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)
010336001268	391	Westlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	1715 Martin L King Jr Blvd	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3673	534	31	17.5	92.7%	7 (1.3%)	487 (91.2%)	36 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,988			$3,689			$10,279	12.8	8.4	421	30
010243001524	392	McKee Middle School	Public	6-8	4017 McInnis Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-7528	676	36	18.7	93.8%	4 (0.6%)	636 (94.1%)	30 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,093			$3,546			$7,496	12.8	12.7	386	6
010348001338	393	McIntosh High School	Public	6-12	7010 Highway 43	Mc Intosh	36553	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 944-2449	185	11	16.8	90.8%	28 (15.1%)	111 (60.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	38 (20.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	$12,207			$2,752			$9,399	12.6	14.5	380	13
010273001102	394	Pickens County High School	Public	5-12	205 4th Ave SE	Reform	35481	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 375-2344	293	18	16.4	71.7%	73 (24.9%)	199 (67.9%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$13,001			$2,451			$10,507	12.5	30.6	317	77
010297001161	395	The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Public	7-8	1701 Summerfield Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1675	349	20	17.4	89.7%	4 (1.1%)	337 (96.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,243			$1,965			$8,271	12.5	19	361	34
010114002357	396	Crossville Middle School	Public	4-8	63 Justice Street	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 528-7859	790	46	17.3	82.4%	158 (20.0%)	4 (0.5%)	617 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,868			$2,427			$6,425	12.4	15.1	377	19
010060000269	397	John P Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Ave A SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-8274	129	9	14.5	95.3%	28 (21.7%)	96 (74.4%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,362			$4,042			$9,306	12.4	18.1	362	35
010219000824	398	Notasulga High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 E Main St	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 724-1240	298	25	12	93.6%	21 (7.0%)	245 (82.2%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)	$13,672			$2,820			$10,618	12.1	11.5	402	4
010237000946	399	Pillans Middle School	Public	6-8	2051 Military Rd	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2300	537	22	24.4	95.9%	11 (2.0%)	472 (87.9%)	29 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.7%)	$10,414			$1,607			$8,796	12.1	10.2	409	10
010039000140	400	Huffman Middle School	Public	6-8	517 Huffman Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5370	399	19	21	77.9%	2 (0.5%)	354 (88.7%)	34 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,777			$2,147			$8,628	11.9	12.4	392	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.
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.