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)
010169000579	111	Guntersville Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Sunset Drive	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 582-5182	417	22	18.6	58.5%	295 (70.7%)	51 (12.2%)	48 (11.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	$8,940			$1,343			$7,544	67.5	68.8	110	1
010114000415	112	Fyffe High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	153 Church St	Fyffe	35971	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 623-2116	939	58	16.3	55.9%	672 (71.6%)	7 (0.7%)	68 (7.2%)	5 (0.5%)	172 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.6%)	$9,879			$1,235			$8,415	67.3	66.3	122	10
010186000673	113	Jacksonville High School	Public	7-12	1000 George Douthit Dr SW	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Jacksonville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 782-8800	776	49	16	58.4%	435 (56.1%)	218 (28.1%)	47 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.3%)	$10,088			$1,256			$8,766	67.3	80.7	58	55
010129001432	114	Eclectic Middle School	Public	5-8	170 South Ann St	Eclectic	36024	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 541-2131	448	23	19.4	55.6%	382 (85.3%)	39 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$7,929			$1,454			$6,458	67.3	62.2	136	22
010135000487	115	Flomaton High School	Public	6-12	21200 Highway 31	Flomaton	36441	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 296-2627	572	28	20.5	45.8%	426 (74.5%)	86 (15.0%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$10,711			$1,732			$8,939	67	59.3	152	37
010102000413	116	Good Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	216 Good Hope School RD	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-9600	361	19	19.2	62.3%	304 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.6%)	$6,562			$477			$6,058	66.8	73.2	88	28
010207000796	117	Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 Mullin Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4070	921	52	17.7	53.5%	621 (67.4%)	166 (18.0%)	72 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.4%)	$8,582			$830			$7,735	66.7	68.3	111	6
010001200123	118	Boaz Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Newt Parker Dr	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-0799	548	34	16	76.3%	287 (52.4%)	12 (2.2%)	223 (40.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$8,964			$1,569			$7,251	66.4	71.4	96	22
010201000775	119	Wilson High School	Public	7-12	7601 Highway 17	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-8470	599	41	14.7	67.3%	570 (95.2%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$8,825			$1,150			$7,668	66.2	57.8	161	42
010222001411	120	Meridianville Middle School	Public	6-8	12975 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4550	1,058	48	22	48.6%	524 (49.5%)	306 (28.9%)	105 (9.9%)	13 (1.2%)	48 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.8%)	$8,857			$826			$7,993	66.1	78.2	70	50

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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.