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
241	Central High School of Clay County	Public	9-12	1 Bob Riley Drive	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(256) 396-1400	533	32	16.8	58.5%	377 (70.7%)	82 (15.4%)	42 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	$10,963			$1,915			$9,030	32.3	33.5	249	8		010075002210
242	Lamar County HighIntermediate	Public, Alternative	4-12	8990 Highway 18	Vernon	35592	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 695-7717	544	33	16.2	57.7%	458 (84.2%)	55 (10.1%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$8,724			$1,664			$6,995	32	58.7	127	115		010195001511
243	Monroe County High School	Public	9-12	212 Tiger Dr	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 575-3258	302	19	16.3	80.5%	14 (4.6%)	283 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$11,615			$2,311			$9,273	31.9	40.5	220	23		010240000973
244	Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	102 College St	Moulton	35650	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2440	586	37	16	50.3%	447 (76.3%)	39 (6.7%)	36 (6.1%)	6 (1.0%)	58 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,459			$1,358			$8,085	31.1	44.9	202	42		010204000783
245	Red Level School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	28551 Barrow Road	Red Level	36474	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 469-5315	535	34	15.7	63.7%	449 (83.9%)	49 (9.2%)	18 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$8,239			$637			$7,596	31.1	34	246	1		010093002167
246	Greene County High School	Public	9-12	14221 Highway 11 South	Eutaw	35462	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 372-2052	250	19	13.5	81.2%	1 (0.4%)	245 (98.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,514			$3,058			$11,449	31.1	11.8	353	107		010168000576
247	Dallas County High School	Public	9-12	335 5th Ave	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 366-2232	334	24	14	76.0%	77 (23.1%)	231 (69.2%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$9,853			$1,685			$8,145	30.7	33.6	248	1		010111000397
248	Leroy High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26301 Highway 43	Leroy	36548	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 246-2000	463	25	18.4	53.3%	281 (60.7%)	99 (21.4%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (12.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$8,285			$1,014			$7,215	30.4	45.1	200	48		010348001337
249	Russell County High School	Public	9-12	57 Warrior Way	Seale	36875	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5701	1,078	58	18.5	45.0%	422 (39.1%)	467 (43.3%)	89 (8.3%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.7%)	80 (7.4%)	$10,679			$1,378			$9,293	30.1	31.3	259	10		010288001802
250	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	29.4	21.4	300	50		010138000507

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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.