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
271	West Morgan High School	Public	9-12	261 S Greenway Dr	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	476	26	18.4	66.8%	240 (50.4%)	28 (5.9%)	196 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$10,963			$1,602			$9,345	24.7	46.9	189	82		010248001052
272	Pike County High School	Public	7-12	552 S Main Street	Brundidge	36010	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 735-2389	484	29	16.6	77.5%	124 (25.6%)	272 (56.2%)	69 (14.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,893			$1,788			$9,768	24.5	39.8	221	51		010279001112
273	Brantley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8879 N Main St	Brantley	36009	Crenshaw County	Crenshaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 527-8879	572	35	16.2	64.3%	365 (63.8%)	150 (26.2%)	18 (3.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$10,311			$1,546			$8,674	24.5	47.5	185	88		010096000365
274	Susan Moore High School	Public	7-12	4040 Susan Moore Rd	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2060	440	25	17.8	64.1%	241 (54.8%)	3 (0.7%)	187 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$8,601			$942			$7,632	24.1	21.8	296	22		010042000213
275	Marengo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	212 Panther Drive	Dixons Mills	36736	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 992-2395	223	17	13.1	86.5%	2 (0.9%)	221 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,444			$2,979			$10,432	24	38.5	228	47		010225000856
276	W S Neal High School	Public	9-12	801 Andrew Jackson Street	East Brewton	36426	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 867-4225	370	20	18.9	69.5%	217 (58.6%)	119 (32.2%)	13 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$11,415			$1,530			$9,858	23.9	38.8	226	50		010135000492
277	Valley High School	Public	7-12	501 Highway 29	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	No	(334) 756-4105	692	38	18	58.1%	285 (41.2%)	321 (46.4%)	69 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$8,886			$1,052			$7,820	23.8	25.8	284	7		010060000271
278	Bullock County High School	Public	9-12	911 Sardis Road	Union Springs	36089	Bullock County	Bullock County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 651-8264	448	25	17.9	83.9%	7 (1.6%)	364 (81.3%)	76 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,016			$2,672			$9,328	23.4	13.9	338	60		010048000218
279	Geraldine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13011 Highway 227	Geraldine	35974	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 659-2142	1,211	74	16.4	61.6%	684 (56.5%)	9 (0.7%)	339 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	$9,156			$1,310			$7,829	23.4	27.5	275	4		010114000416
280	Isabella High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11338 County Road 15	Maplesville	36750	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2770	789	40	19.6	44.7%	652 (82.6%)	32 (4.1%)	87 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	$8,326			$1,312			$6,988	23.2	32	256	24		010066000261

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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.