$9,785	63.9	55.8	177	45
010303001187	133	Vincent Middle High School	Public	6-12	42505 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7300	448	38	11.7	66.5%	301 (67.2%)	103 (23.0%)	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$14,092			$1,744			$12,327	63.7	59.8	148	15
010318001216	134	Fayetteville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	170 W W Averitte Dr	Sylacauga	35151	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5550	578	33	17.5	49.5%	521 (90.1%)	27 (4.7%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,158			$1,141			$7,987	63.2	60.3	144	10
010177000612	135	Cottonwood High School	Public	7-12	663 Houston St	Cottonwood	36320	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 691-2587	396	23	17.4	68.2%	299 (75.5%)	53 (13.4%)	25 (6.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$9,749			$1,786			$7,950	63.1	63	134	1
010282001125	136	Woodland High School	Public	7-12	24574 Highway 48	Woodland	36280	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 449-2315	271	15	18.6	57.2%	219 (80.8%)	15 (5.5%)	25 (9.2%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,308			$2,316			$10,934	62.9	66.7	119	17
010195001511	137	Lamar County HighIntermediate	Public, Alternative	4-12	8990 Highway 18	Vernon	35592	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 695-7717	587	33	18	71.4%	494 (84.2%)	62 (10.6%)	22 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$8,724			$1,664			$6,995	62.7	72.7	89	48
010201000765	138	Central High School	Public	7-12	3000 County Road 200	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-2903	603	39	15.4	62.4%	543 (90.0%)	23 (3.8%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	$9,997			$1,140			$8,851	62.7	57.3	165	27
010102000373	139	Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12431 Al Highway 69 N	Baileyton	35019	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-5568	396	21	18.8	71.7%	346 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$11,427			$1,791			$9,608	62.7	59.6	150	11
010147000521	140	Berry High School	Public	7-12	18242 Highway 18 E	Berry	35546	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 689-4467	217	14	15.5	64.5%	184 (84.8%)	11 (5.1%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	$11,769			$1,921			$9,847	62.5	82.1	56	84

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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.