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
161	Cleburne County Middle School	Public	5-8	661 Duke Drive	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 463-2405	243	14	18	50.2%	211 (86.8%)	11 (4.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$8,654			$1,485			$7,035	58.9	77.9	71	90		010078001671
162	Macedonia School	Public	PK, KG-8	196 County Road 49	Section	35771	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-4483	138	7	19.7	52.2%	111 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,737			$2,181			$9,542	58.5			(n/a)		010183001674
163	New Brockton Middle School	Public	6-8	210 South Tyler Street	New Brockton	36351	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 894-2350	360	19	18.9	56.1%	244 (67.8%)	37 (10.3%)	66 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)								58.5	49.4	207	44		010081002545
164	West End High School	Public	7-12	4515 Elm St	Walnut Grove	35990	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1112	370	21	17.6	54.6%	315 (85.1%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	$10,088			$1,383			$8,704	57.6	32.5	309	145		010138000507
165	Ranburne High School	Public	5-12	21045 Main St	Ranburne	36273	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 568-3402	526	26	20.2	39.2%	507 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,570			$1,554			$7,581	57.4	35.7	292	127		010078000321
166	Rosalie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	162 County Road 355	Pisgah	35765	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 451-3616	173	8	21.8	59.5%	127 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	2 (1.2%)	29 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$11,068			$2,059			$8,995	56.6	55.2	176	10		010183000666
167	Perdido Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23589 County Road 47	Perdido	36562	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 937-8456	572	39	14.5	50.5%	485 (84.8%)	7 (1.2%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.0%)	$10,351			$1,343			$9,003	56.6	61.1	148	19		010027000062
168	Lauderdale County High School	Public	7-12	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 247-3414	542	32	17.2	33.2%	487 (89.9%)	26 (4.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	$9,610			$1,289			$8,316	56.5	55.7	173	5		010201000767
169	Boaz Middle School	Public	6-8	140 Newt Parker Dr	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-0799	583	32	18	70.2%	296 (50.8%)	16 (2.7%)	242 (41.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	15 (2.6%)	$8,964			$1,569			$7,251	56.5	66.4	118	51		010001200123
170	Millbrook Middle School	Public	5-8	4228 Chapman Rd	Millbrook	36054	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 285-2100	1,071	59	18.1	57.9%	430 (40.1%)	458 (42.8%)	107 (10.0%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (5.8%)	$7,287			$1,252			$6,017	56.3	51.6	199	29		010129001660

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.