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)
010177000615	81	Rehobeth High School	Public	9-12	373 Malvern Road	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 677-7002	801	38	21	52.3%	586 (73.2%)	96 (12.0%)	87 (10.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.9%)	$7,799			$707			$7,080	70.1	73	80	1
010201000767	82	Lauderdale County High School	Public	7-12	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 247-3414	562	30	18.9	51.1%	505 (89.9%)	29 (5.2%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$9,610			$1,289			$8,316	69.8	75	75	7
010342001297	83	Deshler High School	Public	9-12	200 N Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2910	472	31	15.1	53.2%	296 (62.7%)	121 (25.6%)	18 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.2%)	$12,124			$1,330			$10,740	69.3	69.5	93	10
010306201591	84	Moody High School	Public	9-12	714 High School Dr	Moody	35004	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 640-5127	677	34	19.7	50.2%	477 (70.5%)	102 (15.1%)	57 (8.4%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.3%)	$8,682			$1,228			$7,443	69	78.2	66	18
010192000744	85	Shades Valley High School	Public	9-12	6100 Old Leeds Rd	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5350	1,122	67	16.8	65.6%	236 (21.0%)	591 (52.7%)	254 (22.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.9%)	$9,072			$539			$8,510	68.9	80.1	59	26
010358001360	86	Meek High School	Public	5-12	6615 Co Rd 41	Arley	35541	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	No	(205) 384-5825	289	15	19.8	58.8%	271 (93.8%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$9,365			$1,362			$7,978	68.6	43.3	188	102
010054000240	87	Ohatchee High School	Public	7-12	100 Cherokee Trl	Ohatchee	36271	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4900	383	25	15.6	62.9%	364 (95.0%)	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,824			$1,264			$8,515	68.4	72.2	82	5
010306201362	88	Ashville High School	Public	9-12	33215 US Highway 231	Ashville	35953	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 594-7943	386	20	18.9	68.9%	306 (79.3%)	19 (4.9%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$13,515			$4,345			$9,158	68.1	68.3	98	10
010192000728	89	Mortimer Jordan High School	Public	9-12	1920 Blue Devil Road	Kimberly	35091	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4850	855	49	17.6	44.8%	686 (80.2%)	109 (12.7%)	35 (4.1%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	$9,237			$830			$8,383	68	63.5	114	25
010174000604	90	Headland High School	Public	10-12	8 Sporman St	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(334) 585-7086	443	28	15.8	48.8%	325 (73.4%)	82 (18.5%)	25 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$10,041			$898			$9,126	67.7	71.1	88	2

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.