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)
010001200874	201	Boaz High School	Public	9-12	907 Brown St	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	No	(256) 593-2401	714	43	16.7	70.3%	375 (52.5%)	15 (2.1%)	289 (40.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$10,081			$993			$8,825	44.9	46.5	171	30
010204000783	202	Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	102 College St	Moulton	35650	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2440	613	37	16.6	60.8%	469 (76.5%)	43 (7.0%)	28 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	71 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,459			$1,358			$8,085	44.9	29.7	253	51
010207000792	203	Loachapoka High School	Public	7-12	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6030	237	23	10.3	92.4%	16 (6.8%)	163 (68.8%)	52 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$20,320			$4,726			$15,572	44.8	39.9	203
010078000318	204	Cleburne County High School	Public	8-12	520 Evans Bridge Rd	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	No	(256) 463-2012	570	31	18.2	63.9%	495 (86.8%)	30 (5.3%)	28 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$9,787			$1,145			$8,505	44.7	59.7	124	80
010072001493	205	Jackson High School	Public	9-12	321 Stanley Dr	Jackson	36545	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	No	(251) 246-2571	439	30	14.8	69.5%	123 (28.0%)	296 (67.4%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$10,694			$1,645			$9,025	44.4	39.6	204	1
010096000367	206	Highland Home School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1434 Montgomery Hwy	Highland Home	36041	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 441-3424	839	54	15.5	65.9%	584 (69.6%)	193 (23.0%)	50 (6.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$8,854			$1,346			$7,445	44.2	50.2	158	48
010042000203	207	Appalachian School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 County Highway 12	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1970	636	37	17.1	56.9%	504 (79.2%)	2 (0.3%)	126 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,761			$1,332			$8,392	43.9	50.9	151	56
010093000360	208	Florala High School	Public	7-12	22114 Begonia St	Florala	36442	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 858-3765	218	15	14.9	73.9%	182 (83.5%)	28 (12.8%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,855			$2,427			$9,421	43.9	20.9	301	93
010240000980	209	J U Blacksher School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15933 Hwy 21 S	Uriah	36480	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 862-2130	714	39	18.5	65.8%	442 (61.9%)	74 (10.4%)	16 (2.2%)	5 (0.7%)	138 (19.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	$7,869			$893			$6,948	43.4	43.8	183	26
010207000791	210	Beulah High School	Public	7-12	4848 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6020	533	36	14.8	70.9%	382 (71.7%)	92 (17.3%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	$12,948			$1,038			$11,894	43.1	37.5	215	5

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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.