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
21	Arab Junior High School	Public	6-8	911 Old Cullman Rd	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6074	563	35	16.2	43.2%	516 (91.7%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.4%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$7,922			$794			$7,122	94.5	93.1	27	6		010010000027
22	Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	609	33	18.4	56.2%	4 (0.7%)	580 (95.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$10,154			$1,011			$9,140	93.3	95.9	17	5		010039001878
23	Priceville Junior High School	Public	5-8	311 Highway 67 South	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 355-5104	483	26	18.5	38.9%	422 (87.4%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$7,526			$751			$6,758	93.1	93.5	22	1		010248001871
24	ClarkShaw Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-9	5960 Arlberg Street	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2106	582	31	18.7	48.1%	133 (22.9%)	367 (63.1%)	32 (5.5%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$8,607			$729			$7,867	93.1	95.7	18	6		010237000931
25	Hartselle Junior High School	Public	7-8	904 Sparkman Street	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-5426	553	37	15	35.1%	478 (86.4%)	23 (4.2%)	33 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$9,433			$622			$8,797	93	93.5	21	4		010173000598
26	HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,163	65	18	16.4%	854 (73.4%)	184 (15.8%)	54 (4.6%)	38 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	$8,729			$744			$7,613	92.7	93.3	23	3		010001300714
27	Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 S McDonough St	Montgomery	36104	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3870	478	29	16.4	29.1%	96 (20.1%)	248 (51.9%)	15 (3.1%)	110 (23.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$8,212			$568			$7,594	91.8	93.2	25	2		010243001776
28	Elberta Middle School	Public	7-8	13355A Main Street	Elberta	36530	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 986-8127	276	19	14.9	42.8%	213 (77.2%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)								91.7	82.1	60	32		010027002490
29	Gulf Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	450 E 15th Ave	Gulf Shores	36542	Baldwin County	Gulf Shores City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 968-8719	591	31	19	34.0%	472 (79.9%)	27 (4.6%)	50 (8.5%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)								91.7	86.4	46	17		010020202471
30	Muscle Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Dr	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2640	642	39	16.4	33.2%	436 (67.9%)	98 (15.3%)	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	$9,009			$1,586			$7,388	91.4	91.5	33	3		010252001059

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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.
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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.