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 15, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 439)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
271	Douglas Middle School	Public	6-8	Highway 75	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-1240	512	27	18.8	67.2%	258 (50.4%)	6 (1.2%)	235 (45.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,674			$3,199			$6,463	40.3	43.3	244	27		010000601812
272	Lott Middle School	Public	6-8	17740 Celeste Rd	Citronelle	36522	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2240	427	18	23.7	68.6%	252 (59.0%)	54 (12.6%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	$9,173			$1,041			$8,121	40.2	41.1	262	10		010237001438
273	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	411	27	15.5	67.6%	316 (76.9%)	33 (8.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	$11,810			$2,322			$9,477	39.9	15.5	376	103		010306201376
274	Hubbertville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7360 County Road 49	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 487-2845	450	27	16.6	51.8%	438 (97.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$9,702			$1,603			$8,097	39.9	46.9	228	46		010147000525
275	Colbert County High School	Public	7-12	2200 High School St	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 446-8214	438	30	14.6	59.8%	265 (60.5%)	117 (26.7%)	32 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	$12,099			$1,497			$10,602	39.6	24.6	339	64		010084000334
276	Leroy High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26301 Highway 43	Leroy	36548	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 246-2000	463	25	18.4	53.3%	281 (60.7%)	99 (21.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$8,285			$1,014			$7,215	39.5	39.4	271	5		010348001337
277	Austin Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	1625 Danville Road SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060	664	48	13.9	64.6%	170 (25.6%)	197 (29.7%)	256 (38.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.4%)	$10,858			$1,247			$9,610	39.5	43.6	242	35		010117002456
278	Etowah Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Jones Street	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-3236	342	19	17.8	74.0%	229 (67.0%)	64 (18.7%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$8,706			$1,586			$7,093	38.8	45.1	233	45		010018000034
279	Houston County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 692-5549	246	9	27.3	66.7%	198 (80.5%)	24 (9.8%)	14 (5.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								38.4	32.7	308	29		010177002506
280	Munford Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5235	308	14	22	54.5%	226 (73.4%)	63 (20.5%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$7,438			$589			$6,819	38.3	54.9	178	102		010318002086

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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 15, 2025, 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.