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
181	Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	19130 Northside Parkway	Northport	35546	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2740	394	24	16.7	27.4%	358 (90.9%)	8 (2.0%)	19 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	$8,133			$1,036			$7,072	53.7	60.5	149	32		010339002087
182	Spring Garden High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2430 County Road 29	Spring Garden	36275	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-7045	550	32	17.3	50.2%	518 (94.2%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	$11,027			$1,411			$9,557	53.6	42.5	249	67		010063000283
183	Sipsey Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	15817 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2870	575	28	20.3	46.4%	393 (68.3%)	101 (17.6%)	70 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	$10,233			$632			$7,231	53.3	44.6	236	53		010339002154
184	Cotaco School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Cotaco School Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 778-8153	459	27	17	61.4%	401 (87.4%)	7 (1.5%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$12,127			$2,326			$9,785	53.3	63.9	132	52		010248001041
185	Samson Middle School	Public	6-8	209 N Broad St	Samson	36477	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 898-2371	156	8	19.5	68.6%	113 (72.4%)	18 (11.5%)	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$9,122			$962			$8,094	53	57.2	162	23		010166001772
186	Sardis Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Sardis Drive	Sardis City	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1120	381	20	19.2	54.1%	318 (83.5%)	6 (1.6%)	42 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$7,295			$1,217			$6,023	52.6	35.9	289	103		010138002351
187	Sweet Water High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 Main Street	Sweet Water	36782	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 994-4263	600	38	15.7	58.3%	362 (60.3%)	212 (35.3%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$10,240			$1,568			$8,600	52.3	78.7	69	118		010225000857
188	South Dale Middle School	Public	5-8	309 Randolph Street	Pinckard	36371	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-3077	412	19	22.2	69.7%	214 (51.9%)	139 (33.7%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	$8,049			$1,615			$6,432	52.3	58.2	157	31		010105000393
189	Summerdale School	Public	PK, KG-8	400 E Broadway	Summerdale	36580	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 989-6850	615	35	17.4	64.2%	313 (50.9%)	25 (4.1%)	216 (35.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	$11,278			$1,841			$9,432	52.2	53.5	189			010027000069
190	Opp Middle School	Public	5-8	303 E Stewart Ave	Opp	36467	Covington County	Opp City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 493-6332	379	25	15.1	63.3%	264 (69.7%)	75 (19.8%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	$9,246			$2,275			$6,919	52.2	60.3	150	40		010261001074

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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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Educational resources:

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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.