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)
010243001024	301	Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School	Public	9-12	3420 Carter Hill Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3714	1,592	80	20	82.7%	19 (1.2%)	1,378 (86.6%)	183 (11.5%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	$9,025			$1,346			$7,628	20.6	15.6	326	25
010087002442	302	Genesis Innovative School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1989 Jaguar Drive	Evergreen	36401	Conecuh County	Conecuh County	No	No	Yes	No	(251) 578-5291	280			77.5%	151 (53.9%)	110 (39.3%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)								20.5	34	232	70
010318001215	303	Talladega County Central High	Public	7-12	5104 Howell Cove Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5340	143	8	17.8	90.9%	13 (9.1%)	128 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,735			$2,148			$16,557	20.3	6.6	369	66
010024000045	304	Billingsley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2446 County Road 77	Billingsley	36006	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 755-1629	623	38	16.3	67.1%	449 (72.1%)	127 (20.4%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	$9,304			$1,645			$7,655	20	59.6	126	178
010087001766	305	Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	1989 Jaguar Rd	Evergreen	36401	Conecuh County	Conecuh County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 578-1126	317	18	18	82.3%	23 (7.3%)	279 (88.0%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,441			$2,122			$11,314	19.7	29	259	46
010051000226	306	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Dr	Greenville	36037	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 382-2608	565	37	15.2	83.9%	130 (23.0%)	409 (72.4%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,347			$1,351			$7,970	19.6	32.7	243	63
010321001229	307	Dadeville High School	Public	6-12	227 Weldon St	Dadeville	36853	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 825-7848	531	28	18.7	78.5%	252 (47.5%)	255 (48.0%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$10,217			$1,024			$9,174	19.2	38.9	207	100
010192000717	308	Hueytown High School	Public	9-12	4881 15th Street Road	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4150	1,171	69	16.9	78.6%	292 (24.9%)	662 (56.5%)	193 (16.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.6%)	$8,484			$737			$7,729	18.7	21	300	8
010306201376	309	Ragland High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1060 Main St	Ragland	35131	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 472-2123	399	27	15	80.2%	314 (78.7%)	31 (7.8%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.0%)	$11,810			$2,322			$9,477	18.7	44.1	179	130
010192000725	310	McAdory High School	Public	9-12	4800 McAdory School Rd	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4700	1,240	65	19	73.4%	204 (16.5%)	786 (63.4%)	237 (19.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.6%)	$8,839			$665			$8,156	18.3	25.2	284	26

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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.