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)
010248001042	271	Danville High School	Public	9-12	9235 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-9909	355	21	17.3	52.7%	302 (85.1%)	8 (2.3%)	36 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,438			$1,178			$9,244	28.1	28.6	261	10
010192002496	272	Jefferson County Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2100 18th Street South	Birmingham	35209	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	Yes	No	(205) 379-2070	254			55.5%	118 (46.5%)	104 (40.9%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.1%)								28.1	24	287	15
010201000774	273	Waterloo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	311 Schoolhouse Ln	Waterloo	35677	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 766-3100	340	23	15.1	73.2%	320 (94.1%)	7 (2.1%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,603			$1,560			$10,036	27.8	63	117	156
010345000135	274	Carbon Hill High School	Public	9-12	217 Bulldog Boulevard	Carbon Hill	35549	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 924-8821	359	19	19.4	66.0%	335 (93.3%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,394			$250			$10,142	27.8	25.7	279	5
010114000416	275	Geraldine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13011 Highway 227	Geraldine	35974	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 659-2142	1,150	69	16.6	61.9%	701 (61.0%)	8 (0.7%)	265 (23.0%)	1 (0.1%)	159 (13.8%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.2%)	$9,156			$1,310			$7,829	27.5	27.9	265	10
010123002512	276	Dothan City Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	323 W Selma Street	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 794-7444	229	19	12	72.9%	63 (27.5%)	146 (63.8%)	12 (5.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)								27.3	29.7	254	22
010066000270	277	Thorsby High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	54 Opportunity Dr	Thorsby	35171	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4880	771	39	19.6	64.1%	620 (80.4%)	34 (4.4%)	91 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.2%)	$9,035			$1,277			$7,732	27.3	26.1	277
010180000636	278	Lee High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2500 Meridian Street	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(256) 428-8150	840	46	18.4	76.7%	182 (21.7%)	521 (62.0%)	88 (10.5%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	$12,340			$1,764			$10,575	27.1	32.9	241	37
010183000662	279	North Sand Mountain School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	29333 AL Highway 71	Higdon	35979	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 597-2368	692	36	19.2	55.3%	531 (76.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (21.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,637			$1,371			$8,251	27.1	43.3	187	92
010303001177	280	Montevallo High School	Public	9-12	980 Oak St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6400	506	32	16	76.1%	203 (40.1%)	135 (26.7%)	156 (30.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$12,913			$952			$11,940	26.8	47	169	111

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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.