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)
010147000521	181	Berry High School	Public	7-12	18242 Highway 18 E	Berry	35546	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 689-4467	217	14	15.5	64.5%	184 (84.8%)	11 (5.1%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	$11,769			$1,921			$9,847	48.1	31.8	248	67
010024000046	182	Marbury High School	Public	9-12	2360 Highway 31 North	Deatsville	36022	Elmore County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 387-1910	584	35	16.9	54.6%	464 (79.5%)	81 (13.9%)	21 (3.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$8,624			$954			$7,667	47.8	52.8	145	37
010000500871	183	Albertville High School	Public	9-12	402 E McCord Ave	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 894-5000	1,710	91	18.7	58.0%	600 (35.1%)	67 (3.9%)	981 (57.4%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (2.9%)	$9,521			$1,161			$8,285	47.6	43.5	186	3
010117000429	184	Decatur High School	Public	9-12	910 Somerville Road	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3011	1,026	69	14.9	72.3%	330 (32.2%)	260 (25.3%)	373 (36.4%)	11 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	45 (4.4%)	$12,970			$1,553			$11,379	47.5	71.3	85	99
010096000365	185	Brantley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8879 N Main St	Brantley	36009	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 527-8879	548	39	14.2	59.1%	352 (64.2%)	149 (27.2%)	14 (2.6%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$10,311			$1,546			$8,674	47.5	35.9	224	39
010339001287	186	Northside High School	Public	9-12	19230 Northside Parkway	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2755	517	28	18.7	47.2%	487 (94.2%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,426			$901			$8,501	47.4	48.9	163	23
010081000323	187	Kinston School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 College Street	Kinston	36453	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 565-3016	519	31	16.5	51.6%	473 (91.1%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.5%)	7 (1.3%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,398			$1,416			$7,967	47.4	51	150	37
010138001662	188	Hokes Bluff High School	Public	9-12	1865 Appalachia Rd	Hokes Bluff	35903	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 492-1360	367	21	17.3	51.8%	336 (91.6%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$10,424			$1,191			$9,200	47.1	41.5	196	8
010248001052	189	West Morgan High School	Public	9-12	261 S Greenway Dr	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	486	26	18.7	69.3%	255 (52.5%)	29 (6.0%)	182 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$10,963			$1,602			$9,345	46.9	36.7	219	30
010156000538	190	Fort Payne High School	Public	9-12	201 45th St NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-0535	1,112	62	17.8	70.5%	522 (46.9%)	34 (3.1%)	514 (46.2%)	7 (0.6%)	13 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.9%)	$9,252			$1,129			$8,066	46.7	66.1	104	86

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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.