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)
010243001417	1	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3440 McGehee Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7500	464	27	17.1	13.1%	127 (27.4%)	120 (25.9%)	18 (3.9%)	184 (39.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$9,652			$738			$8,863	100	100	1
010249001056	2	Mountain Brook High School	Public	10-12	3650 Bethune Dr	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3800	967	95	10.1	2.6%	915 (94.6%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.7%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	$16,839			$115			$16,723	99.9	100	2
010176000608	3	Homewood High School	Public	9-12	1901 S Lakeshore Dr	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-9663	1,330	106	12.6	27.8%	829 (62.3%)	213 (16.0%)	182 (13.7%)	24 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (6.1%)	$14,426			$982			$13,423	99.7	99.5	5	2
010343001304	4	Vestavia Hills High School	Public	10-12	2235 Lime Rock Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5250	1,578	114	13.8	10.4%	1,289 (81.7%)	87 (5.5%)	56 (3.5%)	105 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.5%)	$12,105			$678			$11,425	99.6	99.8	4
010027000100	5	Fairhope High School	Public	9-12	18800 Greeno Rd	Fairhope	36532	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 928-8309	1,629	101	16.1	31.0%	1,286 (78.9%)	108 (6.6%)	120 (7.4%)	17 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (5.9%)	$8,721			$471			$8,244	99.5	99.3	6	1
010001301682	6	HewittTrussville High School	Public	9-12	6450 Husky Parkway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-4000	1,573	94	16.6	15.3%	1,198 (76.2%)	251 (16.0%)	34 (2.2%)	48 (3.1%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.3%)	$11,143			$826			$10,308	99.4	99.1	7	1
010180001374	7	New Century Technology High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2500 Meridian Street NW	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7800	403	27	14.8	48.6%	179 (44.4%)	123 (30.5%)	58 (14.4%)	19 (4.7%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)								99.1	99.8	3	4
010303001189	8	Oak Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5476 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5200	1,561	86	18.1	22.3%	1,170 (75.0%)	162 (10.4%)	139 (8.9%)	66 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	20 (1.3%)	$9,326			$516			$8,795	98.8	97.4	13	5
010000701456	9	Spain Park High School	Public	9-12	4700 Jaguar Drive	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1400	1,503	99	15.1	27.7%	920 (61.2%)	280 (18.6%)	150 (10.0%)	101 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (3.3%)	$13,243			$825			$12,416	98.7	98.3	9
010027002073	10	Spanish Fort High School	Public	9-12	One Plaza De Toros	Spanish Fort	36527	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 621-6629	1,188	66	17.9	24.0%	935 (78.7%)	86 (7.2%)	69 (5.8%)	19 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (6.3%)	$10,360			$717			$9,638	98.6	98	12	2

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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.