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)
010222002479	261	Madison County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	1275 Jordan Rd Building A	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 852-2557	625	28	22.7	50.6%	401 (64.2%)	73 (11.7%)	50 (8.0%)	10 (1.6%)	46 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.0%)								31.1	34.6	230	31
010147000525	262	Hubbertville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7360 County Road 49	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 487-2845	419	30	14.2	69.5%	407 (97.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,702			$1,603			$8,097	31	21.8	295	33
010210000799	263	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	30.9	33.8	234	29
010315001207	264	Talladega High School	Public	9-12	1177 McMillan Street East	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5656	446	21	20.8	84.1%	94 (21.1%)	316 (70.9%)	23 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$9,880			$1,596			$8,279	30.5	35.8	226	38
010036000099	265	West Blocton High School	Public	9-12	4734 Truman Aldrich Parkway	West Blocton	35184	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	No	(205) 938-9002	412	26	16.1	55.3%	337 (81.8%)	36 (8.7%)	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,146			$1,343			$8,787	30.4	53.2	144	121
010036000092	266	Bibb County High School	Public	9-12	220 Birmingham Rd	Centreville	35042	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 926-9071	471	27	17.4	71.5%	255 (54.1%)	177 (37.6%)	26 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,534			$1,483			$9,035	29.4	47.5	167	99
010054002665	267	EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	32 Watson Street	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 741-7400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								29.2			(n/a)
010339001274	268	Brookwood High School	Public	9-12	12250 George Richmond Parkway	Brookwood	35444	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2777	1,078	57	18.9	57.5%	840 (77.9%)	143 (13.3%)	71 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	$9,429			$1,042			$8,363	28.9	55.4	141	127
010231000861	269	Brilliant School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10180 State Highway 129	Brilliant	35548	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 465-2323	255	16	15.9	77.6%	245 (96.1%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,628			$1,948			$9,662	28.9	8.8	362	93
010231000863	270	Marion County High School	Public	7-12	8115 US Highway 43	Guin	35563	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(205) 468-3377	250	14	18.5	66.8%	209 (83.6%)	17 (6.8%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$9,040			$301			$8,721	28.3	33.6	237	33

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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.