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
191	Colbert Heights High School	Public	7-12	6825 Woodmont Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 383-7875	467	31	15	56.5%	417 (89.3%)	12 (2.6%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	$10,428			$855			$9,574	52.2	52.8	194	3		010084000335
192	Cleveland High School	Public	7-12	71 High School St	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2030	389	20	19	46.5%	298 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	81 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,225			$1,771			$9,343	52.1	64.7	126	66		010042000206
193	Deshler Middle School	Public	6-8	598 N High St	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2920	336	21	15.7	51.2%	216 (64.3%)	82 (24.4%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	$8,663			$1,159			$7,480	52	56.7	165	28		010342001298
194	Leeds Middle School	Public	6-8	1771 Whitmire Street	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4505	452	27	16.7	50.9%	256 (56.6%)	113 (25.0%)	77 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$10,345			$1,367			$8,979	51.8	50.6	204	10		010001102095
195	Weaver High School	Public	7-12	917 Clairmont Dr	Weaver	36277	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7201	468	28	16.5	54.3%	328 (70.1%)	96 (20.5%)	28 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,432			$1,596			$9,790	51.7	39.8	269	74		010054000247
196	Parkside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12431 Al Highway 69 N	Baileyton	35019	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-5568	379	22	17.1	54.6%	328 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$11,427			$1,791			$9,608	51.5	62.7	139	57		010102000373
197	Stevenson Middle School	Public	5-8	701 Kentucky Ave	Stevenson	35772	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 437-2945	235	13	18	61.3%	141 (60.0%)	21 (8.9%)	36 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	$8,766			$1,686			$7,065	51.5	52.9	192	5		010183001534
198	Opelika Middle School	Public	4-8	1206 Denson Dr	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9726	812	50	16.3	73.2%	231 (28.4%)	410 (50.5%)	149 (18.3%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	$8,645			$934			$7,550	51.5	54.1	184	14		010258001071
199	Echols Middle School	Public	7-8	2701 Echols Ave	Northport	35476	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2884	738	42	17.5	55.1%	350 (47.4%)	212 (28.7%)	151 (20.5%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$6,871			$719			$6,063	51.5	46.2	230	31		010339001462
200	Gordo High School	Public	7-12	630 4th St NW	Gordo	35466	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 364-7353	473	22	21.8	53.3%	297 (62.8%)	112 (23.7%)	51 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$9,349			$1,650			$7,655	51.3	33	306	106		010273001104

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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.