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)
010183000662	151	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	60.2	58.8	158	7
010333001603	152	Charles Henderson Middle	Public	7-8	800 Elm St	Troy	36081	Pike County	Troy City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-5770	266	15	17.7	63.5%	73 (27.4%)	164 (61.7%)	11 (4.1%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$10,270			$2,178			$8,056	59.4	66.6	120	32
010156001750	153	Fort Payne Middle School	Public	6-8	4910 Martin Ave NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-7501	787	50	15.7	73.6%	393 (49.9%)	28 (3.6%)	336 (42.7%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$7,069			$1,258			$5,788	59.1	66.5	121	32
010063000276	154	Centre Middle School	Public	5-8	1920 East Main Street	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-5656	457	25	18.2	73.5%	389 (85.1%)	37 (8.1%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$8,835			$1,485			$7,298	59	70.5	100	54
010024002159	155	Marbury Middle School	Public	6-8	210 County Road 20 East	Marbury	36051	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 365-3522	456	25	18.2	55.9%	353 (77.4%)	69 (15.1%)	18 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$7,989			$1,049			$6,936	58.7	62.9	135	20
010054002429	156	Alexandria Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Railroad Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4500	485	27	17.9	65.8%	395 (81.4%)	57 (11.8%)	21 (4.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$8,103			$842			$7,166	58.3	57.1	167	11
010105000393	157	South Dale Middle School	Public	5-8	309 Randolph Street	Pinckard	36371	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-3077	426	23	18.2	78.4%	234 (54.9%)	147 (34.5%)	21 (4.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	$8,049			$1,615			$6,432	58.2	50	206	49
010180000632	158	Huntsville Junior High School	Public	6-8	817 Adams St SE	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7700	418	23	18.3	38.3%	181 (43.3%)	170 (40.7%)	46 (11.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$8,048			$1,306			$6,741	57.9	64.2	127	31
010336001250	159	The Alberta School of Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2700 University Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 759-3564	671	48	14	81.7%	40 (6.0%)	567 (84.5%)	40 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	$11,242			$1,995			$9,228	57.8	61.8	137	22
010321001234	160	Reeltown High School	Public	6-12	4090 AL Highway 120	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 257-1670	405	25	16.4	65.4%	300 (74.1%)	77 (19.0%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,041			$2,021			$9,000	57.5	57	168	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.