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)
010020302516	351	LEAD Academy Building B	Public, Charter	4-8	2897 Eastern Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	LEAD Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 451-3127	378	11	34.3	80.4%	12 (3.2%)	353 (93.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)								22.3	28.2	329	22
010318001215	352	Talladega County Central High	Public	7-12	5104 Howell Cove Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5340	143	8	17.8	90.9%	13 (9.1%)	128 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,735			$2,148			$16,557	22.3	24.6	347	5
010237000992	353	Calloway Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	350 N Lawrence St	Mobile	36603	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2042	340	23	14.7	95.6%	8 (2.4%)	323 (95.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$8,421			$1,124			$7,254	21.5	22.3	352	1
010210002436	354	Alabama Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21465 AL Hwy 99	Athens	35614	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 233-6463	7,245			67.7%	4,344 (60.0%)	2,021 (27.9%)	451 (6.2%)	47 (0.6%)	75 (1.0%)	6 (0.1%)	301 (4.2%)								21.1	28.3	328	26
010237000990	355	Burns Middle School	Public	6-8	6175 Girby Rd	Mobile	36693	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2025	692	40	17.3	67.2%	126 (18.2%)	459 (66.3%)	59 (8.5%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$8,258			$1,098			$7,144	21	25.5	342	13
010306202485	356	SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	410 Roy Drive	Ashville	36265	Calhoun County	St Clair County	No	No	Yes	No	(205) 594-7131	485	12	40.4	64.3%	399 (82.3%)	41 (8.5%)	18 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)								20.5	31.4	315	41
010141002439	357	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	4,578			73.6%	2,317 (50.6%)	1,755 (38.3%)	244 (5.3%)	43 (0.9%)	36 (0.8%)	9 (0.2%)	174 (3.8%)								20.2	25.8	339	18
010237000954	358	CL Scarborough Model Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Phillips Ln	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2323	644	34	18.9	93.6%	39 (6.1%)	549 (85.2%)	39 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	$11,174			$1,734			$9,382	20.1	22.7	350	8
010000600872	359	Asbury High School	Public	6-12	1990 Asbury Rd	Albertville	35951	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-4068	650	36	17.9	83.5%	281 (43.2%)	11 (1.7%)	349 (53.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,169			$2,532			$8,624	19.7	15.1	378	19
010248001046	360	Laceys Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	48 School Rd	Laceys Spring	35754	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 881-4460	289	17	16.5	77.5%	189 (65.4%)	1 (0.3%)	86 (29.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$10,425			$2,026			$8,382	19.4	35.6	287	73

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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.

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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.