Best Middle Schools in Alabama for African American Students

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Every year, the Alabama State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Alabama test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 269)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
010192002421	1	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Public	6-8	805 7th Ave	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5280	306	20	15.3	47.4%	133 (43.5%)	136 (44.4%)	31 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,217			$835			$12,351	99.6%	99.5%	0.08%
010039000113	2	Christian School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	725 Mountain Dr	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5249	633	32	19.7	61.9%	21 (3.3%)	569 (89.9%)	28 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$9,125			$1,167			$7,956	99.3%	96.4%	2.88%
010039001878	3	Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	654	33	19.8	57.5%	3 (0.5%)	624 (95.4%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,154			$1,011			$9,140	98.9%	96.2%	2.73%
010336002143	4	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	315 Mcfarland Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	No	(205) 759-3653	169	10	16.4	29.0%	57 (33.7%)	95 (56.2%)	2 (1.2%)	14 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,744			$57			$12,668	98.5%	99.1%	0.58%
010237000931	5	ClarkShaw Magnet School	Public, Magnet	5-8	5960 Arlberg Street	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2106	598	35	17	52.3%	155 (25.9%)	369 (61.7%)	31 (5.2%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$8,607			$729			$7,867	98.1%	95.9%	2.21%
010243001013	6	Floyd Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3444 Lebron Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7130	481	24	20	33.9%	75 (15.6%)	352 (73.2%)	23 (4.8%)	17 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$7,969			$644			$7,274	97.8%	91.0%	6.82%
010018902195	7	Satsuma High School	Public	7-12	1 Gator Circle	Satsuma	36572	Mobile County	Satsuma City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8190	735	41	17.9	45.7%	605 (82.3%)	67 (9.1%)	10 (1.4%)	7 (1.0%)	22 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (2.9%)	$9,796			$895			$8,855	97.4%	94.1%	3.28%
010018500893	8	Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus	Public	6-8	401 Baldwin Road	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 679-9405	759	37	20.3	47.8%	554 (73.0%)	124 (16.3%)	15 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	$8,656			$1,045			$7,596	97.0%	98.9%	1.84%
010000701422	9	Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Public	6-8	6055 Flemming Parkway	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2200	1,128	76	14.9	22.3%	597 (52.9%)	275 (24.4%)	54 (4.8%)	141 (12.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (5.2%)	$11,153			$612			$10,539	96.7%	97.7%	1.08%
010001300714	10	HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,202	62	19.3	16.5%	909 (75.6%)	194 (16.1%)	36 (3.0%)	22 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.1%)	$8,729			$744			$7,613	96.3%	94.8%	1.49%

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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.