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
51	Oneonta Middle School	Public	6-8	27605 State Highway 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 543-5203	316	20	15.5	46.8%	194 (61.4%)	21 (6.6%)	82 (25.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$8,349			$875			$7,439	85	84.1	54	3		010255002355
52	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	82.4	73.6	85	33		010105000388
53	Andalusia Junior High	Public	7-8	408 4th Avenue	Andalusia	36420	Covington County	Andalusia City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-7569	270	18	15	56.3%	170 (63.0%)	68 (25.2%)	13 (4.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$8,120			$895			$7,207	82.3	83.4	57	4		010006000008
54	Challenger Middle School	Public	6-9	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7620	425	23	18.4	35.3%	219 (51.5%)	97 (22.8%)	66 (15.5%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	$8,912			$1,270			$7,641	82	81.4	61	7		010180001774
55	Geneva County Middle School	Public	6-8	301 West Lily St	Hartford	36344	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 588-2943	178	11	16.1	60.1%	132 (74.2%)	17 (9.6%)	18 (10.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$8,771			$1,131			$7,585	81.9	80.4	63	8		010166001792
56	South Lamar School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 Sls Road	Millport	35576	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 662-4411	624	37	16.7	44.4%	541 (86.7%)	43 (6.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$9,016			$1,160			$7,853	81.9	83.8	56			010195001720
57	Helena Middle	Public	6-8	1299 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5300	957	53	18.2	27.5%	667 (69.7%)	147 (15.4%)	100 (10.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.8%)	$8,076			$681			$7,376	81.8	73.1	88	31		010303002128
58	Brewton Middle School	Public	5-8	1384 Old Castleberry Road	Brewton	36426	Escambia County	Brewton City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 867-8420	319	21	15	54.5%	205 (64.3%)	92 (28.8%)	13 (4.1%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,743			$1,866			$7,816	81.6	88.4	37	21		010045000215
59	Plainview School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	76 Chavies Rd	Rainsville	35986	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 638-3510	1,167	74	15.7	53.0%	797 (68.3%)	5 (0.4%)	160 (13.7%)	6 (0.5%)	180 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.6%)	$9,019			$1,264			$7,256	81.5	79.4	66	7		010114000422
60	Satsuma High School	Public	7-12	1 Gator Circle	Satsuma	36572	Mobile County	Satsuma City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 380-8190	729	41	17.7	45.3%	600 (82.3%)	56 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	34 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	$9,796			$895			$8,855	80.7	93.1	26	34		010018902195

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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.
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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.