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
131	Academy for Academics and Arts Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Sparkman Drive NE	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7600	270	20	13.8	43.7%	69 (25.6%)	145 (53.7%)	21 (7.8%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.7%)								63.5	61.6	146	15		010180002478
132	Pleasant Valley High School	Public	7-12	4141 Pleasant Valley Rd	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-6700	393	23	17	44.8%	371 (94.4%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,421			$1,305			$9,070	63.4	64.2	130	2		010054001488
133	Centre Middle School	Public	5-8	1920 East Main Street	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-5656	450	22	20.9	56.0%	381 (84.7%)	28 (6.2%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	$8,835			$1,485			$7,298	63.4	59	154	21		010063000276
134	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	63.4	48.6	215	81		010177000614
135	Pleasant Home School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12548 Falco Road	Andalusia	36420	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-1315	508	29	17.5	55.1%	443 (87.2%)	32 (6.3%)	21 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$9,216			$1,014			$8,196	63.3	68.3	108	27		010093000361
136	Phil Campbell High School	Public	7-12	65 School St	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2150	382	25	15.2	57.6%	331 (86.6%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$10,793			$2,668			$8,121	63.3	71.2	94	42		010159000544
137	Fayetteville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	170 W W Averitte Dr	Sylacauga	35151	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5550	580	29	19.8	37.2%	522 (90.0%)	24 (4.1%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$9,158			$1,141			$7,987	63.2	63.2	134	3		010318001216
138	Holly Pond Elementary School	Public	K-8	120 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-0046	634	32	20	55.0%	533 (84.1%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	$8,380			$629			$7,725	62.9	61.6	144	6		010102000440
139	Good Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	216 Good Hope School RD	Cullman	35057	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-9600	378	20	19.3	43.9%	313 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.1%)	$6,562			$477			$6,058	62.6	66.8	116	23		010102000413
140	Glencoe Middle School	Public	5-8	809 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5627	272	16	16.6	47.4%	233 (85.7%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$6,661			$397			$6,262	61.9	55	177	37		010138001507

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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.
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.