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Top 100 high schools in Alabama (2025)

Schools classified as high schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    96
    Mountain Brook High SchoolMountain Brook · Public High96% Math proficiency · 985 students
  2. 2
    91
    Loveless Academic Magnet Program High SchoolMontgomery · Public High97.5% Math proficiency · 394 students
  3. 3
    89
    Vestavia Hills High SchoolVestavia Hills · Public High87% Math proficiency · 1,625 students
  4. 4
    86
    New Century Technology High SchoolHuntsville · Public High77% Math proficiency · 366 students
  5. 5
    80
    Fairhope High SchoolFairhope · Public High75% Math proficiency · 1,536 students
  6. 6
    79
    Hartselle High SchoolHartselle · Public High75% Math proficiency · 1,027 students
  7. 7
    78
    HewittTrussville High SchoolTrussville · Public High73% Math proficiency · 1,571 students
  8. 8
    77
    Homewood High SchoolHomewood · Public High73% Math proficiency · 1,333 students
  9. 9
    77
    Orange Beach MiddleHigh SchoolOrange Beach · Public High18.7% Free/reduced-price lunch · 662 students
  10. 10
    76
    Spain Park High SchoolHoover · Public High74% Math proficiency · 1,472 students
  11. 11
    75
    James Clemens High SchoolMadison · Public High77% Math proficiency · 2,159 students
  12. 12
    74
    Bob Jones High SchoolMadison · Public High77% Math proficiency · 2,048 students
  13. 13
    73
    Hoover High SchoolHoover · Public High69% Math proficiency · 2,919 students
  14. 14
    73
    Booker T Washington Magnet High SchoolMontgomery · Public High67% Math proficiency · 492 students
  15. 15
    72
    Oak Mountain High SchoolBirmingham · Public High73% Math proficiency · 1,648 students
  16. 16
    72
    Spanish Fort High SchoolSpanish Fort · Public High66% Math proficiency · 1,115 students
  17. 17
    72
    Auburn High SchoolAuburn · Public High75% Math proficiency · 2,227 students
  18. 18
    71
    Arab High SchoolArab · Public High72% Math proficiency · 735 students
  19. 19
    71
    Cullman High SchoolCullman · Public High64% Math proficiency · 1,014 students
  20. 20
    70
    Brewbaker Technology Magnet High SchoolMontgomery · Public High67% Math proficiency · 550 students
  21. 21
    69
    Huntsville High SchoolHuntsville · Public High65% Math proficiency · 1,807 students
  22. 22
    69
    Gulf Shores High SchoolGulf Shores · Public High28.3% Free/reduced-price lunch · 927 students
  23. 23
    68
    Helena High SchoolHelena · Public High62% Math proficiency · 1,383 students
  24. 24
    68
    Daphne High SchoolDaphne · Public High58% Math proficiency · 1,639 students
  25. 25
    66
    Priceville High SchoolDecatur · Public High62% Math proficiency · 506 students
  26. 26
    66
    Muscle Shoals High SchoolMuscle Shoals · Public High69% Math proficiency · 864 students
  27. 27
    66
    Chelsea High SchoolChelsea · Public High59% Math proficiency · 1,235 students
  28. 28
    65
    Oneonta High SchoolOneonta · Public High62% Math proficiency · 401 students
  29. 29
    65
    George W Long High SchoolSkipperville · Public High82% Math proficiency · 377 students
  30. 30
    64
    Wicksburg High SchoolNewton · Public High66% Math proficiency · 461 students
  31. 31
    64
    Springville High SchoolSpringville · Public High57% Math proficiency · 772 students
  32. 32
    63
    Mortimer Jordan High SchoolKimberly · Public High57% Math proficiency · 886 students
  33. 33
    62
    Northridge High SchoolTuscaloosa · Public High65% Math proficiency · 1,153 students
  34. 34
    62
    Rogers High SchoolFlorence · Public High59% Math proficiency · 510 students
  35. 35
    62
    Winfield High SchoolWinfield · Public High57% Math proficiency · 344 students
  36. 36
    61
    Virgil Grissom High SchoolHuntsville · Public High55% Math proficiency · 1,847 students
  37. 37
    61
    Corner High SchoolDora · Public High52% Math proficiency · 492 students
  38. 38
    61
    Ramsay High SchoolBirmingham · Public High57% Math proficiency · 762 students
  39. 39
    60
    Brooks High SchoolKillen · Public High53% Math proficiency · 729 students
  40. 40
    59
    Hayden High SchoolHayden · Public High53% Math proficiency · 798 students
  41. 41
    59
    Madison County High SchoolGurley · Public High57% Math proficiency · 451 students
  42. 42
    59
    Lauderdale County High SchoolRogersville · Public High58% Math proficiency · 542 students
  43. 43
    59
    Lexington High SchoolLexington · Public High54% Math proficiency · 379 students
  44. 44
    58
    Elberta High SchoolElberta · Public High58% Math proficiency · 735 students
  45. 45
    58
    Pike Road High SchoolPike Road · Public High42% Math proficiency · 833 students
  46. 46
    58
    Glencoe High SchoolGlencoe · Public High47% Math proficiency · 300 students
  47. 47
    58
    Moody High SchoolMoody · Public High52% Math proficiency · 708 students
  48. 48
    57
    Saraland High SchoolSaraland · Public High50% Math proficiency · 1,134 students
  49. 49
    57
    Enterprise High SchoolEnterprise · Public High60% Math proficiency · 2,177 students
  50. 50
    57
    East Limestone High SchoolAthens · Public High51% Math proficiency · 1,216 students
  51. 51
    56
    Buckhorn High SchoolNew Market · Public High53% Math proficiency · 1,320 students
  52. 52
    56
    Prattville High SchoolPrattville · Public High52% Math proficiency · 1,844 students
  53. 53
    56
    Thompson High SchoolAlabaster · Public High60% Math proficiency · 2,060 students
  54. 54
    56
    Guntersville High SchoolGuntersville · Public High57% Math proficiency · 556 students
  55. 55
    56
    Holtville High SchoolDeatsville · Public High52% Math proficiency · 555 students
  56. 56
    56
    Jacksonville High SchoolJacksonville · Public High54% Math proficiency · 756 students
  57. 57
    56
    Cold Springs High SchoolBremen · Public High47% Math proficiency · 235 students
  58. 58
    55
    Addison High SchoolAddison · Public High47% Math proficiency · 232 students
  59. 59
    55
    Pleasant Valley High SchoolJacksonville · Public High49% Math proficiency · 393 students
  60. 60
    55
    Central High SchoolFlorence · Public High51% Math proficiency · 596 students
  61. 61
    55
    Kate D Smith DAR High SchoolGrant · Public High47% Math proficiency · 372 students
  62. 62
    55
    Pelham High SchoolPelham · Public High52% Math proficiency · 1,076 students
  63. 63
    54
    Fairview High SchoolCullman · Public High67% Math proficiency · 512 students
  64. 64
    54
    Southside High SchoolSouthside · Public High47% Math proficiency · 825 students
  65. 65
    54
    Scottsboro High SchoolScottsboro · Public High47% Math proficiency · 727 students
  66. 66
    53
    Wetumpka High SchoolWetumpka · Public High52% Math proficiency · 1,219 students
  67. 67
    53
    Marion County High SchoolGuin · Public High57% Math proficiency · 223 students
  68. 68
    53
    Vinemont High SchoolVinemont · Public High57% Math proficiency · 348 students
  69. 69
    53
    Red Bay High SchoolRed Bay · Public High47% Math proficiency · 322 students
  70. 70
    53
    Straughn High SchoolAndalusia · Public High47% Math proficiency · 433 students
  71. 71
    53
    Hazel Green High SchoolHazel Green · Public High46% Math proficiency · 1,454 students
  72. 72
    53
    Good Hope High SchoolCullman · Public High57% Math proficiency · 485 students
  73. 73
    52
    Marbury High SchoolDeatsville · Public High52% Math proficiency · 626 students
  74. 74
    52
    Hokes Bluff High SchoolHokes Bluff · Public High52% Math proficiency · 371 students
  75. 75
    52
    Headland High SchoolHeadland · Public High42% Math proficiency · 442 students
  76. 76
    52
    Baker High SchoolMobile · Public High52% Math proficiency · 2,271 students
  77. 77
    52
    Flomaton High SchoolFlomaton · Public High60% Math proficiency · 559 students
  78. 78
    51
    Athens High SchoolAthens · Public High55% Math proficiency · 1,278 students
  79. 79
    51
    Elmore County High SchoolEclectic · Public High47% Math proficiency · 494 students
  80. 80
    51
    West Point High SchoolCullman · Public High47% Math proficiency · 591 students
  81. 81
    50
    Sparkman High SchoolHarvest · Public High45% Math proficiency · 1,770 students
  82. 82
    50
    Satsuma High SchoolSatsuma · Public High47% Math proficiency · 729 students
  83. 83
    50
    Meek High SchoolArley · Public High52% Math proficiency · 286 students
  84. 84
    50
    Sipsey Valley High SchoolBuhl · Public High57% Math proficiency · 524 students
  85. 85
    50
    White Plains High SchoolAnniston · Public High47% Math proficiency · 396 students
  86. 86
    50
    Wilson High SchoolFlorence · Public High45% Math proficiency · 585 students
  87. 87
    50
    Smiths Station High SchoolSmiths Station · Public High45% Math proficiency · 1,588 students
  88. 88
    49
    Magic City Acceptance AcademyBirmingham · Charter High49.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 345 students
  89. 89
    49
    Geneva High SchoolGeneva · Public High52% Math proficiency · 369 students
  90. 90
    48
    Fayette County High SchoolFayette · Public High47% Math proficiency · 366 students
  91. 91
    48
    Stanhope Elmore High SchoolMillbrook · Public High50% Math proficiency · 1,123 students
  92. 92
    48
    Hamilton High SchoolHamilton · Public High47% Math proficiency · 449 students
  93. 93
    48
    Career Academies of DecaturDecatur · Public High73.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 269 students
  94. 94
    48
    Shades Valley High SchoolIrondale · Public High45% Math proficiency · 1,094 students
  95. 95
    47
    Russellville High SchoolRussellville · Public High47% Math proficiency · 753 students
  96. 96
    47
    Robertsdale High SchoolRobertsdale · Public High49% Math proficiency · 1,418 students
  97. 97
    47
    Florence High SchoolFlorence · Public High44% Math proficiency · 1,101 students
  98. 98
    47
    Gardendale High SchoolGardendale · Public High43% Math proficiency · 1,076 students
  99. 99
    46
    Berry High SchoolBerry · Public High47% Math proficiency · 245 students
  100. 100
    46
    Hillcrest High SchoolTuscaloosa · Public High49% Math proficiency · 1,434 students

Mountain Brook High School in Mountain Brook leads the 2025 list of high schools in Alabama with a Success Index (US) of 96.3. Of the 100 schools shown, 99 are public, 1 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best high school in Alabama?

Mountain Brook High School in Mountain Brook ranks first among high schools in Alabama with a Success Index (US) of 96.3 out of 100 (Enrollment: 985).

How are high schools in Alabama ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.