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)
010348001337	271	Leroy High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26301 Highway 43	Leroy	36548	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 246-2000	441	29	15.4	66.4%	266 (60.3%)	103 (23.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	$8,285			$1,014			$7,215	39.4	42.8	253	18
010066000261	272	Isabella High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11338 County Road 15	Maplesville	36750	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2770	771	41	18.7	68.5%	642 (83.3%)	36 (4.7%)	80 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$8,326			$1,312			$6,988	39.1	28.4	326	54
010207000793	273	Sanford Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 Lee Road 11	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6040	545	33	16.6	73.8%	322 (59.1%)	118 (21.7%)	45 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.8%)	$9,340			$1,200			$8,124	39.1	44.6	237	36
010117000081	274	Austin Middle School	Public	6-8	2715 Danville Rd SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-4622	714	48	14.9	76.6%	195 (27.3%)	222 (31.1%)	249 (34.9%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.0%)	$10,392			$1,438			$8,954	38.9	41.6	260	14
010162000559	275	Sansom Middle School	Public	6-8	2210 W Meighan Blvd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4992	376	20	18.5	83.8%	161 (42.8%)	142 (37.8%)	62 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$10,000			$2,276			$7,706	38.8	38.6	271	4
010204000786	276	Moulton Middle School	Public	5-8	660 College St	Moulton	35650	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2460	509	28	18.1	65.2%	421 (82.7%)	35 (6.9%)	21 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,763			$610			$6,137	38.5	47.7	218	58
010210000799	277	Clements High School	Public	6-12	7730 Highway 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 729-6564	554	30	18.7	67.5%	426 (76.9%)	39 (7.0%)	73 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$11,816			$1,231			$10,569	38.2	45.4	234	43
010054001489	278	Wellborn High School	Public	7-12	135 Pinson Rd	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7603	491	31	15.8	80.7%	378 (77.0%)	73 (14.9%)	32 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$10,951			$2,397			$8,508	38	42.5	256	22
010114000411	279	Collinsville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	802 S Valley Ave	Collinsville	35961	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 524-2111	920	57	16.1	87.6%	243 (26.4%)	26 (2.8%)	574 (62.4%)	4 (0.4%)	53 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	$16,213			$1,616			$7,562	37.9	29.6	321	42
010075002205	280	Central Junior High School of Clay County	Public	7-8	1 Bob Riley Drive	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(256) 396-1401	290	16	18.6	73.4%	209 (72.1%)	45 (15.5%)	17 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$7,408			$392			$6,998	37.5	35.6	288	8

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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.