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
221	Hale County Middle School	Public	6-8	120 Wildcat Way	Moundville	35474	Hale County	Hale County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 371-7000	243	13	18.6	53.5%	96 (39.5%)	134 (55.1%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$8,124			$992			$7,108	48.5	48.4	217	4		010171002411
222	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	48.5	54.2	183	39		010081000327
223	Wetumpka Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 Micanopy St	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 567-1413	647	35	18.7	58.9%	305 (47.1%)	241 (37.2%)	56 (8.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.0%)	$7,365			$1,115			$6,231	48.2	45.1	234	11		010129000102
224	Vina High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8250 County Road 23	Vina	35593	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2260	257	19	13.8	61.9%	242 (94.2%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$13,322			$2,219			$11,100	48.1	52.4	195	29		010159000548
225	Addison High School	Public	7-12	151 School Drive	Addison	35540	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	No	(205) 717-3314	232	15	15.4	41.4%	227 (97.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,326			$1,701			$8,599	48.1	56.2	169	56		010358001356
226	Clanton Middle School	Public	7-8	835 Temple Road	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2750	401	25	16	55.9%	235 (58.6%)	69 (17.2%)	74 (18.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	$8,429			$1,495			$6,908	47.6	41.4	259	33		010066000287
227	Danville Middle School	Public	5-8	5933 Highway 36 W	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-7723	372	19	20.1	57.3%	312 (83.9%)	13 (3.5%)	34 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$8,068			$456			$7,595	47.5	34	300	73		010248000574
228	Washington County High School	Public	5-12	Highway 56	Chatom	36518	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 847-2851	395	25	16.1	49.4%	285 (72.2%)	69 (17.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,113			$1,400			$7,657	47.1	35	295	67		010348001335
229	Childersburg Middle School	Public	6-8	800 4th St SE	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5505	245	15	16.6	74.3%	92 (37.6%)	138 (56.3%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	$7,094			$668			$6,396	47	54.2	182	47		010318001756
230	West Morgan Middle School	Public	4-8	261 South Greenway Drive	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	561	29	19.6	75.0%	287 (51.2%)	36 (6.4%)	225 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	$5,994			$143			$5,835	46.8	47.5	227	3		010248001864

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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.