Best Middle Schools in Alabama

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 449)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Public	6-12	1450 Carson Road North	Birmingham	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5280	345	20	17.6		143 (41.4%)	139 (40.3%)	50 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$17,025			$1,172			$15,838	98.9	99.4	1			010192002421
2	Pizitz Middle School	Public	6-8	2826 Columbiana Road	Vestavia	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5350	1,131	75	15	10.2%	934 (82.6%)	50 (4.4%)	36 (3.2%)	94 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	$12,399			$793			$11,602	98.7	98.8	3	1		010343001301
3	Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies	Public, Magnet	6-9	504 Government Street	Mobile	36602	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-1040	311	19	16.3	20.6%	192 (61.7%)	77 (24.8%)	13 (4.2%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$17,631			$1,518			$16,019	98.4	99	2	1		010237002509
4	Mountain Brook Junior High School	Public	7-9	205 Overbrook Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3516	1,005	83	12.1	3.3%	945 (94.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.5%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.2%)	$16,539			$345			$16,189	98.3	98.5	4			010249001057
5	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	315 Mcfarland Blvd E	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	Yes	No	No	(205) 759-3653	173	11	16.4	30.1%	66 (38.2%)	89 (51.4%)	4 (2.3%)	12 (6.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,111			$801			$17,263	98	96.6	9	4		010336002143
6	Christian School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	725 Mountain Dr	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5249	574	32	17.9		9 (1.6%)	512 (89.2%)	39 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$12,393			$2,708			$9,681	97.9	91.2	32	26		010039000113
7	Hampton Cove Middle School	Public	6-8	261 Old 431 Highway	Hampton Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-8380	785	35	22.4	10.8%	611 (77.8%)	36 (4.6%)	46 (5.9%)	31 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	$8,073			$285			$7,784	97.7	97.4	6	1		010180002093
8	Liberty Park Middle School	Public	6-8	17035 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia	35242	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5450	514	42	12.3	9.7%	408 (79.4%)	19 (3.7%)	23 (4.5%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$17,224			$170			$17,051	96.6	97.4	7	1		010343002135
9	Phillips Preparatory Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3255 Old Shell Rd	Mobile	36607	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2286	453	34	13.3	43.3%	156 (34.4%)	215 (47.5%)	23 (5.1%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$13,345			$2,233			$11,019	96.3	95.9	11	2		010237000947
10	Cullman Middle School	Public	7-8	800 2nd Ave NE	Cullman	35055	Cullman County	Cullman City	No	No	No	No	(256) 734-7959	491	31	15.8	31.2%	410 (83.5%)	11 (2.2%)	46 (9.4%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$11,204			$1,661			$9,526	96.3	95.5	16	6		010099000369
11	Wicksburg High School	Public	7-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 692-5549	461	27	17.1		391 (84.8%)	24 (5.2%)	32 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$11,914			$1,532			$10,329	96.2	97.7	5	6		010177000617
12	Homewood Middle School	Public	6-8	395 Mecca Avenue	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 220-5152	1,000	69	14.4	28.3%	670 (67.0%)	166 (16.6%)	108 (10.8%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.9%)	$13,219			$1,193			$12,004	96.2	96.1	10	2		010176000609
13	Berry Middle School	Public	6-12	4500 Jaguar Dr	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2000	1,058	73	14.5	30.1%	611 (57.8%)	208 (19.7%)	96 (9.1%)	90 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.9%)	$12,384			$1,337			$11,036	96	95.7	15	2		010000700337
14	Dauphin Junior High School	Public	7-8	1271 Dauphin Street	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	No	(334) 347-1141	481	28	17.1	41.2%	274 (57.0%)	84 (17.5%)	83 (17.3%)	17 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.0%)	$10,650			$2,157			$8,469	95.9	94.9	18	4		010132000475
15	ClarkShaw Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-9	5960 Arlberg Street	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2106	582	31	18.7	48.1%	133 (22.9%)	367 (63.1%)	32 (5.5%)	27 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$12,201			$1,846			$10,262	95.6	93.1	24	9		010237000931
16	Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus	Public	6-8	401 Baldwin Road	Saraland	36571	Mobile County	Saraland City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 679-9405	789	39	20.1	44.9%	552 (70.0%)	128 (16.2%)	33 (4.2%)	9 (1.1%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.6%)	$11,127			$1,708			$9,326	95.4	95.7	14	2		010018500893
17	Fairhope Middle School	Public	7-8	Two Pirate Drive	Fairhope	36532	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 928-2573	775	49	15.8	27.2%	593 (76.5%)	52 (6.7%)	83 (10.7%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$13,096			$739			$12,322	95.1	94.7	19	2		010027000059
18	Straughn Middle School	Public	6-8	29324 Straughn School Road	Andalusia	36421	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 222-4090	287	16	17.9	51.2%	262 (91.3%)	10 (3.5%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$11,329			$2,739			$8,574	94.8	95.8	13	5		010093001672
19	Hartselle Junior High School	Public	7-8	904 Sparkman Street	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-5426	553	37	15	35.1%	478 (86.4%)	23 (4.2%)	33 (6.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$14,358			$1,585			$12,746	94.7	93	25	6		010173000598
20	Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Public	6-8	6055 Flemming Parkway	Hoover	35244	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-2200	1,192	78	15.3	22.6%	612 (51.3%)	317 (26.6%)	71 (6.0%)	123 (10.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (5.5%)	$11,928			$849			$11,068	94.3	95.9	12	8		010000701422
21	Spanish Fort Middle School	Public	7-8	33899 Jimmy Faulkner Dr	Spanish Fort	36527	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 625-3271	649	35	18.3	19.4%	501 (77.2%)	38 (5.9%)	45 (6.9%)	13 (2.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	$15,570			$2,126			$13,410	94.3	95.3	17	4		010027001888
22	Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	609	33	18.4		4 (0.7%)	580 (95.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,494			$3,499			$9,991	94.1	93.3	22			010039001878
23	Denton Magnet School of Technology	Public, Magnet	6-8	3800 Pleasant Valley	Mobile	36608	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	Yes	No	No	(251) 221-2148	334	16	20.8	51.2%	96 (28.7%)	181 (54.2%)	17 (5.1%)	19 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	$15,451			$2,677			$12,681	93.5	90.5	37	14		010237000897
24	George W Long High School	Public	7-12	2565 Co Rd 60	Skipperville	36374	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	No	(334) 774-2380	377	21	17.6		319 (84.6%)	27 (7.2%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	$13,349			$2,426			$10,858	92.9	94.7	20	4		010105000390
25	Gulf Shores Middle School	Public	6-8	450 E 15th Ave	Gulf Shores	36542	Baldwin County	Gulf Shores City	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 968-8719	591	31	19	34.0%	472 (79.9%)	27 (4.6%)	50 (8.5%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	$11,227			$1,577			$9,644	92.7	91.7	29	4		010020202471
26	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Dock Murphy Dr	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 430-0001	1,103	69	15.9	22.6%	591 (53.6%)	208 (18.9%)	100 (9.1%)	122 (11.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (6.7%)	$10,248			$868			$9,353	92.7	91.2	31	5		010000801798
27	Arab Junior High School	Public	6-8	911 Old Cullman Rd	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6074	563	35	16.2	43.2%	516 (91.7%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.4%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$10,214			$1,564			$8,647	92.5	94.5	21	6		010010000027
28	Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	410 S McDonough St	Montgomery	36104	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 851-4839	478	29	16.4	29.1%	96 (20.1%)	248 (51.9%)	15 (3.1%)	110 (23.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,009			$1,600			$8,391	92.5	91.8	27	1		010243001776
29	Oak Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5210	1,168	63	18.5	25.5%	853 (73.0%)	140 (12.0%)	96 (8.2%)	53 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	$10,003			$1,042			$8,827	92.4	91.1	33	4		010303000124
30	Elberta Middle School	Public	7-8	13355A Main Street	Elberta	36530	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 986-8127	276	19	14.9	42.8%	213 (77.2%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$15,149			$2,811			$12,305	92	91.7	28	2		010027002490
31	Auburn Junior High School	Public	8-9	405 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-4970	1,491	84	17.7		782 (52.4%)	311 (20.9%)	153 (10.3%)	178 (11.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (4.4%)	$11,252			$1,363			$9,868	91.9	90.5	36	5		010021000037
32	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	1304 Hughes Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 837-3735	1,054	68	15.6	26.4%	619 (58.7%)	175 (16.6%)	96 (9.1%)	71 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.4%)	$9,989			$740			$9,222	91.6	90.5	35	3		010000800495
33	Mountain Gap Middle School	Public	6-8	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7720	366	23	15.9	33.6%	234 (63.9%)	63 (17.2%)	36 (9.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$13,067			$2,105			$10,959	91.1	88	44	11		010180001530
34	Priceville Junior High School	Public	5-8	311 Highway 67 South	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 355-5104	483	26	18.5	38.9%	422 (87.4%)	6 (1.2%)	33 (6.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$8,934			$1,110			$7,791	90.9	93.1	23	11		010248001871
35	HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,163	65	18	16.4%	854 (73.4%)	184 (15.8%)	54 (4.6%)	38 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	$10,833			$1,135			$9,679	90.8	92.7	26	9		010001300714
36	Journey Middle School	Public	6-8	217 Celtic Drive	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 464-8370	903	48	19	26.7%	424 (47.0%)	206 (22.8%)	90 (10.0%)	91 (10.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.6%)								90.4	86.8	46	10		010000802522
37	Orange Beach MiddleHigh School	Public	7-12	23908 Canal Road	Orange Beach	36561	Baldwin County	Orange Beach City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(251) 967-5306	662	44	15		588 (88.8%)	11 (1.7%)	32 (4.8%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	$17,104			$529			$16,559	90.4	96.6	8	29		010358102555
38	Ira F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1575 Patton Chapel Road	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2100	860	62	13.8	44.3%	448 (52.1%)	226 (26.3%)	120 (14.0%)	29 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	$14,499			$2,031			$12,456	90.1	90.1	38			010000701741
39	Pike Road Junior High School	Public	7-8	696 Georgia Washington Road	Pike Road	36064	Montgomery County	Pike Road City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 420-5340	449	27	16.8	22.9%	231 (51.4%)	140 (31.2%)	42 (9.4%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$8,265			$702			$7,560	89.9	89.7	39			010019502498
40	Muscle Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Dr	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2640	642	39	16.4	33.2%	436 (67.9%)	98 (15.3%)	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	$11,380			$2,344			$8,998	89.3	91.4	30	10		010252001059
41	Piedmont Middle School	Public	6-8	401 N Main St	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-6165	223	14	15.5	59.2%	188 (84.3%)	18 (8.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	$11,433			$2,345			$9,077	88.9	89.2	41			010276001818
42	Chelsea Middle School	Public	6-8	2321 Highway 39	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7210	831	47	17.8	29.0%	632 (76.1%)	90 (10.8%)	63 (7.6%)	14 (1.7%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	$11,100			$901			$10,172	88.3	88.4	43	1		010303000031
43	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		467 (89.1%)	9 (1.7%)	20 (3.8%)	11 (2.1%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,511			$2,917			$9,575	87.9	91	34	9		010081000323
44	Thompson Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Warrior Drive	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-8100	1,444	84	17.2	52.6%	734 (50.8%)	329 (22.8%)	335 (23.2%)	15 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (1.9%)	$13,440			$2,638			$10,781	86.6	80.6	61	17		010019001184
45	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		643 (72.5%)	103 (11.6%)	94 (10.6%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.4%)	$10,555			$1,411			$9,079	86.5	82.4	52	7		010105000388
46	Baldwin County Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	605 Hwy 98	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	Yes	No	(251) 607-5622	298	23	12.9		235 (78.9%)	20 (6.7%)	17 (5.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$13,195			$72			$13,104	86.2	68.4	105	59		010027002443
47	Dutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 Main St	Dutton	35744	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-4265	201	13	16		143 (71.1%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$13,311			$2,875			$10,426	86.2	75.1	83	36		010183000657
48	Rehobeth Middle School	Public	7-8	5631 County Road 203	Rehobeth	36301	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 677-5153	408	23	17.7	54.9%	278 (68.1%)	60 (14.7%)	50 (12.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$9,594			$1,131			$8,457	85.7	72.7	91	43		010177002077
49	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%)	$10,537			$905			$9,383	84.8	81.8	57	8		010303002128
50	Lamar County HighIntermediate	Public, Alternative	4-12	8990 Highway 18	Vernon	35592	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 695-7717	544	33	16.2		458 (84.2%)	55 (10.1%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$11,334			$2,630			$8,692	84.7	74.6	85	35		010195001511
51	Floyd Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	3444 Lebron Rd	Montgomery	36111	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 851-4875	525	26	20.1	48.4%	52 (9.9%)	409 (77.9%)	32 (6.1%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,005			$1,784			$8,204	84.1	79.5	66	15		010243001013
52	Coppinville School	Public	7-8	4641 Boll Weevil Circle	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	No	(334) 347-2215	571	31	18.4	52.7%	304 (53.2%)	107 (18.7%)	122 (21.4%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.5%)	$9,918			$2,026			$7,868	83.4	86.5	47	5		010132000474
53	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%)	$13,008			$1,242			$11,762	82.9	82	54	1		010180001774
54	Geneva Middle School	Public	6-8	501 Panther Dr	Geneva	36340	Geneva County	Geneva City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 684-6431	298	19	15.5	51.0%	238 (79.9%)	31 (10.4%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$11,301			$1,365			$9,875	82.7	86.8	45	9		010164001788
55	Daphne Middle School	Public	7-8	One Jody Davis Cir	Daphne	36526	Baldwin County	Baldwin County	No	No	No	No	(251) 626-2845	861	47	18.1	30.7%	565 (65.6%)	129 (15.0%)	82 (9.5%)	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.5%)	$10,679			$579			$10,065	82.3	80.5	62	7		010027000013
56	Slocomb Middle School	Public	6-8	591 South County Road 9	Slocomb	36375	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 886-2008	265	16	16.5	55.5%	211 (79.6%)	24 (9.1%)	23 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	$10,749			$1,782			$8,926	81.6	89.4	40	16		010166001794
57	Ider School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1064 Crabapple Ln	Ider	35981	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 632-2302	586	36	16.4		429 (73.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	107 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$14,287			$2,749			$11,339	81.6	60.6	147	90		010114000419
58	Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Public	6-8	3221 Mastin Lake Road	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7000	194	13	14.9	47.9%	36 (18.6%)	109 (56.2%)	19 (9.8%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.9%)	$16,214			$4,072			$12,137	81.5	79.9	65	7		010180002486
59	Winfield Middle School	Public	5-8	481 Apple Ave	Winfield	35594	Marion County	Winfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 487-6901	361	21	17.5	43.5%	324 (89.8%)	19 (5.3%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$10,842			$1,729			$9,011	81.4	85.2	50	9		010354000343
60	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		797 (68.3%)	5 (0.4%)	160 (13.7%)	6 (0.5%)	180 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.6%)	$11,425			$2,603			$8,719	81.3	81.5	59	1		010114000422
61	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		541 (86.7%)	43 (6.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$10,944			$1,697			$9,245	81.2	81.9	56	5		010195001720
62	Cleburne County Middle School	Public	5-8	661 Duke Drive	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 463-2405	243	14	18	50.2%	211 (86.8%)	11 (4.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	$12,058			$3,286			$8,721	80.2	58.9	161	99		010078001671
63	Bankhead Middle School	Public	5-8	110 School Rd	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7245	298	17	17.5	44.3%	268 (89.9%)	15 (5.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,688			$2,834			$9,818	80.1	67.5	111	48		010345001305
64	Redland Middle School	Public	5-8	184 Rodney Lane	Wetumpka	36093	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 567-1200	579	31	18.9	36.3%	394 (68.0%)	129 (22.3%)	19 (3.3%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$10,022			$1,461			$8,538	79.7	77.7	73	9		010129002520
65	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		611 (83.8%)	40 (5.5%)	28 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.2%)	$12,162			$2,336			$9,778	79.6	85.9	48	17		010201000764
66	Houston County High School	Public	7-12	200 W Church St	Columbia	36319	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 696-2221	322	20	16.1		140 (43.5%)	142 (44.1%)	27 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,128			$3,445			$10,563	79	63.4	134	68		010177000614
67	Charles R Drew Middle School	Public	6-8	78975 Al Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5280	448	23	19.2	58.3%	294 (65.6%)	128 (28.6%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$8,320			$1,387			$6,917	78.9	77.9	72	5		010318001211
68	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		600 (82.3%)	56 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	34 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.9%)	$13,216			$1,762			$11,393	78.8	80.7	60	8		010018902195
69	McKenzie High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	221 North Garland Road	McKenzie	36456	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 374-2711	487	25	19.3		407 (83.6%)	53 (10.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	$12,670			$2,431			$10,220	78.3	59.9	152	83		010051000229
70	Pleasant Valley High School	Public	7-12	4141 Pleasant Valley Rd	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-6700	393	23	17		371 (94.4%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$12,243			$1,400			$10,811	78.1	63.4	132	62		010054001488
71	West Point Middle School	Public	6-8	4545 County Road 1141	Vinemont	35179	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 734-5904	397	21	18.9	48.9%	339 (85.4%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$10,926			$2,112			$8,770	77.7	72.7	90	19		010102000459
72	East Limestone High School	Public	6-12	15641 E Limestone Rd	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6660	1,216	63	19.2		775 (63.7%)	261 (21.5%)	97 (8.0%)	26 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	52 (4.3%)	$9,738			$751			$8,973	77.6	67.8	108	36		010210000800
73	Northridge Middle School	Public	6-8	3811 Northridge Road	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3578	775	49	15.8	39.1%	381 (49.2%)	281 (36.3%)	67 (8.6%)	28 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$11,664			$1,439			$10,177	77.5	72.1	95	22		010336001889
74	Hayden Middle School	Public	5-7	310 Second Avenue	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-3083	437	24	18.4	34.3%	412 (94.3%)	8 (1.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$8,773			$2,065			$6,681	77.4	78.7	69	5		010042001870
75	Hamilton Middle School	Public	5-8	400 Military St S	Hamilton	35570	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 921-7030	463	26	17.9	56.4%	381 (82.3%)	28 (6.0%)	44 (9.5%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$9,222			$1,142			$8,042	77.4	76.9	77	2		010231000867
76	Skyline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	897 County Road 25	Scottsboro	35768	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 587-6561	586	30	19.4		458 (78.2%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	94 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,382			$1,715			$9,657	77.3	89	42	34		010183000668
77	Headland Middle School	Public	6-9	1 Martin Luther King Dr	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-7083	580	32	18.4	43.8%	432 (74.5%)	126 (21.7%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$10,368			$2,558			$7,795	77.3	77.3	75	2		010174000605
78	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%)	$11,635			$2,514			$9,100	77.3	85	51	27		010255002355
79	Holtville Middle School	Public	5-8	655 Bulldog Ln	Deatsville	36022	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 569-1596	632	34	18.5	42.6%	565 (89.4%)	34 (5.4%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	$9,652			$2,245			$7,385	77.1	79	68	11		010129001451
80	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%)	$11,762			$2,666			$9,057	76.6	81.9	55	25		010166001792
81	Jasper Junior High School	Public	7-8	1501 Viking Drive	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	No	(205) 221-9277	467	27	17.5	50.3%	306 (65.5%)	62 (13.3%)	87 (18.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$8,883			$821			$8,059	76.5	79.3	67	14		010189002434
82	Thomasville Middle School	Public	5-8	781 Gates Dr	Thomasville	36784	Clarke County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 636-4928	281	16	17.4	64.4%	120 (42.7%)	153 (54.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$13,327			$1,953			$11,329	76.5	74.5	86	4		010330002499
83	New Hope High School	Public	7-12	5216 Main Dr	New Hope	35760	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3280	598	36	16.5		413 (69.1%)	47 (7.9%)	36 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	77 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	$13,605			$2,746			$10,837	76	78.2	70	13		010222000843
84	Cold Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8999 County Road 109	Bremen	35033	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 287-1247	500	30	16.8		470 (94.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	$9,296			$853			$8,399	76	77.2	76	8		010102000375
85	Red Bay High School	Public	7-12	800 8th St	Red Bay	35582	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2270	322	21	15.3		281 (87.3%)	10 (3.1%)	23 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	$15,193			$3,437			$11,745	75.9	79.9	64	21		010159000545
86	Lupton Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Prospect Rd	Nauvoo	35578	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-5838	448	27	16.5		421 (94.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$14,232			$4,194			$10,003	75.7	85.5	49	37		010345001317
87	Fayetteville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	170 W W Averitte Dr	Sylacauga	35151	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5550	580	29	19.8		522 (90.0%)	24 (4.1%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	$11,922			$1,917			$9,990	75.3	63.2	137	50		010318001216
88	Lexington High School	Public	7-12	101 School St	Lexington	35648	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 229-6622	379	22	17.6		363 (95.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$18,544			$3,981			$14,514	74.7	80.1	63	25		010201000770
89	North Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	8350 WarriorKimberly Rd	Kimberly	35091	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4000	669	33	20	34.8%	559 (83.6%)	72 (10.8%)	26 (3.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$9,228			$1,071			$8,142	74	72.4	93	4		010192002079
90	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%)	$12,229			$3,263			$8,924	74	81.6	58	32		010045000215
91	Buckhorn Middle School	Public	7-8	4185 Winchester Road	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-3230	701	34	20.5	34.4%	393 (56.1%)	168 (24.0%)	53 (7.6%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	$9,687			$1,509			$8,157	74	70.3	99	8		010222002163
92	Madison County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	173 Wood St	Gurley	35748	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3290	421	27	15.6		314 (74.6%)	25 (5.9%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$15,430			$4,239			$11,169	73.5	64.2	126	34		010222000837
93	Henagar Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Woodview Rd	Henagar	35978	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 657-4483	261	20	12.8		207 (79.3%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,140			$5,095			$12,575	72.9	59.4	155	62		010114000418
94	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		298 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	81 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$13,497			$3,140			$10,301	72.8	52.1	192	98		010042000206
95	Bridgeport Middle School	Public	5-8	620 Jacobs Avenue	Bridgeport	35740	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 495-2967	144	7	20.5	52.1%	97 (67.4%)	16 (11.1%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$16,373			$4,065			$12,297	72.5	67.8	109	14		010183000655
96	Section High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	141 AL Highway 71	Section	35771	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-6718	503	32	15.7		364 (72.4%)	9 (1.8%)	28 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$11,503			$2,404			$9,090	72.4	60	151	55		010183000667
97	Rainbow Middle School	Public	6-8	454 Lumbley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-1095	634	31	20.3	40.2%	501 (79.0%)	52 (8.2%)	33 (5.2%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	$8,715			$1,402			$7,312	72.1	64.6	122	25		010138001508
98	White Plains Middle School	Public	5-8	5800 Al Highway 9	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4700	387	22	17.2	43.4%	310 (80.1%)	26 (6.7%)	46 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,330			$1,781			$8,515	71.6	74.8	84	14		010054001884
99	East Franklin Junior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1815 Highway 89	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2140	212	15	14.6		190 (89.6%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$13,524			$3,628			$9,885	71.1	77.6	74	25		010159000542
100	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		711 (91.6%)	29 (3.7%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$12,292			$2,452			$9,828	70.9	67.3	113	13		010321000038

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