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
391	The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Public	7-8	1701 Summerfield Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1675	279	22	12.9	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,243			$1,965			$8,271	13.6	12.5	395	4		010297001161
392	Abbeville High School	Public	7-12	411 Graball Cutoff	Abbeville	36310	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-2065	266	24	11	80.8%	100 (37.6%)	136 (51.1%)	14 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$11,616			$2,054			$9,546	13.5	13.1	388	4		010174000600
393	Crossville Middle School	Public	4-8	63 Justice Street	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 528-7859	770	45	17.2	82.9%	135 (17.5%)	5 (0.6%)	615 (79.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$8,868			$2,427			$6,425	13.4	12.4	396	3		010114002357
394	Litchfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1109 Hoke St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-6793	252	16	16.2	80.2%	20 (7.9%)	151 (59.9%)	78 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,976			$3,234			$11,723	13.4	17.6	365	29		010162000552
395	Ronald McNair 78	Public	7-8	5000 Pulaski Pike	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7660	390	20	19.5	77.4%	15 (3.8%)	260 (66.7%)	97 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	$8,772			$1,662			$7,108	13.3	13.7	385	10		010180002379
396	John P Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	300 Ave A SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-8274	140	8	18.2	76.4%	25 (17.9%)	102 (72.9%)	10 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$13,362			$4,042			$9,306	13.3	12.4	397	1		010060000269
397	Autaugaville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2708 Dutch Bend St	Autaugaville	36003	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 365-8329	255	18	14.1	78.8%	25 (9.8%)	217 (85.1%)	9 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$15,681			$4,355			$11,322	13.2	11.4	403	6		010024001408
398	Mobile County Training Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Whitley St	Mobile	36610	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2267	193	14	13.7	94.3%	0 (0.0%)	188 (97.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,619			$1,912			$14,696	13.1	9.1	424	26		010237000939
399	Notasulga High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 E Main St	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 724-1240	258	21	12	78.3%	19 (7.4%)	203 (78.7%)	17 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	$13,672			$2,820			$10,618	13	12.1	398	1		010219000824
400	Cullman Child Development Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	17600 US Highway 31 N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 739-0486	170	15	11.3	69.4%	140 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	10 (5.9%)	$18,152			$4,927			$13,202	12.9			(n/a)		010102001497

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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.