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
251	Phillips High School	Public	7-12	142 School Avenue	Bear Creek	35543	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(205) 486-3737	200	12	16.6	67.0%	178 (89.0%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$10,836			$2,062			$8,756	29.4	33.8	247	4		010231000869
252	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%)								29	20.5	302	50		010087002442
253	Oak Grove High School	Public	6-12	9494 Oak Grove Pkwy	Bessemer	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5000	777	42	18.5	40.0%	715 (92.0%)	27 (3.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$9,230			$816			$8,394	28.7	38.4	230	23		010192000732
254	Billingsley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2446 County Road 77	Billingsley	36006	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 755-1629	586	39	15	57.7%	428 (73.0%)	107 (18.3%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	$9,304			$1,645			$7,655	28.7	20	304	50		010024000045
255	Collinsville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	802 S Valley Ave	Collinsville	35961	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 524-2111	906	58	15.6	74.7%	253 (27.9%)	22 (2.4%)	548 (60.5%)	6 (0.7%)	47 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)	$16,213			$1,616			$7,562	28	22	295	40		010114000411
256	Bibb County High School	Public	9-12	220 Birmingham Rd	Centreville	35042	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 926-9071	428	26	16.4	59.8%	230 (53.7%)	163 (38.1%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$10,534			$1,483			$9,035	28	29.4	266	10		010036000092
257	Eufaula High School	Public	9-12	530 Lake Dr	Eufaula	36027	Barbour County	Eufaula City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 687-1110	728	43	17.1	69.2%	242 (33.2%)	376 (51.6%)	102 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	$12,543			$2,172			$10,350	27.5	49.8	171	86		010141000511
258	Gaston High School	Public	7-12	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 547-8828	380	20	19	63.9%	304 (80.0%)	20 (5.3%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.2%)	$11,715			$2,360			$9,318	27.3	37.8	232	26		010138000496
259	Zion Chapel High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	29256 Highway 87	Jack	36346	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 897-6275	887	49	18.1	52.9%	824 (92.9%)	7 (0.8%)	23 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	22 (2.5%)	$8,673			$1,088			$7,570	26.9	52.2	158	101		010081000327
260	Carroll High School	Public	7-12	141 Eagle Way	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-4915	640	34	18.8	63.9%	230 (35.9%)	337 (52.7%)	42 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	$10,266			$1,245			$9,021	26.7	42.5	214	46		010264001080

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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.