Best High Schools in Alabama for African American Students

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Every year, the Alabama State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Alabama test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 231)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
010243001417	1	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3440 McGehee Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7500	433	28	15.4	13.2%	110 (25.4%)	110 (25.4%)	23 (5.3%)	175 (40.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$9,652			$738			$8,863	99.6%	99.7%	0.17%
010243001457	2	Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4405 Brewbaker Dr	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 284-7100	573	35	16.3	32.5%	79 (13.8%)	415 (72.4%)	40 (7.0%)	26 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$9,573			$668			$8,855	99.1%	95.8%	3.37%
010180001374	3	New Century Technology High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2500 Meridian Street NW	Huntsville	35811	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	Yes	No	No	(256) 428-7800	374	29	12.8	48.7%	169 (45.2%)	113 (30.2%)	53 (14.2%)	15 (4.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.8%)								98.7%	98.1%	0.55%
010001301682	4	HewittTrussville High School	Public	9-12	6450 Husky Parkway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-4000	1,597	94	17	17.7%	1,220 (76.4%)	245 (15.3%)	48 (3.0%)	45 (2.8%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.0%)	$11,143			$826			$10,308	98.3%	98.4%	0.14%
010243000504	5	Booker T Washington Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4400 Bell Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3617	505	25	20.2	29.5%	50 (9.9%)	384 (76.0%)	34 (6.7%)	30 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$12,350			$875			$11,424	97.8%	92.9%	4.98%
010039000176	6	Ramsay High School	Public	9-12	1800 13th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7000	711	45	15.8	60.6%	4 (0.6%)	682 (95.9%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$11,746			$1,049			$10,695	97.4%	81.2%	16.19%
010303001189	7	Oak Mountain High School	Public	9-12	5476 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5200	1,652	88	18.8	24.0%	1,236 (74.8%)	166 (10.0%)	152 (9.2%)	69 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	24 (1.5%)	$9,326			$516			$8,795	97.0%	97.9%	0.91%
010000802198	8	James Clemens High School	Public	9-12	11306 County Line Road	Madison	35756	Limestone County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 216-5313	2,121	118	18	25.2%	1,198 (56.5%)	400 (18.9%)	196 (9.2%)	219 (10.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	96 (4.5%)	$9,387			$717			$8,640	96.5%	97.1%	0.55%
010054000232	9	Alexandria High School	Public	9-12	353 Stadium Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4400	486	29	16.5	58.6%	395 (81.3%)	63 (13.0%)	15 (3.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,447			$810			$9,590	96.1%	84.7%	11.45%
010000700251	10	Hoover High School	Public	9-12	1000 Buccaneer Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1200	2,884	182	15.8	31.6%	1,475 (51.1%)	786 (27.3%)	312 (10.8%)	194 (6.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (4.0%)	$11,758			$943			$10,814	95.7%	96.6%	0.89%

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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.