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
201	Excel High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3010 Hwy 136 W	Excel	36439	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 765-9146	1,010	55	18.5	59.6%	718 (71.1%)	212 (21.0%)	27 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	$8,376			$1,006			$7,342	51.2	44.4	240	39		010240000975
202	Double Springs Middle School	Public	5-7	1218 County Rd 24	Double Springs	35553	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 717-3328	176	12	14.4	63.1%	168 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$7,788			$838			$6,923	51.2	64.1	131	71		010358001464
203	Columbiana Middle School	Public	6-8	222 Joinertown Road	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6610	428	29	14.6	62.9%	322 (75.2%)	34 (7.9%)	57 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$10,167			$908			$9,238	51.1	49.8	206	3		010303001173
204	Thorsby High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	54 Opportunity Dr	Thorsby	35171	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-4880	895	44	20.2	41.7%	732 (81.8%)	44 (4.9%)	94 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.6%)	$9,035			$1,277			$7,732	51	40.8	264	60		010066000270
205	NicholsLawson Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Talladega Highway	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 245-4376	446	29	15.3	60.1%	215 (48.2%)	181 (40.6%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	$9,574			$1,586			$7,965	50.7	56.1	171	34		010312002100
206	Foley Middle School	Public	7-8	200 N Oak St	Foley	36535	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 943-1255	823	48	17.1	62.8%	345 (41.9%)	112 (13.6%)	294 (35.7%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.4%)	$9,739			$1,338			$8,396	50.3	33.2	304	98		010027000060
207	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	50.2	64.7	127	80		010063000279
208	Cleburne County High School	Public	8-12	520 Evans Bridge Rd	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	No	(256) 463-2012	555	28	19.6	47.7%	479 (86.3%)	30 (5.4%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$9,787			$1,145			$8,505	49.9	31.6	313	105		010078000318
209	Woodland High School	Public	7-12	24574 Highway 48	Woodland	36280	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 449-2315	278	14	19.3	56.1%	223 (80.2%)	15 (5.4%)	28 (10.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$13,308			$2,316			$10,934	49.9	62.9	136	73		010282001125
210	Duncanville Middle School	Public	6-8	11205 Eagle Parkway	Duncanville	35456	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2830	460	21	21.9	48.9%	238 (51.7%)	176 (38.3%)	34 (7.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$8,738			$1,009			$7,706	49.7	54.5	181	29		010339001882

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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.
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.