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
351	Morris Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 Bob Wallace Avenue	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7340	397	25	15.8	74.1%	40 (10.1%)	134 (33.8%)	202 (50.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)								20.9	14	382	31		010180002484
352	Wilson Hall Middle School	Public	5-8	401 Carter Drive	Grove Hill	36451	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 250-2140	201	10	20.1	77.6%	68 (33.8%)	126 (62.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$9,535			$2,089			$7,421	20.7	29.9	322	30		010072000306
353	Rudd Middle School	Public	6-8	4526 Rudd School Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5309	648	36	18	71.3%	93 (14.4%)	320 (49.4%)	222 (34.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$8,337			$1,284			$7,033	20	22.7	349	4		010192001543
354	Genesis Innovative School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1989 Jaguar Drive	Evergreen	36401	Conecuh County	Conecuh County	No	No	Yes	No	(251) 578-5291	213			68.1%	105 (49.3%)	91 (42.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	10 (4.7%)								20	16.3	373	19		010087002442
355	Choctaw County High School	Public	7-12	277 Tom Orr Drive	Butler	36904	Choctaw County	Choctaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 459-2139	231	14	17.1	76.6%	21 (9.1%)	206 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$10,983			$2,047			$8,891	19.6	24.6	340	15		010069000291
356	Pleasant Grove High School	Public	6-12	100 Spartan Drive	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5250	752	48	15.7	63.4%	23 (3.1%)	683 (90.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$9,862			$1,075			$8,762	19.5	16.1	375	19		010192000737
357	Hueytown Middle School	Public	6-8	701 Sunrise Blvd	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5150	755	47	16	72.3%	150 (19.9%)	429 (56.8%)	170 (22.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$7,214			$940			$6,256	19.4	18.5	362	5		010192000735
358	Camden School Of Arts Technology	Public	7-8	303 Broad St	Camden	36726	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 682-4514	148	10	14.8	91.2%	2 (1.4%)	146 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,337			$2,719			$9,587	19.4	17.1	368	10		010351001809
359	South Hampton K8	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Sheridan Rd Pratt City	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6689	511	26	19.6	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	463 (90.6%)	48 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,994			$1,803			$9,189	19.3	22.8	347	12		010039001421
360	CL Scarborough Model Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 Phillips Ln	Mobile	36618	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2323	641	33	19.4	86.1%	30 (4.7%)	560 (87.4%)	32 (5.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$11,174			$1,734			$9,382	19.3	20.1	358	2		010237000954

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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.