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)
010267001734	421	Francis Marion School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 Hubbard Drive	Marion	36756	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 683-6791	464	27	17.5	87.9%	7 (1.5%)	453 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,024			$2,341			$8,680	9.4	9.4	416	5
010192002182	422	Erwin Middle School	Public	6-8	532 23rd Avenue NW	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3430	593	34	17.4	93.6%	4 (0.7%)	518 (87.4%)	58 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$10,618			$3,193			$7,403	9.4	12.4	390	32
010039000139	423	Hudson KEight School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 F L Shuttlesworth Dr	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3000	554	27	20.5	93.7%	3 (0.5%)	472 (85.2%)	71 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,971			$2,759			$9,210	9.3	12.3	394	29
010237000939	424	Mobile County Training Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Whitley St	Mobile	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2267	211	14	15	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	206 (97.6%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$16,619			$1,912			$14,696	9.1	8.5	420	4
010033000086	425	Bessemer City Middle School	Public	6-8	100 High School Drive	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3601	648	31	20.9	88.3%	8 (1.2%)	485 (74.8%)	129 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$8,921			$1,718			$7,187	8.7	9.9	411	14
010039002553	426	BCS Virtual Academy of Learning	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	3900 24th Street North	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(205) 231-4600	215	4	53.7	87.9%	1 (0.5%)	197 (91.6%)	15 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								8.7			(n/a)
010111000408	427	Tipton Durant Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Tipton St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-8080	182	7	24.8	92.3%	3 (1.6%)	171 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$13,056			$6,699			$6,335	8.6	6.6	432	5
010168001520	428	Robert Brown Middle School	Public	4-8	623 Mespotamia Street	Eutaw	35462	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 372-3269	329	15	21.9	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	319 (97.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,323			$2,696			$9,620	8.5	6.3	433	5
010039002204	429	Bush Hills STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	900 16th Street West	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6370	402	20	20.1	91.5%	1 (0.2%)	372 (92.5%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$19,712			$1,930			$17,781	8.5	11	405	24
010267001577	430	Robert C Hatch High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	470 West Avenue	Uniontown	36786	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 628-4061	415	25	16.9	87.7%	0 (0.0%)	413 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$11,263			$2,518			$8,741	8.3	7.4	426	4

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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.