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)
010210002436	211	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	7,063			65.1%	4,187 (59.3%)	2,107 (29.8%)	409 (5.8%)	56 (0.8%)	74 (1.0%)	4 (0.1%)	226 (3.2%)								43	28.6	262	51
010159000548	212	Vina High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8250 County Road 23	Vina	35593	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2260	270	21	12.8	67.8%	259 (95.9%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,322			$2,219			$11,100	42.8	29.3	257	45
010231000868	213	Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	211 Aggie Ave	Hamilton	35570	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(205) 921-3281	466	30	15.4	59.4%	403 (86.5%)	18 (3.9%)	31 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,477			$1,522			$8,938	42.6	46.4	173	40
010264001080	214	Carroll High School	Public	9-12	141 Eagle Way	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-4915	638	40	15.9	57.7%	265 (41.5%)	297 (46.6%)	43 (6.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.3%)	$10,266			$1,245			$9,021	42.5	50.8	152	62
010282001119	215	Randolph County High School	Public	7-12	465 Woodland Ave	Wedowee	36278	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 357-4751	468	22	21.6	75.0%	321 (68.6%)	88 (18.8%)	47 (10.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,511			$1,636			$7,816	42.2	36.6	220	5
010279001114	216	Goshen High School	Public	7-12	286 Eagle Circle	Goshen	36035	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-1852	387	26	14.8	60.2%	206 (53.2%)	160 (41.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$11,387			$1,481			$9,708	41.9	50.2	157	59
010183001532	217	Pisgah High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60 Metcalf St	Pisgah	35765	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 451-3241	619	29	21.3	62.0%	440 (71.1%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	152 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,613			$1,269			$8,330	41.3	30.2	251	34
010183000671	218	Woodville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	290 County Road 63	Woodville	35776	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 776-2874	484	26	18.9	66.7%	408 (84.3%)	12 (2.5%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,765			$1,441			$8,310	41.2	31.4	249	31
010237000942	219	Murphy High School	Public	9-12	100 S Carlen St	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3184	1,254	78	16	66.0%	227 (18.1%)	916 (73.0%)	52 (4.1%)	16 (1.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.0%)	$10,088			$1,124			$8,941	40.5	59	128	91
010240000973	220	Monroe County High School	Public	9-12	212 Tiger Dr	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 575-3258	322	23	14.3	82.3%	20 (6.2%)	294 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$11,615			$2,311			$9,273	40.5	12.9	341	121

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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.