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
51	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	75 Bagby Dr	Birmingham	35209	Jefferson County	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 961-3204	345	22	15.6	49.6%	183 (53.0%)	38 (11.0%)	104 (30.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)								84.8	78.6	60	9		010021102505
52	Enterprise High School	Public	9-12	1801 Boll Weevil Circle	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	No	(334) 347-2640	2,177	120	18.1	43.1%	1,171 (53.8%)	455 (20.9%)	382 (17.5%)	82 (3.8%)	12 (0.6%)	11 (0.5%)	64 (2.9%)	$10,185			$971			$9,201	84.3	84.7	43	9		010132000476
53	Haleyville High School	Public	9-12	2001 20th St	Haleyville	35565	Winston County	Haleyville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 486-3122	464	36	12.9	52.2%	377 (81.3%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (16.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$11,469			$1,356			$10,083	83.7	49.6	173	120		010172000594
54	Cherokee County High School	Public	9-12	910 Warrior Dr	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-3625	448	24	18.9	47.8%	377 (84.2%)	29 (6.5%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$10,679			$1,372			$9,244	83.7	56.8	138	84		010063000278
55	Florence High School	Public	10-12	1201 Bradshaw Dr	Florence	35630	Lauderdale County	Florence City	No	No	No	No	(256) 768-2200	1,101	63	17.5	49.8%	503 (45.7%)	295 (26.8%)	181 (16.4%)	19 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (9.2%)	$13,080			$938			$12,044	81.9	74.6	69	14		010153000528
56	Hazel Green High School	Public	9-12	14380 Highway 231431 N	Hazel Green	35750	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3220	1,454	74	19.6	40.7%	798 (54.9%)	374 (25.7%)	121 (8.3%)	15 (1.0%)	68 (4.7%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.2%)	$9,090			$852			$8,199	81.6	81.8	51	5		010222000836
57	New Hope High School	Public	7-12	5216 Main Dr	New Hope	35760	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3280	598	36	16.5	48.3%	413 (69.1%)	47 (7.9%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	77 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$12,045			$1,607			$10,399	80.3	58.5	130	73		010222000843
58	Excel High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3010 Hwy 136 W	Excel	36439	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 765-9146	1,010	55	18.5	59.6%	718 (71.1%)	212 (21.0%)	27 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	$8,376			$1,006			$7,342	80.1	83.9	45	13		010240000975
58	Stanhope Elmore High School	Public	9-12	4300 Main St	Millbrook	36054	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 285-4263	1,123	67	16.7	52.2%	442 (39.4%)	493 (43.9%)	139 (12.4%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.0%)	$9,164			$694			$8,452	80.1	66.6	100	42		010129000468
60	Athens High School	Public	9-12	655 Hwy 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6613	1,278	75	16.9	53.4%	645 (50.5%)	211 (16.5%)	309 (24.2%)	22 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (6.5%)	$13,356			$1,006			$12,338	80.1	85.7	42	18		010012001472

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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.