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)
010312002100	171	NicholsLawson Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Talladega Highway	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 245-4376	434	32	13.5	68.0%	217 (50.0%)	184 (42.4%)	17 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$9,574			$1,586			$7,965	56.1	57.7	162	9
010192002174	172	Corner Middle School	Public	5-8	10005 Corner School Road	Warrior	35180	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3230	441	21	21	45.4%	416 (94.3%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$8,519			$1,000			$7,496	55.9	67.7	113	59
010201000767	173	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	55.7	63.3	133	40
010027001859	174	Bay Minette Middle School	Public	7-8	1311 W 13th Street	Bay Minette	36507	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 580-2960	435	28	15.8	79.1%	236 (54.3%)	128 (29.4%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.5%)	$11,078			$1,201			$9,873	55.7	43.2	249	75
010222002479	175	Madison County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	5-12	1275 Jordan Rd Building A	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 852-2557	649	28	23.3	48.2%	451 (69.5%)	57 (8.8%)	39 (6.0%)	10 (1.5%)	54 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)								55.3	60.5	142	33
010183000666	176	Rosalie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	162 County Road 355	Pisgah	35765	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 451-3616	157	7	21.2	69.4%	118 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	35 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,068			$2,059			$8,995	55.2	74.4	81	95
010138001507	177	Glencoe Middle School	Public	5-8	809 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5627	292	17	16.8	62.0%	251 (86.0%)	6 (2.1%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$6,661			$397			$6,262	55	49.1	214	37
010318002086	178	Munford Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5235	285	15	19.6	76.8%	216 (75.8%)	49 (17.2%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$7,438			$589			$6,819	54.9	55.1	182	4
010330002499	179	Thomasville Middle School	Public	5-8	781 Gates Dr	Thomasville	36784	Clarke County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 636-4928	267	14	19	70.0%	117 (43.8%)	144 (53.9%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								54.7	58.8	157	22
010210000800	180	East Limestone High School	Public	6-12	15641 E Limestone Rd	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6660	1,281	61	20.9	41.0%	847 (66.1%)	275 (21.5%)	93 (7.3%)	25 (2.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (2.7%)	$7,987			$597			$7,375	54.6	64.7	124	56

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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.