Best High 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 374)	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
131	Waterloo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	311 Schoolhouse Ln	Waterloo	35677	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 766-3100	337	19	18.2	51.9%	324 (96.1%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,603			$1,560			$10,036	60.6	27.8	273	142		010201000774
132	New Brockton High School	Public	9-12	210 South Tyler Street	New Brockton	36351	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 894-2350	455	24	18.9	51.9%	303 (66.6%)	48 (10.5%)	74 (16.3%)	6 (1.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$8,703			$1,759			$6,928	60.5	51.2	160	28		010081001494
133	Albert P Brewer High School	Public	9-12	59 Eva Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 778-8634	757	50	15	53.9%	616 (81.4%)	16 (2.1%)	98 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$11,610			$1,252			$10,341	60.4	55.4	148	15		010248001696
134	Falkville High School	Public	6-12	43 Clark Dr	Falkville	35622	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 784-5248	467	23	20.5	63.6%	419 (89.7%)	5 (1.1%)	34 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,318			$1,553			$9,749	60.2	38.6	227	93		010248001044
135	Hayden High School	Public	8-12	125 Atwood Road	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(205) 647-0397	798	41	19.3	31.2%	744 (93.2%)	14 (1.8%)	20 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (1.9%)	$8,508			$676			$7,762	59.8	67.3	95	40		010042000208
136	Brindlee Mountain High School	Public	6-12	994 Scant City Road	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 753-2800	496	31	16	58.5%	437 (88.1%)	6 (1.2%)	37 (7.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$9,637			$1,289			$8,335	59.6	52	159	23		010000601585
137	North Sand Mountain School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	29333 AL Highway 71	Higdon	35958	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 597-2368	694	39	17.8	39.3%	530 (76.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (20.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,637			$1,371			$8,251	59.6	27.1	279	142		010183000662
138	University Charter School Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	134 University Drive	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 754-3440	309	14	22	47.6%	140 (45.3%)	147 (47.6%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)								58.8	53.1	154	16		010019902557
139	Fayette County High School	Public	9-12	202 Tiger Drive	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 932-6313	366	24	15.2	53.8%	259 (70.8%)	79 (21.6%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$10,352			$1,288			$9,061	58.7	58.2	132	7		010147001787
140	Fort Payne High School	Public	9-12	201 45th St NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-0535	1,106	66	16.7	62.2%	503 (45.5%)	34 (3.1%)	522 (47.2%)	12 (1.1%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.2%)	$9,252			$1,129			$8,066	58.5	46.7	190	50		010156000538

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment Science, Summative Assessment English 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.