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
91	Scottsboro High School	Public	9-12	25053 John T Reid Pkwy	Scottsboro	35769	Jackson County	Scottsboro City	No	No	No	No	(256) 218-2000	727	44	16.5	42.5%	554 (76.2%)	52 (7.2%)	84 (11.6%)	11 (1.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$10,057			$752			$9,225	71.9	75	68	23		010294001147
92	Northside High School	Public	9-12	19230 Northside Parkway	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2755	535	30	18.1	38.3%	489 (91.4%)	11 (2.1%)	32 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,426			$901			$8,501	71.9	47.4	186	94		010339001287
93	Handley High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Circle	Roanoke	36274	Randolph County	Roanoke City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 539-5266	366	28	13.3	61.2%	210 (57.4%)	142 (38.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,015			$1,360			$7,655	71.8	70.2	80	13		010285001126
94	Austin High School	Public	9-12	3004 Modaus Road	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060	999	61	16.3	56.6%	236 (23.6%)	368 (36.8%)	339 (33.9%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (3.9%)	$12,464			$964			$11,500	70.6	56.5	139	45		010117000426
95	Horseshoe Bend High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10684 Highway 22 E	New Site	36256	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 329-9110	776	45	17.3	42.1%	711 (91.6%)	29 (3.7%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$9,210			$1,315			$7,875	70.4	66.4	101	6		010321000038
96	Baldwin County High School	Public	9-12	One Tiger Dr	Bay Minette	36507	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 937-2341	940	60	15.7	55.9%	545 (58.0%)	263 (28.0%)	33 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (9.3%)	$10,287			$833			$9,448	69.8	78.3	61	35		010027001810
97	Meek High School	Public	5-12	6615 Co Rd 41	Arley	35541	Winston County	Winston County	No	No	No	No	(205) 384-5825	286	14	20.2	43.0%	266 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$9,365			$1,362			$7,978	69.7	68.6	86	11		010358001360
98	Deshler High School	Public	9-12	200 N Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2910	488	33	14.8	46.7%	307 (62.9%)	127 (26.0%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.0%)	$12,124			$1,330			$10,740	69.5	69.3	83	15		010342001297
99	J U Blacksher School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15933 Hwy 21 S	Uriah	36480	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 862-2130	747	42	17.9	53.8%	457 (61.2%)	71 (9.5%)	18 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	145 (19.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.8%)	$7,869			$893			$6,948	68.6	43.4	209	110		010240000980
100	Shelby County High School	Public	9-12	101 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6600	572	41	14.1	57.0%	417 (72.9%)	73 (12.8%)	67 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$11,966			$1,110			$10,834	68.3	48.1	180	80		010303001174

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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.