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)
010000802198	11	James Clemens High School	Public	9-12	11306 County Line Road	Madison	35756	Limestone County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 216-5313	2,121	118	18	25.2%	1,198 (56.5%)	400 (18.9%)	196 (9.2%)	219 (10.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	96 (4.5%)	$9,387			$717			$8,640	98.3	98.7	8	3
010021000036	12	Auburn High School	Public	10-12	1701 E Samford Avenue	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-2120	2,163	125	17.3	30.3%	1,260 (58.3%)	460 (21.3%)	156 (7.2%)	240 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (2.2%)	$10,361			$557			$9,788	98.2	95.8	21	9
010000700251	13	Hoover High School	Public	9-12	1000 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1200	2,884	182	15.8	31.6%	1,475 (51.1%)	786 (27.3%)	312 (10.8%)	194 (6.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (4.0%)	$11,758			$943			$10,814	97	96.6	16	3
010099000370	14	Cullman High School	Public	9-12	510 13th St NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-3923	986	62	15.8	32.4%	847 (85.9%)	7 (0.7%)	93 (9.4%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.8%)	$10,356			$703			$9,650	96.9	93	31	17
010180000631	15	Huntsville High School	Public	9-12	2304 Billie Watkins St SW	Huntsville	35801	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8050	1,802	101	17.9	30.4%	1,099 (61.0%)	408 (22.6%)	164 (9.1%)	27 (1.5%)	15 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	85 (4.7%)	$7,531			$475			$7,055	96.6	96.4	17	2
010243001457	16	Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4405 Brewbaker Dr	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7100	573	35	16.3	32.5%	79 (13.8%)	415 (72.4%)	40 (7.0%)	26 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,573			$668			$8,855	96.3	96.8	14	2
010358102555	17	Orange Beach MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	23908 Canal Road	Orange Beach	36561	Baldwin County	Orange Beach City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 967-5306	643	42	15.3	22.9%	580 (90.2%)	6 (0.9%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)								96.1			(n/a)
010000800831	18	Bob Jones High School	Public	9-12	650 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2547	1,968	109	17.9	28.2%	1,059 (53.8%)	442 (22.5%)	182 (9.2%)	143 (7.3%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	128 (6.5%)	$9,356			$610			$8,716	96.1	98.3	10	8
010010000028	19	Arab High School	Public	9-12	511 Arabian Dr NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6026	747	49	15.3	43.8%	697 (93.3%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.7%)	10 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$10,984			$782			$10,192	96	96.7	15	4
010027001759	20	Daphne High School	Public	9-12	9300 Champions Way	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 626-8787	1,799	96	18.7	42.5%	1,177 (65.4%)	303 (16.8%)	153 (8.5%)	29 (1.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	132 (7.3%)	$9,220			$469			$8,745	95.9	95.9	20

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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.