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)
010078001671	71	Cleburne County Middle School	Public	5-7	661 Duke Drive	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 463-2405	254	14	18.5	70.1%	223 (87.8%)	15 (5.9%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$8,654			$1,485			$7,035	77.9	76.6	73	2
010201000764	72	Brooks High School	Public	7-12	4300 Highway 72	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-2115	744	42	17.7	47.8%	627 (84.3%)	41 (5.5%)	31 (4.2%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.3%)	$9,848			$1,209			$8,636	77.4	74.2	83	11
010172001885	73	Haleyville Middle School	Public	6-8	2014 20th Avenue	Haleyville	35565	Winston County	Haleyville City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 486-9240	342	24	14.2	68.1%	261 (76.3%)	3 (0.9%)	73 (21.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,196			$1,656			$7,535	77.2	67.5	116	43
010180002486	74	Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	177	18	10.1	27.1%	39 (22.0%)	94 (53.1%)	24 (13.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.5%)								76.6	70.2	102	28
010027000013	75	Daphne Middle School	Public	7-8	One Jody Davis Cir	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 626-2845	825	47	17.4	48.1%	519 (62.9%)	145 (17.6%)	70 (8.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (10.4%)	$8,858			$828			$8,024	76.6	78.3	69	6
010177002077	76	Rehobeth Middle School	Public	7-8	5631 County Road 203	Rehobeth	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 677-5153	428	22	19.4	58.2%	317 (74.1%)	40 (9.3%)	51 (11.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$8,639			$921			$7,706	76.5	78.7	67	9
010019902557	77	University Charter School Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	134 University Drive	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 754-3440	320	19	17.1	63.4%	145 (45.3%)	154 (48.1%)	7 (2.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)								76.2			(n/a)
010019001184	78	Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,424	83	17.2	53.0%	720 (50.6%)	324 (22.8%)	343 (24.1%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.7%)	$10,052			$1,307			$8,732	75.9	76.3	74	4
010042001870	79	Hayden Middle School	Public	5-7	310 Second Avenue	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-3083	507	25	20.2	44.0%	475 (93.7%)	6 (1.2%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$7,757			$1,449			$6,291	75.9	76.8	72	7
010201000770	80	Lexington High School	Public	7-12	101 School St	Lexington	35648	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 229-6622	387	24	16.4	46.3%	375 (96.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$9,817			$1,006			$8,805	74.8	82.9	51	29

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.