Best Middle Schools in Alabama (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

229

Listed, not ranked

Every ranked middle 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 middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Pizitz Middle School	Vestavia	Vestavia Hills City	77%	69%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,158
#2	A+	Liberty Park Middle School	Vestavia	Vestavia Hills City	76%	71%	Exceeds Expectations	503
#3	A+	Mountain Brook Junior High School	Mountain Brook	Mountain Brook City	71%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	982
#4	A+	Homewood Middle School	Homewood	Homewood City	68%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	926
#5	A	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Pleasant Grove	Jefferson County	67%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	306
#6	A	Fairhope Middle School	Fairhope	Baldwin County	66%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	777
#7	A	Phillips Preparatory Middle School (Magnet)	Mobile	Mobile County	66%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	499
#8	A	Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet (Magnet)	Montgomery	Montgomery County	64%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	510
#9	A	Hampton Cove Middle School	Hampton Cove	Huntsville City	63%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	735
#10	A	Liberty Middle School	Madison	Madison City	62%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,493
#11	A	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle (Magnet)	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	62%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	169
#12	A	Robert F Bumpus Middle School	Hoover	Hoover City	61%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	1,128
#13	A	Clarkshaw Magnet School (Magnet)	Mobile	Mobile County	60%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	598
#14	A	Dauphin Junior High School	Enterprise	Enterprise City	60%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	500
#15	A	Oak Mountain Middle School	Birmingham	Shelby County	60%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,175
#16	A	Saraland Middle Schooladams Campus	Saraland	Saraland City	60%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	759
#17	A	Hewitttrussville Middle School	Trussville	Trussville City	59%	59%	Meets Expectations	1,202
#18	A-	Discovery Middle School	Madison	Madison City	58%	57%	Meets Expectations	1,334
#19	A-	Drake Middle School	Auburn	Auburn City	57%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	711
#20	A-	Auburn Junior High School	Auburn	Auburn City	56%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	1,516
#21	A-	Berry Middle School	Hoover	Hoover City	56%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	1,113
#22	A-	Cullman Middle School	Cullman	Cullman City	55%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	528
#23	A-	Spanish Fort Middle School	Spanish Fort	Baldwin County	54%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	622
#24	A-	Hartselle Junior High School	Hartselle	Hartselle City	53%	52%	Meets Expectations	527
#25	B+	Monrovia Middle School	Huntsville	Madison County	51%	52%	Meets Expectations	1,003
#26	B+	Straughn Middle School	Andalusia	Covington County	51%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	318
#27	B+	Arab Junior High School	Arab	Arab City	50%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	592
#28	B+	Denton Magnet School Of Technology (Magnet)	Mobile	Mobile County	50%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	314
#29	B+	Floyd Middle School (Magnet)	Montgomery	Montgomery County	49%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	481
#30	B+	Gulf Shores Middle School	Gulf Shores	Gulf Shores City	49%	48%	Meets Expectations	589
#31	B+	Ira F Simmons Middle School	Hoover	Hoover City	49%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	882
#32	B+	Muscle Shoals Middle School	Muscle Shoals	Muscle Shoals City	49%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	648
#33	B+	Chelsea Middle School	Chelsea	Shelby County	48%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	951
#34	B+	Daphne Middle School	Daphne	Baldwin County	48%	48%	Meets Expectations	846
#35	B+	Elberta Middle School	Elberta	Baldwin County	48%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	267
#36	B+	Mountain Gap Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	48%	49%	Meets Expectations	419
#37	B+	Springville Middle School	Springville	St Clair County	48%	47%	Meets Expectations	578
#38	B	Holtville Middle School	Deatsville	Elmore County	46%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	614
#39	B	Thompson Middle School	Alabaster	Alabaster City	46%	44%	Meets Expectations	1,434
#40	B	Helena Middle	Helena	Shelby County	45%	57%	Underperforms Expectations	1,035
#41	B	Northridge Middle School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	45%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	740
#42	B	Pike Road JR High School	Pike Road	Pike Road City	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	604
#43	B	Winfield Middle School	Winfield	Winfield City	45%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	381
#44	B	Brewton Middle School	Brewton	Brewton City	44%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	361
#45	B	Meridianville Middle School	Hazel Green	Madison County	44%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	724
#46	B	Piedmont Middle School	Piedmont	Piedmont City	44%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	255
#47	B	Priceville Junior High School	Decatur	Morgan County	44%	46%	Meets Expectations	528
#48	B	Ashville Middle School	Ashville	St Clair County	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	370
#49	B	Eclectic Middle School	Eclectic	Elmore County	43%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	457
#50	B	Headland Middle School	Headland	Henry County	43%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	576
#51	B	Prattville Junior High School	Prattville	Autauga County	43%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,031
#52	B-	Buckhorn Middle School	New Market	Madison County	42%	45%	Meets Expectations	688
#53	B-	Coppinville School	Enterprise	Enterprise City	42%	41%	Meets Expectations	597
#54	B-	Geneva Middle School	Geneva	Geneva City	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	293
#55	B-	Oneonta Middle School	Oneonta	Oneonta City	42%	42%	Meets Expectations	324
#56	B-	Pelham Park Middle School	Pelham	Pelham City	42%	45%	Meets Expectations	808
#57	B-	Scottsboro Junior High School	Scottsboro	Scottsboro City	42%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	379
#58	B-	West Point Middle School	Vinemont	Cullman County	42%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	381
#59	B-	Academy For Science Foreign Language Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	41%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	182
#60	B-	Good Hope Middle School	Cullman	Cullman County	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	386
#61	B-	Rainbow Middle School	Rainbow City	Etowah County	41%	42%	Meets Expectations	625
#62	B-	Andalusia Junior High	Andalusia	Andalusia City	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	248
#63	B-	Bernice J Causey Middle School	Mobile	Mobile County	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	1,418
#64	B-	Geneva County Middle School	Hartford	Geneva County	40%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	179
#65	B-	Glencoe Middle School	Glencoe	Etowah County	40%	39%	Meets Expectations	304
#66	B-	Hayden Middle School	Hayden	Blount County	40%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	550
#67	B-	Millbrook Middle School	Millbrook	Elmore County	40%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	1,185
#68	B-	White Plains Middle School	Anniston	Calhoun County	39%	41%	Meets Expectations	402
#69	C+	Jasper Junior High School	Jasper	Jasper City	39%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	419
#70	C+	Central Baldwin Middle School	Robertsdale	Baldwin County	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	757
#71	C+	Centre Middle School	Centre	Cherokee County	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	457
#72	C+	Challenger Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	38%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	438
#73	C+	Corner Middle School	Warrior	Jefferson County	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	439
#74	C+	Duncanville Middle School	Duncanville	Tuscaloosa County	38%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	463
#75	C+	Echols Middle School	Northport	Tuscaloosa County	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	878
#76	C+	Guntersville Middle School	Guntersville	Guntersville City	38%	41%	Meets Expectations	406
#77	C+	Haleyville Middle School	Haleyville	Haleyville City	38%	37%	Meets Expectations	357
#78	C+	Slocomb Middle School	Slocomb	Geneva County	38%	38%	Meets Expectations	271
#79	C+	Vinemont Middle School	Vinemont	Cullman County	38%	39%	Meets Expectations	237
#80	C+	Alexandria Middle School	Alexandria	Calhoun County	37%	39%	Meets Expectations	485
#81	C+	Fairview Middle School	Cullman	Cullman County	37%	36%	Meets Expectations	305
#82	C+	Hamilton Middle School	Hamilton	Marion County	37%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	452
#83	C+	Nicholslawson Middle School	Sylacauga	Sylacauga City	37%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	481
#84	C+	Samson Middle School	Samson	Geneva County	37%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	169
#85	C+	Academy For Academics And Arts Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	36%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	239
#86	C+	Fort Payne Middle School	Fort Payne	Fort Payne City	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	787
#87	C+	Hokes Bluff Middle School	Hokes Bluff	Etowah County	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	305
#88	C+	Kate Duncan Smith Dar Middle	Grant	Marshall County	36%	39%	Meets Expectations	364
#89	C+	Opp Middle School	Opp	Opp City	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	405
#90	C+	Oxford Middle School	Oxford	Oxford City	36%	36%	Meets Expectations	635
#91	C+	Rehobeth Middle School	Rehobeth	Houston County	36%	39%	Meets Expectations	626
#92	C+	Sanford Middle School	Opelika	Lee County	36%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	545
#93	C+	Sparkman Middle School	Toney	Madison County	36%	37%	Meets Expectations	859
#94	C+	Boaz Middle School	Boaz	Boaz City	35%	35%	Meets Expectations	518
#95	C+	Hillcrest Middle School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa County	35%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	576
#96	C+	Smiths Station Junior High School	Smiths Station	Lee County	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	934
#97	C+	Wetumpka Middle School	Wetumpka	Elmore County	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	738
#98	C	Austin Junior High School	Decatur	Decatur City	36%	34%	Meets Expectations	773
#99	C	Bragg Middle School	Gardendale	Jefferson County	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	746
#100	C	Charles R Drew Middle School	Lincoln	Talladega County	35%	33%	Exceeds Expectations	478
#101	C	Cleburne County Middle School	Heflin	Cleburne County	35%	34%	Meets Expectations	236
#102	C	Florence Middle School	Florence	Florence City	35%	37%	Meets Expectations	689
#103	C	Munford Middle School	Munford	Talladega County	35%	36%	Meets Expectations	296
#104	C	Bankhead Middle School	Cordova	Walker County	34%	35%	Meets Expectations	301
#105	C	Huntsville Junior High School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	34%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	418
#106	C	Leeds Middle School	Leeds	Leeds City	34%	37%	Meets Expectations	470
#107	C	Northside Middle School	Northport	Tuscaloosa County	34%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	405
#108	C	Athens Middle School	Athens	Athens City	33%	35%	Meets Expectations	958
#109	C	Childersburg Middle School	Childersburg	Talladega County	33%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	363
#110	C	Demopolis Middle School	Demopolis	Demopolis City	33%	33%	Meets Expectations	436
#111	C	East Lawrence Middle School	Trinity	Lawrence County	33%	32%	Meets Expectations	419
#112	C	Fayette Middle School	Fayette	Fayette County	33%	34%	Meets Expectations	341
#113	C	Opelika Middle School	Opelika	Opelika City	33%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	1,132
#114	C	Bridgeport Middle School	Bridgeport	Jackson County	32%	31%	Meets Expectations	122
#115	C	Duran Junior High School	Pell City	Pell City	32%	35%	Meets Expectations	325
#116	C	Russellville Middle School	Russellville	Russellville City	32%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	579
#117	C	Sipsey Valley Middle School	Buhl	Tuscaloosa County	32%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	556
#118	C	South Dale Middle School	Pinckard	Dale County	32%	31%	Meets Expectations	426
#119	C	Williams Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	32%	34%	Meets Expectations	548
#120	C	Decatur Middle School	Decatur	Decatur City	31%	31%	Meets Expectations	815
#121	C	Hanceville Middle School	Hanceville	Cullman County	31%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	304
#122	C	Moody Junior High School	Moody	St Clair County	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	348
#123	C-	Columbiana Middle School	Columbiana	Shelby County	31%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	428
#124	C-	Alexander City Middle School	Alexander City	Alexander City	30%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	459
#125	C-	Bay Minette Middle School	Bay Minette	Baldwin County	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	435
#126	C-	Curry Middle School	Jasper	Walker County	30%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	359
#127	C-	Dunbar Creative Performing Arts (Magnet)	Mobile	Mobile County	30%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	345
#128	C-	Gadsden Middle School	Gadsden	Gadsden City	30%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	464
#129	C-	Moulton Middle School	Moulton	Lawrence County	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	509
#130	C-	North Jefferson Middle School	Kimberly	Jefferson County	30%	33%	Meets Expectations	666
#131	C-	Phenix City Intermediate School	Phenix City	Phenix City	30%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	1,044
#132	C-	Russell County Middle School	Seale	Russell County	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	830
#133	C-	Austin Middle School	Decatur	Decatur City	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	714
#134	C-	Central JR High School Of Clay County	Lineville	Clay County	29%	29%	Meets Expectations	290
#135	C-	Lott Middle School	Citronelle	Mobile County	29%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	429
#136	C-	Odenville Middle School	Odenville	St Clair County	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	570
#137	C-	Saks Middle School	Anniston	Calhoun County	29%	30%	Meets Expectations	301
#138	C-	Sumiton Middle School	Sumiton	Walker County	29%	32%	Meets Expectations	452
#139	C-	Albertville Middle School	Albertville	Albertville City	28%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	890
#140	C-	Calera Middle	Montevallo	Shelby County	28%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	755
#141	C-	Deshler Middle School	Tuscumbia	Tuscumbia City	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	349
#142	C-	Double Springs Middle School	Double Springs	Winston County	28%	46%	Underperforms Expectations	238
#143	C-	Grand Bay Middle School	Grand Bay	Mobile County	28%	29%	Meets Expectations	794
#144	C-	Semmes Middle School	Semmes	Mobile County	28%	30%	Meets Expectations	1,318
#145	C-	Southside Middle School	Tallassee	Tallassee City	28%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	426
#146	C-	Katherine H Hankins Middle School	Theodore	Mobile County	27%	28%	Meets Expectations	808
#147	C-	Whitesburg Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	27%	38%	Underperforms Expectations	539
#148	D+	Daleville Middle School	Dalevile	Daleville City	27%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	361
#149	D+	Foley Middle School	Foley	Baldwin County	27%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	783
#150	D+	Marbury Middle School	Marbury	Autauga County	27%	41%	Underperforms Expectations	456
#151	D+	Peter F Alba Middle School	Bayou La Batre	Mobile County	27%	29%	Meets Expectations	511
#152	D+	West Blocton Middle School	West Blocton	Bibb County	27%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	376
#153	D+	Charles Henderson Middle	Troy	Troy City	26%	29%	Meets Expectations	266
#154	D+	Dothan Preparatory Academy	Dothan	Dothan City	26%	26%	Meets Expectations	1,133
#155	D+	Douglas Middle School	Douglas	Marshall County	26%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	496
#156	D+	Etowah Middle School	Attalla	Attalla City	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	366
#157	D+	Montevallo Middle School	Montevallo	Shelby County	26%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	369
#158	D+	Sardis Middle School	Sardis City	Etowah County	26%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	398
#159	D+	Thomasville Middle School	Thomasville	Thomasville City	26%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	266
#160	D+	Hale County Middle School	Moundville	Hale County	25%	36%	Underperforms Expectations	269
#161	D+	Sansom Middle School	Gadsden	Gadsden City	25%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	376
#162	D+	Brookwood Middle School	Vance	Tuscaloosa County	24%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	796
#163	D+	Stevenson Middle School	Stevenson	Jackson County	24%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	255
#164	D+	W F Burns Middle School	Valley	Chambers County	24%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	528
#165	D+	West Morgan Middle School	Trinity	Morgan County	24%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	426
#166	D	Sheffield Junior High School	Sheffield	Sheffield City	23%	24%	Meets Expectations	186
#167	D	Clanton Middle School	Clanton	Chilton County	22%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	478
#168	D	Jemison Middle School	Jemison	Chilton County	22%	25%	Meets Expectations	360
#169	D	W S Neal Middle School	East Brewton	Escambia County	22%	27%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	416
#170	D	Carr Middle School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	21%	24%	Meets Expectations	761
#171	D	Chickasaw Middle School	Chickasaw	Chickasaw City	21%	21%	Meets Expectations	284
#172	D	D A Smith Middle School	Ozark	Ozark City	21%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	485
#173	D	Burns Middle School	Mobile	Mobile County	20%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	710
#174	D	Jackson Middle School	Jackson	Clarke County	20%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	296
#175	D	Mcadory Middle School	Mccalla	Jefferson County	20%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	854
#176	D	Davisemerson Middle School	Cottondale	Tuscaloosa County	19%	20%	Meets Expectations	392
#177	D	Eastwood Middle School	Cottondale	Tuscaloosa City	19%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	758
#178	D-	Danville Middle School	Danville	Morgan County	19%	37%	Underperforms Expectations	377
#179	D-	Litchfield Middle School	Gadsden	Gadsden City	18%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	255
#180	D-	Wilson Hall Middle School	Grove Hill	Clarke County	18%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	213
#181	D-	Irondale Middle School	Irondale	Jefferson County	17%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	467
#182	D-	William R Martin Middle School	Valley Grande	Dallas County	17%	19%	Meets Expectations	229
#183	D-	Hueytown Middle School	Hueytown	Jefferson County	16%	23%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	789
#184	D-	Cl Scarborough Model Middle School	Mobile	Mobile County	15%	15%	Meets Expectations	651
#185	D-	Claychalkville Middle School	Trussville	Jefferson County	15%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,032
#186	D-	Moorer Middle School	Eufaula	Eufaula City	15%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	538
#187	D-	Bessemer City Middle School	Bessemer	Bessemer City	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	674
#188	D-	Centreville Middle School	Centreville	Bibb County	14%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	425
#189	D-	Rudd Middle School	Pinson	Jefferson County	14%	39%	Underperforms Expectations	667
#190	F	Camden School Of Arts Technology	Camden	Wilcox County	13%	11%	Meets Expectations	166
#191	F	Morris Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	13%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	453
#192	F	Chapman Middle School	Huntsville	Huntsville City	12%	15%	Meets Expectations	368
#193	F	Monroeville Middle School	Monroeville	Monroe County	12%	13%	Meets Expectations	329
#194	F	The Rbhudson Steam Academy	Selma	Selma City	12%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	349
#195	F	Calloway Smith Middle School	Mobile	Mobile County	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	396
#196	F	Hayneville Middle School	Hayneville	Lowndes County	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	173
#197	F	Ronald Mcnair 78	Huntsville	Huntsville City	11%	10%	Meets Expectations	414
#198	F	Brewbaker Middle School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	10%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	838
#199	F	Erwin Middle School Center	Point	Jefferson County	10%	11%	Meets Expectations	617
#200	F	Greensboro Middle School	Greensboro	Hale County	10%	9%	Meets Expectations	232
#201	F	Greenville Middle School	Greenville	Butler County	10%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	581
#202	F	Huffman Middle School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	10%	13%	Meets Expectations	399
#203	F	Lanett Junior High School	Lanett	Lanett City	10%	12%	Meets Expectations	155
#204	F	Lowndes County Middle School	Fort Deposit	Lowndes County	10%	10%	Meets Expectations	126
#205	F	Minor Middle School	Adamsville	Jefferson County	10%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	728
#206	F	Mobile County Training Middle School	Mobile	Mobile County	10%	8%	Exceeds Expectations	205
#207	F	Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	278
#208	F	Rutledge School	Midfield	Midfield City	9%	12%	Meets Expectations	315
#209	F	Tipton Durant Middle School	Selma	Dallas County	9%	10%	Meets Expectations	185
#210	F	Booker T Washington Middle School	Mobile	Mobile County	8%	10%	Meets Expectations	340
#211	F	C J Donald Middle School	Fairfield	Fairfield City	8%	7%	Meets Expectations	332
#212	F	Goodwyn Middle School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	8%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	808
#213	F	John P Powell Middle School	Lafayette	Chambers County	8%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	129
#214	F	Mckee Middle School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	8%	7%	Meets Expectations	676
#215	F	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Evergreen	Conecuh County	8%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	182
#216	F	Wilkerson Middle School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	8%	7%	Meets Expectations	390
#217	F	Bush Hills Steam Academy	Birmingham	Birmingham City	7%	10%	Meets Expectations	433
#218	F	Capitol Heights Middle School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	655
#219	F	Pillans Middle School	Mobile	Mobile County	7%	8%	Meets Expectations	537
#220	F	Smith Middle School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	7%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	426
#221	F	South Highlands Middle School	Union Springs	Bullock County	7%	8%	Meets Expectations	424
#222	F	Westlawn Middle School	Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa City	7%	9%	Meets Expectations	534
#223	F	Anniston Middle School	Anniston	Anniston City	6%	9%	Meets Expectations	393
#224	F	Bellingrath Middle School (Charter)	Montgomery	Montgomery County	6%	8%	Meets Expectations	607
#225	F	George P Austin Junior High School	Linden	Linden City	6%	8%	Meets Expectations	97
#226	F	Jones Valley Middle School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	6%	6%	Meets Expectations	502
#227	F	Southlawn Middle School	Montgomery	Montgomery County	6%	7%	Meets Expectations	544
#228	F	Green Acres Middle School	Birmingham	Birmingham City	5%	7%	Meets Expectations	337
#229	F	We Putnam Middle Schoolmagnet (Magnet)	Birmingham	Birmingham City	5%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	210

How Alabama's middle schools compare

A: 24B: 44C: 79D: 42F: 40

30% of the 229 ranked middle schools in Alabama earn an A or B (24 A grades, 44 B, 79 C, 42 D, 40 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 170 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (74% here, 71% nationally), and 61 exceed it. On average 32% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 32% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Floyd Middle School (49% against 19%, B+), Phillips Preparatory Middle School (66% against 37%, A), Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet (64% against 37%, A), Clarkshaw Magnet School (60% against 33%, A), Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School (67% against 44%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 58): Baldwin County (4), Mobile County (3), Hoover City (3), Shelby County (3).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Mobile (11, 4 at A or B), Huntsville (11, 3 at A or B), Montgomery (9, 2 at A or B), Birmingham (9, 1 at A or B), Tuscaloosa (4, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Auburn Junior High School (1,516 students, A-, #20), Liberty Middle School (1,493 students, A, #10), Thompson Middle School (1,434 students, B, #39).

Of the top 25, 4 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.

Middle schools in Alabama that are not ranked

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

Closed schools (2)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

F Tuskegee Institute Middle School Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee Institute
D- Zora Ellis Junior High School, Talladega

Not yet graded (3)

Too little test data to grade.

Ashford Middle School, Ashford
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies, Mobile
I3 Academy Phase 2, Birmingham

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle 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 middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Alabama

What is the best middle school in Alabama?

Pizitz Middle School in Vestavia ranks first among the 229 ranked middle schools in Alabama with a SchoolGrade of A+, 77% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 69%.

How are middle 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 middle schools does Alabama have?

SchoolGrade grades 234 public middle schools in Alabama; 229 are ranked here and 5 are listed as not ranked.