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The top-graded public schools in Alabama

This ranking covers the top-graded public schools in Alabama, drawn from 1,258 qualifying public schools. EicholdMertz School of Math and Science leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

1,258

Alabama

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	EicholdMertz School of Math and Science	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	504	A+	99.9
2	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	High	394	A+	99.8
3	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Pleasant Grove, AL	Jefferson County	Middle	345	A+	99.8
4	W H Council Traditional School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	577	A+	99.8
5	Forest Avenue Elementary School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Elementary	617	A+	99.6
6	New Century Technology High School	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	High	366	A+	99.5
7	Vernon Elementary School	Vernon, AL	Lamar County	Elementary	277	A+	99.4
8	Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus	Saraland, AL	Saraland City	Middle	789	A+	99.4
9	Barkley Bridge Elementary School	Hartselle, AL	Hartselle City	Elementary	419	A+	99.3
10	Kinston School	Kinston, AL	Coffee County	Combined	524	A+	99.2
11	George W Long High School	Skipperville, AL	Dale County	High	377	A+	99.2
12	Old Shell Road Magnet School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	369	A+	99.1
13	Straughn Middle School	Andalusia, AL	Covington County	Middle	287	A+	99
14	Saraland Elementary School	Saraland, AL	Saraland City	Elementary	1,034	A+	99
15	Wicksburg High School	Newton, AL	Houston County	High	461	A+	98.9
16	New Bethel Elementary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	159	A+	98.8
17	Phillips Preparatory Middle School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	453	A+	98.7
18	Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology	Dothan, AL	Dothan City	Elementary	429	A+	98.7
19	Homewood High School	Homewood, AL	Homewood City	High	1,333	A+	98.5
20	FE Burleson Elementary School	Hartselle, AL	Hartselle City	Elementary	452	A+	98.5
21	Dauphin Island Elementary School	Dauphin Island, AL	Mobile County	Elementary	60	A+	98.3
22	Denton Magnet School of Technology	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	334	A+	98.3
23	Mountain Brook High School	Mountain Brook, AL	Mountain Brook City	High	985	A+	98.2
24	Guin Elementary School	Guin, AL	Marion County	Elementary	308	A+	98.2
25	Hamilton Elementary School	Hamilton, AL	Marion County	Elementary	638	A+	98
26	Hartselle Intermediate School	Hartselle, AL	Hartselle City	Middle	522	A+	97.9
27	Ramsay High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	762	A+	97.9
28	Piedmont Elementary School	Piedmont, AL	Piedmont City	Elementary	542	A+	97.9
29	Arab Elementary School	Arab, AL	Arab City	Elementary	599	A+	97.7
30	Skyline High School	Scottsboro, AL	Jackson County	Combined	586	A+	97.6
31	Vestavia Hills High School	Vestavia Hills, AL	Vestavia Hills City	High	1,625	A+	97.5
32	Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	311	A+	97.5
33	East Elementary School	Cullman, AL	Cullman City	Elementary	466	A+	97.5
34	Princeton School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	Elementary	195	A+	97.4
35	Auburn Junior High School	Auburn, AL	Auburn City	High	1,491	A+	97.2
36	Creek View Elementary School	Maylene, AL	Alabaster City	Elementary	958	A+	97.2
37	Arab Junior High School	Arab, AL	Arab City	Middle	563	A+	97.1
38	Rehobeth Primary School	Dothan, AL	Houston County	Elementary	761	A+	97.1
39	Fairhope High School	Fairhope, AL	Baldwin County	High	1,536	A+	96.9
40	Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School	Decatur, AL	Decatur City	Elementary	297	A+	96.9
41	Bear Exploration Center	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	Elementary	507	A+	96.7
42	ClarkShaw Magnet School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	Middle	582	A+	96.7
43	Mt Laurel Elementary School	Birmingham, AL	Shelby County	Elementary	498	A+	96.6
44	Winfield High School	Winfield, AL	Winfield City	High	344	A+	96.6
45	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	Elementary	324	A+	96.4
46	Rehobeth Elementary School	Rehobeth, AL	Houston County	Middle	590	A+	96.4
47	Meek Elementary School	Arley, AL	Winston County	Elementary	211	A+	96.3
48	Orange Beach MiddleHigh School	Orange Beach, AL	Orange Beach City	High	662	A+	96.2
49	Shades Mountain Elementary School	Hoover, AL	Hoover City	Elementary	328	A+	96.1
50	Plainview School	Rainsville, AL	DeKalb County	Combined	1,167	A+	96

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