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
291	Billingsley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2446 County Road 77	Billingsley	36006	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 755-1629	586	39	15	57.7%	428 (73.0%)	107 (18.3%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$9,304			$1,645			$7,655	36.2	36.4	286	5		010024000045
292	Moulton Middle School	Public	5-8	660 College St	Moulton	35650	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2460	505	25	20.2	53.5%	410 (81.2%)	37 (7.3%)	32 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$6,763			$610			$6,137	36.1	38.5	276	16		010204000786
293	Sylvania School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	133 2nd Street N	Sylvania	35988	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 638-2030	915	54	16.8	58.5%	578 (63.2%)	13 (1.4%)	155 (16.9%)	5 (0.5%)	146 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)	$9,320			$1,259			$8,045	35.9	54	186	107		010114000424
294	W S Neal Middle School	Public	5-8	703 Williamson St	East Brewton	36426	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 867-5035	386	20	19.7	67.4%	271 (70.2%)	88 (22.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$9,825			$1,706			$8,093	35.6	42.9	246	48		010135001506
295	D A Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	994 Andrews Ave	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-4913	388	27	14.3	69.6%	117 (30.2%)	213 (54.9%)	27 (7.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.2%)	$9,193			$1,719			$7,474	35.1	48.1	220	75		010264001081
296	Winterboro High School	Public	6-12	22435 AL Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5370	380	18	20.8	66.6%	152 (40.0%)	201 (52.9%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$13,197			$1,945			$10,791	35.1	40.2	267	29		010318001226
297	Sansom Middle School	Public	6-8	2210 W Meighan Blvd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4992	339	20	16.6	77.6%	128 (37.8%)	107 (31.6%)	86 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$10,000			$2,276			$7,706	35	38.8	275	22		010162000559
298	Clements High School	Public	6-12	7730 Highway 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 729-6564	525	32	16.6	65.7%	369 (70.3%)	43 (8.2%)	98 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	$11,816			$1,231			$10,569	35	38.2	277	21		010210000799
299	Gaston High School	Public	7-12	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 547-8828	380	20	19	63.9%	304 (80.0%)	20 (5.3%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.2%)	$11,715			$2,360			$9,318	34.3	44.5	237	62		010138000496
300	SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	410 Roy Drive	Ashville	36265	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	Yes	No	(205) 594-7131	418	13	32.1	51.7%	339 (81.1%)	34 (8.1%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)								34.3	20.5	356	56		010306202485

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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.

Educational resources:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.