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)
010282001122	51	Rock Mills Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	415 County Road 75	Roanoke	36274	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 885-6823	167	12	13.5	77.8%	153 (91.6%)	10 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,453			$1,290			$10,105	84.8	87.1	41	10
010303000124	52	Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,175	56	20.9	24.6%	833 (70.9%)	149 (12.7%)	103 (8.8%)	58 (4.9%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	22 (1.9%)	$8,399			$658			$7,724	84.5	94.1	21	31
010164001788	53	Geneva Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Panther Dr	Geneva	36340	Geneva County	Geneva City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 684-6431	293	19	15.3	57.3%	229 (78.2%)	30 (10.2%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	$8,327			$1,041			$7,265	84.2	83.2	49	4
010255002355	54	Oneonta Middle School	Public	6-8	27605 State Highway 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 543-5203	324	19	16.7	58.0%	193 (59.6%)	23 (7.1%)	89 (27.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$8,349			$875			$7,439	84.1	86.7	45	9
010132000474	55	Coppinville School	Public	7-8	4641 Boll Weevil Circle	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	No	(334) 347-2215	597	32	18.6	54.3%	295 (49.4%)	150 (25.1%)	119 (19.9%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.7%)	$8,333			$1,542			$6,777	84	81.7	57	2
010195001720	56	South Lamar School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 Sls Road	Millport	35576	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 662-4411	604	35	17.2	57.0%	528 (87.4%)	47 (7.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$9,016			$1,160			$7,853	83.8	82.2	55	1
010006000008	57	Andalusia Junior High	Public	7-8	408 4th Avenue	Andalusia	36420	Covington County	Andalusia City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-7569	248	17	14.5	75.4%	140 (56.5%)	86 (34.7%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$8,120			$895			$7,207	83.4	71.1	98	41
010183000668	58	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	82.5	82.7	53	5
010231000867	59	Hamilton Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Military St S	Hamilton	35570	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 921-7030	452	26	17.4	65.9%	383 (84.7%)	19 (4.2%)	38 (8.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$6,833			$584			$6,231	82.4	75.5	77	18
010027002490	60	Elberta Middle School	Public	7-8	13355A Main Street	Elberta	36530	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 986-8127	267	17	15.7	62.9%	216 (80.9%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)								82.1	92.3	28	32

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.