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
311	Central High School	Public	9-12	905 15th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3720	796	45	17.8	78.1%	37 (4.6%)	694 (87.2%)	55 (6.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$14,113			$2,234			$11,666	17	23.1	292	19		010336001608
312	Gaylesville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	760 Trojan Way	Gaylesville	35973	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 422-3401	341	22	15.5	61.9%	330 (96.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$12,079			$1,910			$10,053	17	16.6	322	10		010063000279
313	Abbeville High School	Public	7-12	411 Graball Cutoff	Abbeville	36310	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-2065	266	24	11	80.8%	100 (37.6%)	136 (51.1%)	14 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	$11,616			$2,054			$9,546	16.9	12.9	346	33		010174000600
314	Lanett Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 S 8th Ave	Lanett	36363	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5965	260	19	14	68.5%	7 (2.7%)	172 (66.2%)	73 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,758			$3,175			$9,576	16.8	14.2	334	20		010198000759
315	Elba High School	Public	7-12	371 Tiger Dr	Elba	36323	Coffee County	Elba City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 897-2266	224	17	13.1	68.8%	105 (46.9%)	102 (45.5%)	9 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$12,527			$2,091			$10,436	16.6	12.1	350	35		010126000461
316	Wadley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	105 Bailey St	Wadley	36276	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 395-2286	372	23	15.9	59.7%	257 (69.1%)	61 (16.4%)	37 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	$9,992			$1,437			$8,498	16.6	51	161	155		010282001123
317	Parker High School	Public	9-12	400 Abraham Woods Jr Blvd	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2370	942	43	21.9	79.9%	4 (0.4%)	753 (79.9%)	169 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	$15,289			$3,009			$12,278	16.5	17.3	315	2		010039000165
318	Alabama Destinations Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	50 12th Ave	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	Yes	No	(251) 452-6452	1,663			70.7%	831 (50.0%)	643 (38.7%)	92 (5.5%)	8 (0.5%)	32 (1.9%)	7 (0.4%)	50 (3.0%)								16.4	21.5	299	19		010018802514
319	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Dr	Greenville	36037	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 382-2608	526	33	15.9	74.1%	89 (16.9%)	411 (78.1%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$9,347			$1,351			$7,970	16.2	19.6	306	13		010051000226
320	Valley Head High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	235 1st Ave	Valley Head	35989	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 635-6228	517	35	14.7	70.0%	344 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$10,941			$2,111			$8,814	16.1	32.8	253	67		010114000425

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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.