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)
010066000265	321	Maplesville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1256 AL Highway 139	Maplesville	36750	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4904	545	29	18.6	67.2%	424 (77.8%)	71 (13.0%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	$10,143			$1,814			$8,303	16.6	18.5	312	9
010063000279	322	Gaylesville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	760 Trojan Way	Gaylesville	35973	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 422-3401	361	25	14.6	79.5%	349 (96.7%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,079			$1,910			$10,053	16.6	23	290	32
010018802194	323	Chickasaw City High School	Public	9-12	50 12th Ave	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8120	219	18	12.1	90.4%	53 (24.2%)	146 (66.7%)	11 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	$13,196			$2,440			$10,745	16.5	19.5	306	17
010051002144	324	Georgiana School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	866 Highway 31 South	Georgiana	36033	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 376-9130	406	22	18.4	88.9%	76 (18.7%)	315 (77.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$11,631			$2,174			$9,431	16.3	10.7	351	27
010039001468	325	George Washington Carver High School	Public	9-12	3900 24th St N	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3900	544	38	14.3	86.6%	2 (0.4%)	424 (77.9%)	109 (20.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	$14,794			$2,268			$12,524	15.8	21	298	27
010339001282	326	Holt High School	Public	9-12	301 44th Ct NE	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2768	424	29	14.5	73.1%	90 (21.2%)	184 (43.4%)	147 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,319			$5,702			$9,624	15.7	17	319	7
010192000734	327	Pinson Valley High School	Public	9-12	6895 Highway 75	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5100	1,021	60	17	81.0%	156 (15.3%)	540 (52.9%)	309 (30.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	$9,579			$741			$8,819	15.6	18.5	310	17
010066000288	328	Verbena High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	202 County Road 510	Verbena	36091	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2820	575	33	17.3	83.1%	457 (79.5%)	37 (6.4%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$9,584			$1,495			$8,063	15.4	20.3	304	24
010192000704	329	Fultondale High School	Public	7-12	2023 Wildcat Parkway	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3500	683	39	17.5	83.0%	110 (16.1%)	323 (47.3%)	234 (34.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	$9,557			$903			$8,631	15.1	29.4	256	73
010219001811	330	Booker T Washington High	Public	9-12	3803 M L K Highway	Tuskegee	36083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 727-0073	479	27	17.7	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	435 (90.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$12,217			$2,178			$10,026	14.7	10.8	348	18

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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.