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)
010345001611	141	Valley Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Valley School Rd	Jasper	35504	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-9381	599	32	18.7	69.6%	431 (72.0%)	19 (3.2%)	117 (19.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$9,801			$2,237			$7,561	62.3	56.6	173	32
010000600193	142	Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle	Public	5-8	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 728-5950	364	22	16.5	41.5%	330 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$7,218			$751			$6,455	62.3	59.1	154	12
010358001357	143	Winston County High School	Public	8-12	1222 Co Rd 24	Double Springs	35553	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	No	(205) 489-5593	248	13	19.4	66.5%	238 (96.0%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$10,968			$1,899			$9,042	61.7			(n/a)
010102000440	144	Holly Pond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	120 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-0046	578	30	19.1	70.9%	500 (86.5%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	$8,380			$629			$7,725	61.6	56.9	170	26
010279001114	145	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	61.6	52.8	194	49
010180002478	146	Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	239	18	13.6	18.8%	62 (25.9%)	135 (56.5%)	21 (8.8%)	4 (1.7%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.4%)								61.6	69.9	103	43
010201000772	147	Rogers High School	Public	7-12	300 Rogers Ln	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-3106	555	33	16.8	57.7%	527 (95.0%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$9,430			$1,076			$8,347	61.5	60	147
010027000062	148	Perdido Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23589 County Road 47	Perdido	36562	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 937-8456	631	33	18.9	66.4%	531 (84.2%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.7%)	$10,351			$1,343			$9,003	61.1	69.6	106	42
010339002087	149	Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	19130 Northside Parkway	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2740	405	21	19.2	44.9%	375 (92.6%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,133			$1,036			$7,072	60.5	63.8	130	19
010261001074	150	Opp Middle School	Public	5-8	303 E Stewart Ave	Opp	36467	Covington County	Opp City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 493-6332	405	25	16	69.1%	290 (71.6%)	81 (20.0%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$9,246			$2,275			$6,919	60.3	63.8	131	19

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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.

Educational resources:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.