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
281	Tanner High School	Public	6-12	12060 Sommers Rd	Tanner	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6682	410	25	16.7	78.8%	118 (28.8%)	101 (24.6%)	153 (37.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	$13,280			$2,451			$10,814	23.2	11	357	76		010210000808
282	Talladega High School	Public	7-12	1177 McMillan Street East	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5656	634	30	21.1	77.0%	105 (16.6%)	473 (74.6%)	37 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$9,880			$1,596			$8,279	22.9	30.5	264	18		010315001207
283	Theodore High School	Public	9-12	6201 Swedetown Rd	Theodore	36582	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3351	1,218	67	18.1	67.3%	582 (47.8%)	397 (32.6%)	125 (10.3%)	37 (3.0%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.4%)	$8,813			$848			$7,955	22.7	24	289	6		010237001688
284	Park Crossing High School	Public	9-12	8000 Park Crossing	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-8121	882	48	18.3	56.2%	18 (2.0%)	767 (87.0%)	47 (5.3%)	30 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	12 (1.4%)	$9,748			$1,215			$8,482	22.7	25	287	3		010243002214
285	EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	32 Watson Street	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 741-6900	196	6	32.6	60.2%	159 (81.1%)	24 (12.2%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)								22.5	29.2	267	18		010054002665
286	BB Comer Memorial High School	Public	7-12	801 Seminole Ave	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5400	395	20	19.6	64.8%	250 (63.3%)	115 (29.1%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$12,170			$2,684			$9,456	22.5	38.4	229	57		010318001210
287	Carbon Hill High School	Public	9-12	217 Bulldog Boulevard	Carbon Hill	35549	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 924-8821	349	20	17.4	53.3%	324 (92.8%)	10 (2.9%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$10,394			$250			$10,142	22.4	27.8	274	13		010345000135
288	Daleville High School	Public	9-12	626 N Daleville Ave	Daleville	36322	Dale County	Daleville City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 598-4461	347	17	20.5	68.3%	129 (37.2%)	101 (29.1%)	87 (25.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.6%)	$10,331			$2,170			$8,146	22.1	22.5	293	5		010108000394
289	Hueytown High School	Public	9-12	4881 15th Street Road	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4150	1,200	72	16.6	66.0%	272 (22.7%)	686 (57.2%)	219 (18.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	$8,484			$737			$7,729	22	18.7	308	19		010192000717
290	Chickasaw City High School	Public	9-12	50 12th Ave	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8120	241	19	13	78.8%	52 (21.6%)	170 (70.5%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$13,196			$2,440			$10,745	21.9	16.5	323	33		010018802194

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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.