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
331	McKenzie High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	221 North Garland Road	McKenzie	36456	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 374-2711	487	25	19.3	55.4%	407 (83.6%)	53 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$9,181			$1,492			$7,664	14.5	72.8	73	258		010051000229
332	Houston County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 692-5549	246	9	27.3	66.7%	198 (80.5%)	24 (9.8%)	14 (5.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								14.2	13.1	345	13		010177002506
333	Carver Senior High School	Public	9-12	2001 W Fairview Ave	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3636	1,553	75	20.8	82.7%	30 (1.9%)	1,373 (88.4%)	133 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	$11,100			$1,865			$9,184	14.1	25.8	283	50		010243001015
334	Pinson Valley High School	Public	9-12	6895 Highway 75	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5100	1,025	63	16.4	66.5%	142 (13.9%)	540 (52.7%)	320 (31.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.0%)	$9,579			$741			$8,819	13.9	15.6	327	7		010192000734
335	Southern Choctaw High School	Public	7-12	10941 Highway 17	Gilbertown	36908	Choctaw County	Choctaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 206-6924	211	11	20	76.8%	88 (41.7%)	117 (55.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,337			$2,515			$9,776	13.6	16.7	320	15		010069000297
336	Linden High School	Public	9-12	321 N Main Street	Linden	36748	Marengo County	Linden City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 295-4287	126	11	11.7	87.3%	5 (4.0%)	119 (94.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,787			$1,398			$9,281	13.2	11.8	352	16		010213000813
337	Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School	Public	9-12	3420 Carter Hill Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3714	1,587	86	18.5	76.0%	20 (1.3%)	1,330 (83.8%)	214 (13.5%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (0.8%)	$9,025			$1,346			$7,628	13.2	20.6	301	36		010243001024
338	Wenonah High School	Public	9-12	2800 Wilson Rd SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1675	670	39	17.1	81.2%	7 (1.0%)	591 (88.2%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$13,629			$2,136			$11,490	13.2	7.8	373	35		010039000192
339	Ben C Rain High School	Public	9-12	3125 Dauphin Island Pkwy	Mobile	36605	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3233	587	39	15	86.7%	18 (3.1%)	522 (88.9%)	31 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$11,300			$1,498			$9,792	13.2	14.5	331	8		010237000898
340	McAdory High School	Public	9-12	4800 McAdory School Rd	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4700	1,259	70	18.1	52.7%	200 (15.9%)	797 (63.3%)	238 (18.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	$8,839			$665			$8,156	13.1	18.3	310	30		010192000725

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.