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
61	Ariton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	264 Creel Richardson Drive	Ariton	36311	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 762-2371	887	49	18.2	47.2%	643 (72.5%)	103 (11.6%)	94 (10.6%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.4%)	$8,843			$1,101			$7,740	80	80.4	54	7		010105000388
62	Kinston School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 College Street	Kinston	36453	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 565-3016	524	32	16.6	42.2%	467 (89.1%)	9 (1.7%)	20 (3.8%)	11 (2.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,398			$1,416			$7,967	80	47.4	187	125		010081000323
63	Cordova High School	Public	9-12	183 School Road	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 483-7404	451	24	19.1	51.7%	376 (83.4%)	20 (4.4%)	39 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$9,922			$815			$9,104	79.6	46.1	194	131		010345001308
64	Booker T Washington Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4400 Bell Road	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 269-3617	492	27	18.2	40.7%	51 (10.4%)	376 (76.4%)	26 (5.3%)	28 (5.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,350			$875			$11,424	79	93.6	27	37		010243000504
65	Opp High School	Public	9-12	502 N Maloy St	Opp	36467	Covington County	Opp City	No	No	No	No	(334) 493-4561	396	26	15.5	53.3%	282 (71.2%)	82 (20.7%)	18 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$12,597			$1,481			$10,978	78.8	55.3	149	84		010261001073
66	Muscle Shoals High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2682	864	44	19.7	33.7%	549 (63.5%)	140 (16.2%)	74 (8.6%)	32 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.8%)	$10,216			$759			$9,421	78.8	80.6	53	13		010252001062
67	Holly Pond High School	Public	9-12	160 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 796-5169	278	18	15.8	47.8%	229 (82.4%)	3 (1.1%)	35 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$12,736			$1,884			$10,824	78.6	62.2	116	49		010102000381
68	Cleveland High School	Public	7-12	71 High School St	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2030	389	20	19	46.5%	298 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	81 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$11,225			$1,771			$9,343	78.6	64	109	41		010042000206
69	Brooks High School	Public	7-12	4300 Highway 72	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-2115	729	41	17.7	34.0%	611 (83.8%)	40 (5.5%)	28 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.2%)	$9,848			$1,209			$8,636	78.6	72.6	74	5		010201000764
70	Hackleburg High School	Public	6-12	185 School St	Hackleburg	35564	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(205) 935-3223	265	14	19.6	58.1%	235 (88.7%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$11,427			$2,436			$8,972	78.5	36.1	237	167		010231000866

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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.