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)
010009001725	381	Anniston Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 McClellan Blvd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5020	394	20	19.7	91.1%	26 (6.6%)	325 (82.5%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$13,119			$3,040			$10,075	14.1	11.9	398	17
010180002484	382	Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 Bob Wallace Avenue	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	409	27	15.1	57.7%	45 (11.0%)	148 (36.2%)	192 (46.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.9%)								14	16	374	8
010039000133	383	Green Acres Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 67th Street West	Birmingham	35228	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1370	326	16	20.3	94.8%	4 (1.2%)	285 (87.4%)	33 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$14,583			$5,618			$8,963	13.9	10.5	408	25
010297002523	384	Saints Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	2194 Broad Street	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 874-1600	272			80.5%	107 (39.3%)	137 (50.4%)	11 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)								13.9	9.1	419	35
010180002379	385	Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	411	20	20.5	88.1%	22 (5.4%)	299 (72.7%)	72 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	$8,772			$1,662			$7,108	13.7	13.4	384	1
010192000704	386	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	13.5	14.5	379	7
010192000687	387	Minor Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Hillcrest Rd	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2550	687	38	18	87.8%	35 (5.1%)	567 (82.5%)	70 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$9,755			$2,820			$6,914	13.4	12.4	391	4
010174000600	388	Abbeville High School	Public	7-12	411 Graball Cutoff	Abbeville	36310	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-2065	291	24	12.1	88.0%	116 (39.9%)	144 (49.5%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	$11,616			$2,054			$9,546	13.1	15.9	375	13
010237000901	389	Booker T Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1961 Andrews St	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2361	305	20	15.2	95.1%	6 (2.0%)	278 (91.1%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	$10,926			$1,839			$9,077	13	11.9	399	10
010213000811	390	George P Austin Junior High School	Public	6-8	718 Martin Luther King Dr	Linden	36748	Marengo County	Linden City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 295-5378	78	6	13	85.9%	4 (5.1%)	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,010			$1,336			$9,571	12.9	17.6	366	24

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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.