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)
010141000511	171	Eufaula High School	Public	9-12	530 Lake Dr	Eufaula	36027	Barbour County	Eufaula City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 687-1110	717	48	14.8	58.2%	249 (34.7%)	364 (50.8%)	90 (12.6%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$12,543			$2,172			$10,350	49.8	38	211	40
010006000007	172	Andalusia High School	Public	9-12	701 Third St	Andalusia	36420	Covington County	Andalusia City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-7569	497	33	15.2	61.0%	311 (62.6%)	159 (32.0%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,290			$1,988			$9,285	49.8	78	67	105
010172000594	173	Haleyville High School	Public	9-12	2001 20th St	Haleyville	35565	Winston County	Haleyville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 486-3122	479	28	17.1	64.5%	394 (82.3%)	4 (0.8%)	59 (12.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	$11,469			$1,356			$10,083	49.6	68	101	72
010084000335	174	Colbert Heights High School	Public	7-12	6825 Woodmont Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 383-7875	484	31	15.6	40.3%	440 (90.9%)	11 (2.3%)	14 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$10,428			$855			$9,574	49.1	43.5	185	11
010204000780	175	Hatton High School	Public	7-12	6909 Al Highway 101	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4010	543	34	16.2	60.0%	372 (68.5%)	65 (12.0%)	17 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	81 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,654			$1,184			$9,454	48.9	35.2	228	53
010093000361	176	Pleasant Home School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12548 Falco Road	Andalusia	36420	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-1315	498	32	15.5	62.7%	445 (89.4%)	29 (5.8%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,216			$1,014			$8,196	48.8	45.7	176
010183000668	177	Skyline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	897 County Road 25	Scottsboro	35768	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 587-6561	567	29	19.7	54.1%	421 (74.3%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,942			$1,201			$7,727	48.6	52.7	146	31
010291001142	178	Russellville High School	Public	9-12	1865 Waterloo Rd	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2110	740	43	17.2	47.7%	250 (33.8%)	46 (6.2%)	417 (56.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.4%)	$11,416			$1,356			$10,043	48.4	64.1	112	66
010141002439	179	Alabama Virtual Academy at Eufaula City Schools	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	831 West Washington Street	Eufaula	36027	Barbour County	Eufaula City	No	No	Yes	No	(334) 689-5059	3,901			68.2%	1,948 (49.9%)	1,567 (40.2%)	198 (5.1%)	40 (1.0%)	26 (0.7%)	8 (0.2%)	114 (2.9%)								48.3	51.8	148	31
010303001174	180	Shelby County High School	Public	9-12	101 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6600	584	41	14.4	60.3%	442 (75.7%)	69 (11.8%)	62 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$11,966			$1,110			$10,834	48.1	51.2	149	31

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.