Best High Schools in Alabama (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

354

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Every ranked high school in Alabama, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Alabama high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School (Magnet)	Montgomery	Montgomery County	95%	72%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	464
#2	A+	Mountain Brook High School	Mountain Brook	Mountain Brook City	80%	74%	Exceeds Expectations	967
#3	A+	Vestavia Hills High School	Vestavia Hills	Vestavia Hills City	74%	77%	Meets Expectations	1,578
#4	A+	Berry Middle School	Hoover	Hoover City	72%	66%	Meets Expectations	1,113
#5	A+	New Century Technology High School (Magnet)	Huntsville	Huntsville City	70%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	403
#6	A+	Fairhope High School	Fairhope	Baldwin County	65%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,629
#7	A+	Hewitttrussville High School	Trussville	Trussville City	65%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,573
#8	A+	Homewood High School	Homewood	Homewood City	65%	64%	Meets Expectations	1,330
#9	A+	Orange Beach Middlehigh School	Orange Beach		65%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	631
#10	A+	Kinston School (K-12)	Kinston	Coffee County	63%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	528
#11	A+	George W Long High School	Skipperville	Dale County	62%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	368
#12	A+	Wicksburg High School	Newton	Houston County	62%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	471
#13	A+	Spanish Fort High School	Spanish Fort	Baldwin County	59%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,188
#14	A+	Skyline High School (K-12)	Scottsboro	Jackson County	58%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	567
#15	A+	Ariton School (K-12)	Ariton	Dale County	57%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	863
#16	A+	South Lamar School (K-12)	Millport	Lamar County	55%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	604
#17	A+	Lexington High School	Lexington	Lauderdale County	54%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	350
#18	A+	Oak Mountain High School	Birmingham	Shelby County	53%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,561
#19	A+	Plainview School (K-12)	Rainsville	DeKalb County	53%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,264
#20	A+	Ramsay High School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	53%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	660
#21	A+	Winfield High School	Winfield	Winfield City	52%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	349
#22	A+	Brooks High School	Killen	Lauderdale County	51%	55%	Meets Expectations	755
#23	A+	Daphne High School	Daphne	Baldwin County	51%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,725
#24	A+	Madison County High School	Gurley	Madison County	51%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	483
#25	A+	Jacksonville High School	Jacksonville	Jacksonville City	50%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	782
#26	A+	James Clemens High School	Madison	Madison City	50%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,149
#27	A+	Red Bay High School	Red Bay	Franklin County	50%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	351
#28	A+	Satsuma High School	Satsuma	Satsuma City	50%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	735
#29	A+	Spain Park High School	Hoover	Hoover City	50%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,503
#30	A	Fyffe High School (K-12)	Fyffe	DeKalb County	52%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	937
#31	A	Fayetteville High School (K-12)	Sylacauga	Talladega County	50%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	623
#32	A	Bob Jones High School	Madison	Madison City	49%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,920
#33	A	Chelsea High School	Chelsea	Shelby County	49%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,400
#34	A	Gulf Shores High School	Gulf Shores	Gulf Shores City	49%	53%	Meets Expectations	799
#35	A	Zion Chapel High School (K-12)	Jack	Coffee County	49%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	868
#36	A	Buckhorn High School	New Market	Madison County	48%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,287
#37	A	Piedmont High School	Piedmont	Piedmont City	48%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	342
#38	A	Pleasant Home School (K-12)	Andalusia	Covington County	48%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	498
#39	A	Springville High School	Springville	St Clair County	48%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	766
#40	A	Tr Miller High School	Brewton	Brewton City	48%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	378
#41	A	Hoover High School	Hoover	Hoover City	47%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,841
#42	A	New Hope High School	New Hope	Madison County	47%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	586
#43	A	Auburn High School	Auburn	Auburn City	46%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,143
#44	A	Booker T Washington Magnet High School (Magnet)	Montgomery	Montgomery County	45%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	392
#45	A	Huntsville High School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	45%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,826
#46	A	Straughn High School	Andalusia	Covington County	45%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	383
#47	A	Wetumpka High School	Wetumpka	Elmore County	45%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,240
#48	A	Elmore County High School	Eclectic	Elmore County	44%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	516
#49	A	Hackleburg High School	Hackleburg	Marion County	44%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	222
#50	A	Hartselle High School	Hartselle	Hartselle City	44%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,031
#51	A	Sparkman High School	Harvest	Madison County	44%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,738
#52	A	Jasper High School	Jasper	Jasper City	43%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	814
#53	A	Lauderdale County High School	Rogersville	Lauderdale County	43%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	543
#54	A	Priceville High School	Decatur	Morgan County	43%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	512
#55	A	Saraland High School	Saraland	Saraland City	43%	44%	Meets Expectations	1,096
#56	A	Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School (Magnet)	Montgomery	Montgomery County	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	575
#57	A-	Cedar Bluff High School (K-12)	Cedar Bluff	Cherokee County	46%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	607
#58	A-	Ider School (K-12)	Ider	DeKalb County	46%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	601
#59	A-	Millry High School (K-12)	Millry	Washington County	46%	42%	Meets Expectations	526
#60	A-	Sulligent School (K-12)	Sulligent	Lamar County	46%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	714
#61	A-	North Sand Mountain School (K-12)	Higdon	Jackson County	45%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	692
#62	A-	East Limestone High School	Athens	Limestone County	42%	40%	Meets Expectations	1,282
#63	A-	Elberta High School	Elberta	Baldwin County	42%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	784
#64	A-	Holtville High School	Deatsville	Elmore County	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	554
#65	A-	Pleasant Valley High School	Jacksonville	Calhoun County	42%	47%	Meets Expectations	422
#66	A-	Arab High School	Arab	Arab City	41%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	779
#67	A-	Cullman High School	Cullman	Cullman City	41%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	997
#68	A-	Helena High School	Helena	Shelby County	41%	46%	Meets Expectations	1,418
#69	A-	Northridge High School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	41%	43%	Meets Expectations	1,145
#70	A-	Cherokee County High School	Centre	Cherokee County	40%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	465
#71	A-	Enterprise High School	Enterprise	Enterprise City	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	2,117
#72	A-	Flomaton High School	Flomaton	Escambia County	40%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	511
#73	A-	Haleyville High School	Haleyville	Haleyville City	40%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	479
#74	A-	Hazel Green High School	Hazel Green	Madison County	40%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	1,348
#75	A-	Locust Fork High School	Locust Fork	Blount County	40%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	406
#76	A-	Phil Campbell High School	Phil Campbell	Franklin County	40%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	448
#77	A-	West Limestone High School	Lester	Limestone County	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	733
#78	A-	Central High School	Florence	Lauderdale County	39%	40%	Meets Expectations	603
#79	A-	Florence High School	Florence	Florence City	39%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,034
#80	A-	Winston County High School	Double Springs	Winston County	39%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	248
#81	A-	Muscle Shoals High School	Muscle Shoals	Muscle Shoals City	38%	36%	Meets Expectations	853
#82	A-	Opp High School	Opp	Opp City	38%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	393
#83	B+	Horseshoe Bend High School (K-12)	New Site	Tallapoosa County	44%	44%	Meets Expectations	780
#84	B+	Sweet Water High School (K-12)	Sweet Water	Marengo County	44%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	561
#85	B+	Waterloo High School (K-12)	Waterloo	Lauderdale County	44%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	340
#86	B+	Excel High School (K-12)	Excel	Monroe County	43%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,031
#87	B+	Hubbertville School (K-12)	Fayette	Fayette County	43%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	419
#88	B+	Mckenzie High School (K-12)	Mckenzie	Butler County	43%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	449
#89	B+	Ardmore High School	Ardmore	Limestone County	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	993
#90	B+	Athens High School	Athens	Athens City	38%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,173
#91	B+	Cleveland High School	Cleveland	Blount County	38%	42%	Meets Expectations	362
#92	B+	Holly Pond High School	Holly Pond	Cullman County	38%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	278
#93	B+	Magic City Acceptance Academy (Charter)	Birmingham	Magic City Acceptance Academy	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	338
#94	B+	Stanhope Elmore High School	Millbrook	Elmore County	38%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,181
#95	B+	University Charter School Secondary (Charter)	Livingston		38%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	292
#96	B+	Cold Springs High School	Bremen	Cullman County	37%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	238
#97	B+	Cordova High School	Cordova	Walker County	37%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	467
#98	B+	Hayden High School	Hayden	Blount County	37%	37%	Meets Expectations	812
#99	B+	Robertsdale High School	Robertsdale	Baldwin County	37%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	1,450
#100	B+	Sylacauga High School	Sylacauga	Sylacauga City	37%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	677
#101	B+	Thompson High School	Alabaster	Alabaster City	37%	40%	Meets Expectations	2,203
#102	B+	White Plains High School	Anniston	Calhoun County	37%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	389
#103	B+	Alexandria High School	Alexandria	Calhoun County	36%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	513
#104	B+	Oneonta High School	Oneonta	Oneonta City	36%	30%	Exceeds Expectations	449
#105	B+	Weaver High School	Weaver	Calhoun County	36%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	517
#106	B+	Corner High School	Dora	Jefferson County	35%	33%	Meets Expectations	504
#107	B+	Houston County High School	Columbia	Houston County	35%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	322
#108	B+	Moody High School	Moody	St Clair County	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	687
#109	B+	Oxford High School	Oxford	Oxford City	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	1,288
#110	B+	Pelham High School	Pelham	Pelham City	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	1,080
#111	B+	Pike Road High School	Pike Road	Pike Road City	35%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	611
#112	B	Belgreen High School (K-12)	Russellville	Franklin County	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	546
#113	B	Fruitdale High School (K-12)	Fruitdale	Washington County	42%	38%	Meets Expectations	366
#114	B	Geraldine School (K-12)	Geraldine	DeKalb County	42%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	1,150
#115	B	Sand Rock High School (K-12)	Sand Rock	Cherokee County	42%	40%	Meets Expectations	773
#116	B	Vina High School (K-12)	Vina	Franklin County	42%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	270
#117	B	Brantley High School (K-12)	Brantley	Crenshaw County	41%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	556
#118	B	Virgil Grissom High School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,974
#119	B	Addison High School	Addison	Winston County	34%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	267
#120	B	Colbert Heights High School	Tuscumbia	Colbert County	34%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	484
#121	B	Cottonwood High School	Cottonwood	Houston County	34%	35%	Meets Expectations	398
#122	B	Kate D Smith Dar High School	Grant	Marshall County	34%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	394
#123	B	Marion County High School	Guin	Marion County	34%	35%	Meets Expectations	250
#124	B	Reeltown High School	Notasulga	Tallapoosa County	34%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	405
#125	B	Scottsboro High School	Scottsboro	Scottsboro City	34%	35%	Meets Expectations	739
#126	B	Vincent Middle High School	Vincent	Shelby County	34%	38%	Meets Expectations	465
#127	B	Wilson High School	Florence	Lauderdale County	34%	34%	Meets Expectations	671
#128	B	Austin High School	Decatur	Decatur City	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,025
#129	B	Baldwin County High School	Bay Minette	Baldwin County	33%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,039
#130	B	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia	Tuscumbia City	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	434
#131	B	Goshen High School	Goshen	Pike County	33%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	387
#132	B	Handley High School	Roanoke	Roanoke City	33%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	457
#133	B	Northside High School	Northport	Tuscaloosa County	33%	39%	Meets Expectations	494
#134	B	Gordo High School	Gordo	Pickens County	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	513
#135	B	Ohatchee High School	Ohatchee	Calhoun County	32%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	413
#136	B	Rogers High School	Florence	Lauderdale County	32%	36%	Meets Expectations	555
#137	B	Shelby County High School	Columbiana	Shelby County	32%	36%	Meets Expectations	584
#138	B	West End High School	Walnut Grove	Etowah County	32%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	370
#139	B	Woodland High School	Woodland	Randolph County	32%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	279
#140	B	Wp Davidson High School	Mobile	Mobile County	32%	30%	Meets Expectations	1,535
#141	B-	Appalachian School (K-12)	Oneonta	Blount County	41%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	636
#142	B-	Pisgah High School (K-12)	Pisgah	Jackson County	40%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	619
#143	B-	Section High School (K-12)	Section	Jackson County	40%	38%	Meets Expectations	563
#144	B-	Brilliant School (K-12)	Brilliant	Marion County	39%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	255
#145	B-	Leroy High School (K-12)	Leroy	Washington County	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	441
#146	B-	Beauregard High School	Opelika	Lee County	32%	32%	Meets Expectations	555
#147	B-	Brindlee Mountain High School	Guntersville	Marshall County	31%	32%	Meets Expectations	553
#148	B-	Cleburne County High School	Heflin	Cleburne County	31%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	570
#149	B-	Decatur High School	Decatur	Decatur City	31%	34%	Meets Expectations	1,040
#150	B-	Florala High School	Florala	Covington County	31%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	218
#151	B-	Guntersville High School	Guntersville	Guntersville City	31%	35%	Meets Expectations	565
#152	B-	Hokes Bluff High School	Hokes Bluff	Etowah County	31%	36%	Meets Expectations	355
#153	B-	Demopolis High School	Demopolis	Demopolis City	30%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	630
#154	B-	Douglas High School	Douglas	Marshall County	30%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	674
#155	B-	Leeds High School	Leeds	Leeds City	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	619
#156	B-	Mortimer Jordan High School	Kimberly	Jefferson County	30%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	861
#157	B-	Oak Grove High School	Bessemer	Jefferson County	30%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	744
#158	B-	Prattville High School	Prattville	Autauga County	30%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,929
#159	B-	Andalusia High School	Andalusia	Andalusia City	29%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	497
#160	B-	Benjamin Russell High School	Alexander City	Alexander City	29%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	812
#161	B-	Beulah High School	Valley	Lee County	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	533
#162	B-	Geneva High School	Geneva	Geneva City	29%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#163	B-	Hamilton High School	Hamilton	Marion County	29%	27%	Meets Expectations	466
#164	B-	Marbury High School	Deatsville	Autauga County	29%	31%	Meets Expectations	559
#165	B-	Shades Valley High School	Irondale	Jefferson County	29%	27%	Meets Expectations	1,200
#166	B-	Southside High School	Southside	Etowah County	29%	28%	Meets Expectations	770
#167	B-	Vinemont High School	Vinemont	Cullman County	29%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	362
#168	C+	J U Blacksher School (K-12)	Uriah	Monroe County	38%	34%	Meets Expectations	714
#169	C+	Luverne High School (K-12)	Luverne	Crenshaw County	38%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	845
#170	C+	Isabella High School (K-12)	Maplesville	Chilton County	37%	40%	Meets Expectations	771
#171	C+	Southeastern School (K-12)	Remlap	Blount County	37%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	835
#172	C+	Sylvania School (K-12)	Sylvania	DeKalb County	36%	39%	Meets Expectations	945
#173	C+	Thorsby High School (K-12)	Thorsby	Chilton County	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	771
#174	C+	Albert P Brewer High School	Somerville	Morgan County	28%	32%	Meets Expectations	717
#175	C+	Colbert County High School	Leighton	Colbert County	28%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	455
#176	C+	Elba High School	Elba	Elba City	28%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	252
#177	C+	Elkmont High School	Elkmont	Limestone County	28%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	643
#178	C+	Fayette County High School	Fayette	Fayette County	28%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	387
#179	C+	Fort Payne High School	Fort Payne	Fort Payne City	28%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,058
#180	C+	New Brockton High School	New Brockton	Coffee County	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	381
#181	C+	Randolph County High School	Wedowee	Randolph County	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	468
#182	C+	Baker High School	Mobile	Mobile County	27%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,491
#183	C+	Cherokee High School	Cherokee	Colbert County	27%	27%	Meets Expectations	221
#184	C+	Clements High School	Athens	Limestone County	27%	27%	Meets Expectations	554
#185	C+	Falkville High School	Falkville	Morgan County	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	411
#186	C+	Foley High School	Foley	Baldwin County	27%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,578
#187	C+	Headland High School	Headland	Henry County	27%	24%	Exceeds Expectations	412
#188	C+	Opelika High School	Opelika	Opelika City	27%	27%	Meets Expectations	1,562
#189	C+	Pike County High School	Brundidge	Pike County	27%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	493
#190	C+	Rehobeth High School	Dothan	Houston County	27%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	788
#191	C+	Slocomb High School	Slocomb	Geneva County	27%	32%	Meets Expectations	370
#192	C+	Tallassee High School	Tallassee	Tallassee City	27%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	512
#193	C+	Wellborn High School	Anniston	Calhoun County	27%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	491
#194	C+	West Point High School	Cullman	Cullman County	27%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	606
#195	C+	Bb Comer Memorial High School	Sylacauga	Talladega County	26%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	390
#196	C+	Dothan High School	Dothan	Dothan City	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	1,454
#197	C	Gaylesville High School (K-12)	Gaylesville	Cherokee County	36%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#198	C	Red Level School (K-12)	Red Level	Covington County	34%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	488
#199	C	Spring Garden High School (K-12)	Spring Garden	Cherokee County	34%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	561
#200	C	Woodville High School (K-12)	Woodville	Jackson County	33%	32%	Meets Expectations	484
#201	C	Ashford High School	Ashford	Houston County	26%	23%	Meets Expectations	399
#202	C	Boaz High School	Boaz	Boaz City	26%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	714
#203	C	Central High School	Phenix City	Phenix City	26%	24%	Meets Expectations	1,495
#204	C	Dadeville High School	Dadeville	Tallapoosa County	26%	25%	Meets Expectations	522
#205	C	Dora High School	Dora	Walker County	26%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	472
#206	C	Phillips High School	Bear Creek	Marion County	26%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	208
#207	C	Sardis High School	Sardis City	Etowah County	26%	25%	Meets Expectations	584
#208	C	Thomasville High School	Thomasville	Thomasville City	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	320
#209	C	Ashville High School	Ashville	St Clair County	25%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	385
#210	C	Glencoe High School	Glencoe	Etowah County	25%	26%	Meets Expectations	285
#211	C	Munford High School	Munford	Talladega County	25%	24%	Meets Expectations	416
#212	C	Saks High School	Anniston	Calhoun County	25%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	340
#213	C	Central High School	Rockford	Coosa County	24%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	362
#214	C	Gaston High School	Gadsden	Etowah County	24%	23%	Meets Expectations	368
#215	C	Hanceville High School	Hanceville	Cullman County	24%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	366
#216	C	Smiths Station High School	Smiths Station	Lee County	24%	29%	Meets Expectations	1,286
#217	C	Winterboro High School	Alpine	Talladega County	24%	24%	Meets Expectations	361
#218	C	Brookwood High School	Brookwood	Tuscaloosa County	23%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,078
#219	C	Charles Henderson High School	Troy	Troy City	23%	23%	Meets Expectations	515
#220	C	Gardendale High School	Gardendale	Jefferson County	23%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,047
#221	C	Good Hope High School	Cullman	Cullman County	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	443
#222	C	Jb Pennington High School	Blountsville	Blount County	23%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	519
#223	C-	Billingsley High School (K-12)	Billingsley	Autauga County	32%	37%	Meets Expectations	572
#224	C-	Ragland High School (K-12)	Ragland	St Clair County	31%	30%	Meets Expectations	455
#225	C-	Valley Head High School (K-12)	Valley Head	DeKalb County	31%	36%	Meets Expectations	486
#226	C-	Highland Home School (K-12)	Highland Home	Crenshaw County	30%	29%	Meets Expectations	839
#227	C-	Maplesville High School (K-12)	Maplesville	Chilton County	28%	39%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	536
#228	C-	Wadley High School (K-12)	Wadley	Randolph County	28%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	414
#229	C-	Calera High	Calera	Shelby County	22%	28%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,066
#230	C-	Curry High School	Jasper	Walker County	22%	21%	Meets Expectations	368
#231	C-	Dale County High School	Midland City	Dale County	22%	27%	Meets Expectations	417
#232	C-	Etowah High School	Attalla	Attalla City	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	472
#233	C-	Geneva County High School	Hartford	Geneva County	22%	22%	Meets Expectations	241
#234	C-	Lincoln High School	Lincoln	Talladega County	22%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	585
#235	C-	Russellville High School	Russellville	Russellville City	22%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	740
#236	C-	Samson High School	Samson	Geneva County	22%	24%	Meets Expectations	189
#237	C-	Tanner High School	Tanner	Limestone County	22%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	411
#238	C-	Danville High School	Danville	Morgan County	21%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	355
#239	C-	Fairview High School	Cullman	Cullman County	21%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	501
#240	C-	Fultondale High School	Warrior	Jefferson County	21%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	635
#241	C-	Lee High School (Magnet)	Huntsville	Huntsville City	21%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	840
#242	C-	Tuscaloosa County High School	Northport	Tuscaloosa County	21%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	1,545
#243	C-	Albertville High School	Albertville	Albertville City	20%	23%	Meets Expectations	1,712
#244	C-	Asbury High School	Albertville	Marshall County	20%	26%	Meets Expectations	664
#245	C-	Berry High School	Berry	Fayette County	20%	25%	Meets Expectations	219
#246	C-	Hatton High School	Town Creek	Lawrence County	20%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	543
#247	C-	Jemison High School	Jemison	Chilton County	20%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	686
#248	C-	Montevallo High School	Montevallo	Shelby County	20%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	506
#249	C-	Pell City High School	Pell City	Pell City	20%	21%	Meets Expectations	1,171
#250	C-	Susan Moore High School	Blountsville	Blount County	20%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	481
#251	C-	West Blocton High School	West Blocton	Bibb County	20%	25%	Meets Expectations	412
#252	D+	Breakthrough Charter School (Charter, K-12)	Marion		27%	30%	Meets Expectations	282
#253	D+	Verbena High School (K-12)	Verbena	Chilton County	25%	28%	Meets Expectations	592
#254	D+	Collinsville High School (K-12)	Collinsville	DeKalb County	24%	25%	Meets Expectations	920
#255	D+	Amelia L Johnson High School (K-12)	Thomaston	Marengo County	23%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	144
#256	D+	Marengo High School (K-12)	Dixons Mills	Marengo County	23%	8%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	248
#257	D+	Alma Bryant High School	Irvington	Mobile County	19%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,617
#258	D+	Chilton County High School	Clanton	Chilton County	19%	22%	Meets Expectations	783
#259	D+	Loachapoka High School	Loachapoka	Lee County	19%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	237
#260	D+	Murphy High School	Mobile	Mobile County	19%	19%	Meets Expectations	1,254
#261	D+	Childersburg High School	Childersburg	Talladega County	18%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	355
#262	D+	Choctaw County High School	Butler	Choctaw County	18%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	248
#263	D+	Citronelle High School	Citronelle	Mobile County	18%	22%	Meets Expectations	719
#264	D+	Gadsden City High School	Gadsden	Gadsden City	18%	17%	Meets Expectations	1,318
#265	D+	Hillcrest High School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa County	18%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,356
#266	D+	Mary G Montgomery High School	Semmes	Mobile County	18%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,965
#267	D+	North Jackson High School	Stevenson	Jackson County	18%	22%	Meets Expectations	418
#268	D+	Oakman High School	Oakman	Walker County	18%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	305
#269	D+	Sipsey Valley High School	Buhl	Tuscaloosa County	18%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	511
#270	D+	Central High School Of Clay County	Lineville	Clay County	17%	21%	Meets Expectations	524
#271	D+	Dallas County High School	Plantersville	Dallas County	17%	14%	Meets Expectations	381
#272	D+	Lawrence County High School	Moulton	Lawrence County	17%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	613
#273	D+	Monroe County High School	Monroeville	Monroe County	17%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	322
#274	D+	Talladega High School	Talladega	Talladega City	17%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	446
#275	D+	Tharptown High School	Russellville	Franklin County	17%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	391
#276	D+	Barbour County High School	Clayton	Barbour County	16%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	317
#277	D+	Greene County High School	Eutaw	Greene County	16%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	255
#278	D+	Pleasant Grove High School	Pleasant Grove	Jefferson County	16%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	729
#279	D+	Russell County High School	Seale	Russell County	16%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,014
#280	D+	Bibb County High School	Centreville	Bibb County	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	471
#281	D	Booker T Washington High	Tuskegee	Macon County	15%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	478
#282	D	Carroll High School	Ozark	Ozark City	15%	18%	Meets Expectations	638
#283	D	Eufaula High School	Eufaula	Eufaula City	15%	13%	Meets Expectations	717
#284	D	Abbeville High School	Abbeville	Henry County	14%	16%	Meets Expectations	305
#285	D	Jackson High School	Jackson	Clarke County	14%	17%	Meets Expectations	439
#286	D	Saint Clair County High School	Odenville	St Clair County	14%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	622
#287	D	Selma High School	Selma	Selma City	14%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	719
#288	D	Southern Choctaw High School	Gilbertown	Choctaw County	14%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	237
#289	D	West Morgan High School	Trinity	Morgan County	14%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	438
#290	D	Bullock County High School	Union Springs	Bullock County	13%	17%	Meets Expectations	446
#291	D	Carbon Hill High School	Carbon Hill	Walker County	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	359
#292	D	East Lawrence High School	Trinity	Lawrence County	13%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	474
#293	D	Theodore High School	Theodore	Mobile County	13%	28%	Underperforms Expectations	1,280
#294	D	Valley High School	Valley	Chambers County	13%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	642
#295	D	W S Neal High School	East Brewton	Escambia County	13%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	358
#296	D	Aliceville High School	Aliceville	Pickens County	12%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	347
#297	D	Chickasaw City High School	Chickasaw	Chickasaw City	12%	11%	Meets Expectations	224
#298	D	Crossville High School	Crossville	DeKalb County	12%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	657
#299	D	Daleville High School	Daleville	Daleville City	12%	17%	Meets Expectations	294
#300	D	Hueytown High School	Hueytown	Jefferson County	12%	15%	Meets Expectations	1,210
#301	D	Park Crossing High School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	12%	17%	Meets Expectations	906
#302	D	Clarke County High School	Grove Hill	Clarke County	11%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	265
#303	D-	Georgiana School (K-12)	Georgiana	Butler County	18%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	388
#304	D-	Notasulga High School (K-12)	Notasulga	Macon County	18%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	298
#305	D-	Autaugaville School (K-12)	Autaugaville	Autauga County	16%	18%	Meets Expectations	269
#306	D-	Francis Marion School (K-12)	Marion	Perry County	16%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	483
#307	D-	J F Shields High School (K-12)	Beatrice	Monroe County	16%	9%	Exceeds Expectations	197
#308	D-	Columbia High School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	11%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	954
#309	D-	Mcintosh High School	Mcintosh	Washington County	11%	15%	Meets Expectations	185
#310	D-	Tarrant High School	Tarrant	Tarrant City	11%	12%	Meets Expectations	559
#311	D-	Central High School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	783
#312	D-	Hale County High School	Moundville	Hale County	10%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	379
#313	D-	Hillcrest High School	Evergreen	Conecuh County	10%	8%	Meets Expectations	299
#314	D-	Holt High School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa County	10%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	435
#315	D-	Keith Middlehigh School	Orrville	Dallas County	10%	14%	Meets Expectations	217
#316	D-	Lafayette High School	Lafayette	Chambers County	10%	11%	Meets Expectations	208
#317	D-	Sheffield High School	Sheffield	Sheffield City	10%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	278
#318	D-	Cf Vigor High School	Prichard	Mobile County	9%	6%	Exceeds Expectations	547
#319	D-	Greenville High School	Greenville	Butler County	9%	8%	Meets Expectations	659
#320	D-	John L Leflore Magnet School (Magnet)	Mobile	Mobile County	9%	6%	Exceeds Expectations	618
#321	D-	Lanett Senior High School	Lanett	Lanett City	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	235
#322	D-	Lillie B Williamson High School	Mobile	Mobile County	9%	7%	Meets Expectations	956
#323	D-	Mattie T Blount High School	Eight Mile	Mobile County	9%	9%	Meets Expectations	1,176
#324	D-	Minor High School	Adamsville	Jefferson County	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	915
#325	D-	Parker High School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	9%	8%	Meets Expectations	826
#326	D-	Paul W Bryant High School	Cottondale	Tuscaloosa City	9%	12%	Meets Expectations	1,042
#327	D-	Acceleration Day And Evening Academy (Charter)	Mobile	MAEF Public Charter Schools	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	409
#328	D-	George Washington Carver High School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	8%	6%	Meets Expectations	531
#329	D-	Greensboro High School	Greensboro	Hale County	8%	9%	Meets Expectations	294
#330	D-	Huffman High Schoolmagnet (Magnet)	Birmingham	Birmingham City	8%	7%	Meets Expectations	1,147
#331	F	Alabama Aerospace And Aviation High School (Charter)	Bessemer		26%	20%	Meets Expectations	79
#332	F	Robert C Hatch High School (K-12)	Uniontown	Perry County	15%	7%	Exceeds Expectations	452
#333	F	Carver Senior High School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	8%	7%	Meets Expectations	902
#334	F	Pinson Valley High School	Pinson	Jefferson County	8%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,029
#335	F	Ben C Rain High School	Mobile	Mobile County	7%	8%	Meets Expectations	589
#336	F	Jefferson Davis High School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	7%	9%	Meets Expectations	1,522
#337	F	Jemison High School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	7%	8%	Meets Expectations	843
#338	F	Lee High School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	7%	6%	Meets Expectations	1,374
#339	F	Linden High School	Linden	Linden City	7%	7%	Meets Expectations	141
#340	F	Mcadory High School	Mccalla	Jefferson County	7%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,162
#341	F	Wenonah High School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	7%	6%	Meets Expectations	656
#342	F	Wilcox Central High School	Camden	Wilcox County	7%	9%	Meets Expectations	394
#343	F	Woodlawn High Schoolmagnet (Magnet)	Birmingham	Birmingham City	7%	8%	Meets Expectations	738
#344	F	Escambia County High School	Atmore	Escambia County	6%	8%	Meets Expectations	399
#345	F	Jacksonolin High School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	6%	6%	Meets Expectations	784
#346	F	Center Point High School Center	Point	Jefferson County	5%	6%	Meets Expectations	774
#347	F	Central High School	Hayneville	Lowndes County	5%	7%	Meets Expectations	177
#348	F	Claychalkville High School	Pinson	Jefferson County	5%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,361
#349	F	Southside High School	Selma	Dallas County	5%	8%	Meets Expectations	296
#350	F	Calhoun High School	Letohatchee	Lowndes County	4%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	192
#351	F	Bessemer City High School	Bessemer	Bessemer City	3%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	850
#352	F	Fairfield High Preparatory School	Fairfield	Fairfield City	3%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	510
#353	F	Midfield High School	Midfield	Midfield City	3%	7%	Meets Expectations	340
#354	F	Anniston High School	Anniston	Anniston City	2%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466

How Alabama's high schools compare

A: 82B: 85C: 84D: 79F: 24

47% of the 354 ranked high schools in Alabama earn an A or B (82 A grades, 85 B, 84 C, 79 D, 24 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 278 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (79% here, 74% nationally), and 127 exceed it. On average 30% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 29% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Ramsay High School (53% against 22%, A+), George W Long High School (62% against 32%, A+), Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School (95% against 72%, A+), Piedmont High School (48% against 27%, A), Cordova High School (37% against 17%, B+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 89): Lauderdale County (5), Madison County (5), Baldwin County (4), Montgomery County (3).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Birmingham (9, 3 at A or B), Montgomery (7, 3 at A or B), Mobile (7, 1 at A or B), Huntsville (6, 3 at A or B), Cullman (4, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Hoover High School (2,841 students, A, #41), Baker High School (2,491 students, C+, #182), Thompson High School (2,203 students, B+, #101).

Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 0 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Alabama that are not ranked

32 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (7)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

F Augusta Evans School, Mobile
F Childrens Center, Montgomery
F Continuous Learning Center, Mobile
F Cullman Child Development Center, Cullman
F Linda Nolen Learning Center, Pelham
F Lloyd Wood Education Center, Northport
F Mcintyre Comprehensive Academy, Montgomery

Fully online schools (10)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

D Alabama Connections Academy, Athens
D- Alabama Destinations Career Academy, Chickasaw
A Athens Renaissance School, Athens
A+ Baldwin County Virtual School, Daphne
C+ Dothan City Virtual School, Dothan
D Edge Virtual School, Weumpka
D Genesis Innovative School, Evergreen
D+ Jefferson County Virtual School, Birmingham
C Madison County Virtual Academy, Huntsville
D Scc Virtual Preparatory Academy, Ashville

Not yet graded (15)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Carver 9th Grade Academy, Dothan
Central Freshman Academy, Phenix City
Decatur High Developmental, Decatur
Evening Educational Options, Mobile
Florence Freshman Center, Florence
Inspire Virtual Academy, Lafayette
Lanier Senior High School, Montgomery
Lawrence County Developmental, Trinity
Mobile Mental Health Center, Mobile
Saints Virtual Academy, Selma
Smith Station Freshman Center, Smiths Station
Sparkman Ninth Grade School, Harvest
Talladega County Central High, Talladega
Vestavia Hills High School Freshman Campus, Vestavia Hills
William E Burkett Multihandicapped Center, Morris

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Alabama.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Alabama

What is the best high school in Alabama?

Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School in Montgomery ranks first among the 354 ranked high schools in Alabama with a SchoolGrade of A+, 95% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 72%.

How are high schools in Alabama ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Alabama have?

SchoolGrade grades 386 public high schools in Alabama; 354 are ranked here and 32 are listed as not ranked.