Best Middle Schools in Alabama for Low Socio Economic Status Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Alabama!

Every year, the Alabama State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Alabama test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2025)					ID
Rank (of 428)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Public	6-8	805 7th Ave	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5280	345	20	17.6	38.3%	143 (41.4%)	139 (40.3%)	50 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$13,217			$835			$12,351	99.8%	99.8%	0.01%			010192002421
2	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%)								99.5%	99.5%	0.01%			010237002509
3	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%)	$10,337			$2,497			$7,834	99.3%	97.0%	2.26%			010093001672
4	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	56.2%	4 (0.7%)	580 (95.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$10,154			$1,011			$9,140	99.1%	95.0%	4.08%			010039001878
5	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%)	$10,929			$585			$10,343	98.8%	99.3%	0.48%			010343001301
6	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%)	$8,607			$729			$7,867	98.6%	94.5%	4.07%			010237000931
7	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%)	$8,656			$1,045			$7,596	98.4%	96.8%	1.55%			010018500893
8	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	32.8%	391 (84.8%)	24 (5.2%)	32 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$8,550			$1,162			$7,376	98.1%	98.9%	0.73%			010177000617
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%)	$7,903			$690			$7,204	97.9%	97.5%	0.40%			010237000947
10	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	62.5%	9 (1.6%)	512 (89.2%)	39 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$9,125			$1,167			$7,956	97.7%	92.7%	4.95%			010039000113

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.