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Best Public Schools in Monroe County, AL

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Schools

2,963

Students

Top rankedMonroeville Middle School355^th of 449 Alabama middle schools

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Biggest riser

Monroeville Middle School up 30 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

J F Shields High School 11.9 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)							Summative Assessment Science (2026)			Summative Assessment English (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe County High School	Public	9-12	212 Tiger Dr	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 575-3258	302	19	16.3	80.5%	14 (4.6%)	283 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	13.2	349^th of 386 public high schools	9.6%		31.9	243^rd of 374 public high schools	35.0%	106							8.1			8.1							11.5	$16,003	$3,805	$12,078
Excel High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3010 Hwy 136 W	Excel	36439	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 765-9146	1,010	55	18.5	59.6%	718 (71.1%)	212 (21.0%)	27 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)								(n/a)	32.9	34.3	20.0	20.0	20.7	28.4	28.0	42.9	60.8	38.7	63.2	45.7	72.0	53.9	65.9	55.4	48.7	$11,003	$1,852	$9,151
J F Shields High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17688 Highway 21 N	Beatrice	36425	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 789-2168	179	15	11.9	81.0%	3 (1.7%)	174 (97.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	73.3		9.1			5.9	0.0		17.7	5.6	66.7		36.4			41.2	6.3	$19,846	$4,336	$15,509
J U Blacksher School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15933 Hwy 21 S	Uriah	36480	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 862-2130	747	42	17.9	53.8%	457 (61.2%)	71 (9.5%)	18 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	145 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)								(n/a)	25.9	38.8	39.0	29.2	13.2	29.6	26.2	42.9	70.4	21.5	59.3	59.2	75.6	54.2	49.1	59.3	21.5	$10,706	$1,980	$8,725
Monroe Intermediate School	Public	K-8	3366 County Rd 49	Lower Peach Tree	36751	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 636-2032	55	7	7.8	90.9%	0 (0.0%)	55 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$28,547	$7,436	$21,112
Monroeville Middle School	Public	5-8	201 York Street	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 575-4121	264	19	13.8	80.7%	9 (3.4%)	240 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	21.6	355^th of 449 public middle schools	20.9%		14.4	385^th of 439 public middle schools	12.3%	30			14.0	29.3	5.7	5.5			37.0				50.9	32.8	35.2	40.0		$13,130	$3,883	$8,916
C P Carmichael Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1323 Veterans Drive	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(251) 575-4189				—															(n/a)
Monroe County Careertechnical Center	Public	9-12	230 Tiger Dr	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(251) 575-4381				—															(n/a)
Monroeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	297 S Mount Pleasant Ave	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 743-3474	406	25	16.2	79.6%	22 (5.4%)	357 (87.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	15.5	588^th of 686 public elementary schools	14.3%		15.4	584^th of 680 public elementary schools	14.1%	4	14.9	8.3						21.7			35.1	55.0						$13,799	$3,706	$10,072

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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.

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