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
221	Alma Bryant High School	Public	9-12	14001 Hurricane Blvd	Irvington	36544	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 824-3213	1,624	90	18	57.2%	1,164 (71.7%)	188 (11.6%)	113 (7.0%)	90 (5.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (3.9%)	$8,669			$785			$7,860	37.2	49.9	170	51		010237000989
222	Sipsey Valley High School	Public	9-12	15815 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2850	524	30	17.4	41.6%	362 (69.1%)	95 (18.1%)	61 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,890			$1,116			$8,750	35.9	57.3	135	87		010339002153
223	Elkmont High School	Public	6-12	25630 Evans Ave	Elkmont	35620	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 732-4291	597	37	16.1	64.8%	423 (70.9%)	17 (2.8%)	136 (22.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$9,190			$1,505			$7,670	35.8	25.3	285	62		010210001549
224	Murphy High School	Public	9-12	100 S Carlen St	Mobile	36606	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3186	1,212	74	16.3	69.6%	171 (14.1%)	925 (76.3%)	56 (4.6%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.1%)	$10,088			$1,124			$8,941	35.6	40.5	219	5		010237000942
225	JB Pennington High School	Public	7-12	81 College St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2050	507	26	19.8	55.0%	372 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	125 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$9,129			$825			$8,280	35.3	76	66	159		010042000209
226	Alabama Virtual Academy at Eufaula City Schools	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	831 West Washington Street	Eufaula	36027	Barbour County	Eufaula City	No	No	Yes	No	(334) 689-5059	6,104			69.5%	3,152 (51.6%)	2,226 (36.5%)	334 (5.5%)	39 (0.6%)	47 (0.8%)	11 (0.2%)	295 (4.8%)								35.3	48.3	179	47		010141002439
227	Goshen High School	Public	7-12	286 Eagle Circle	Goshen	36035	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 566-1852	356	25	14.2	61.0%	195 (54.8%)	138 (38.8%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	$11,387			$1,481			$9,708	35	41.9	216	11		010279001114
228	Houston County High School	Public	7-12	200 W Church St	Columbia	36319	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 696-2221	322	20	16.1	74.2%	140 (43.5%)	142 (44.1%)	27 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$10,708			$1,765			$8,929	35	21.6	298	70		010177000614
229	Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	300 Patriot Pkwy	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2800	1,434	79	18.1	50.1%	478 (33.3%)	818 (57.0%)	88 (6.1%)	19 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.1%)	$8,119			$806			$7,290	34.5	55.6	146	83		010339000052
230	Colbert County High School	Public	7-12	2200 High School St	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 446-8214	438	30	14.6	59.8%	265 (60.5%)	117 (26.7%)	32 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	$12,099			$1,497			$10,602	34.1	23.1	291	61		010084000334

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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.

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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.