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
381	Hatton High School	Public	7-12	6909 Al Highway 101	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4010	536	31	17.2	47.6%	372 (69.4%)	76 (14.2%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	66 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,654			$1,184			$9,454	14.9	23.2	345	36		010204000780
382	Westlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	1715 Martin L King Jr Blvd	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3673	568	38	14.9	87.9%	7 (1.2%)	488 (85.9%)	61 (10.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,988			$3,689			$10,279	14.7	12.8	391	9		010336001268
383	Lanett Junior High School	Public	7-8	1301 South 8th Avenue	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5950	147	9	17.2	58.5%	7 (4.8%)	86 (58.5%)	51 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$10,778			$2,436			$8,339	14.5	10.8	411	28		010198000760
384	Booker T Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1961 Andrews St	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-2361	270	19	14.2	92.6%	6 (2.2%)	251 (93.0%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,926			$1,839			$9,077	14.4	13	389	5		010237000901
385	Monroeville Middle School	Public	5-8	201 York Street	Monroeville	36460	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 575-4121	264	19	13.8	80.7%	9 (3.4%)	240 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$9,118			$1,945			$7,063	14.4	14.7	379	6		010240000983
386	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Public	6-8	501 81st Street South	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9400	330	15	22	87.9%	5 (1.5%)	270 (81.8%)	50 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,618			$2,367			$9,249	14.2	10.2	415	29		010039001823
387	Chickasaw Middle School	Public	7-8	50 Chieftain Way	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 452-2256	143	11	13.6	90.9%	28 (19.6%)	105 (73.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$7,489			$1,450			$6,028	14	16.1	374	13		010018802428
388	Hayneville Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Lafayette St	Hayneville	36040	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 548-2184	144	9	16.9	88.2%	2 (1.4%)	139 (96.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,455			$3,822			$9,594	13.9	16.9	369	19		010216001636
389	Escambia County Middle School	Public	6-8	1565 Highway 21	Atmore	36502	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 368-9105	278	16	17.3	89.6%	34 (12.2%)	225 (80.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	$9,212			$1,878			$7,308	13.8	23	346	43		010135000485
390	Aliceville High School	Public	7-12	417 3rd St Se	Aliceville	35442	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 373-6378	338	13	26.8	82.0%	2 (0.6%)	330 (97.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,223			$2,591			$11,588	13.7	11.2	406	16		010273001098

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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.