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Alabama public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Alabama public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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ALABAMA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Loveless Academic Magnet Program High SchoolMontgomeryMontgomery CountyHigh17.5%39495.1%
2Forest Avenue Elementary SchoolMontgomeryMontgomery CountyElementary25.6%61794.5%
3EicholdMertz School of Math and ScienceMobileMobile CountyElementary38.1%50492.4%
4Crestline Elementary SchoolMountain BrookMountain Brook CityElementary1.7%74391.6%
5Jefferson County International Baccalaureate SchoolPleasant GroveJefferson CountyMiddle38.3%34590.8%
6Cherokee Bend Elementary SchoolMountain BrookMountain Brook CityElementary2.8%56288.6%
7Mountain Brook Elementary SchoolMountain BrookMountain Brook CityElementary2.0%55187.8%
8W H Council Traditional SchoolMobileMobile CountyElementary48.4%57787.5%
9Mt Laurel Elementary SchoolBirminghamShelby CountyElementary19.9%49886.6%
10Brookwood Forest Elementary SchoolMountain BrookMountain Brook CityElementary1.2%57986.2%
11Orange Beach Elementary SchoolOrange BeachOrange Beach CityElementary19.3%60086.0%
12Barkley Bridge Elementary SchoolHartselleHartselle CityElementary36.8%41984.6%
13Edgewood Elementary SchoolHomewoodHomewood CityElementary12.0%93584.3%
14Greystone Elementary SchoolHooverHoover CityElementary15.5%43883.9%
15Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty ParkVestavia HillsVestavia Hills CityElementary4.9%54683.3%
16Vernon Elementary SchoolVernonLamar CountyElementary58.5%27783.3%
17New Bethel Elementary SchoolTuscumbiaColbert CountyElementary43.4%15983.0%
18Barton Academy For Advanced World StudiesMobileMobile CountyMiddle20.6%31182.9%
19Vestavia Hills Elementary EastVestavia HillsVestavia Hills CityElementary7.0%77182.9%
20Hampton Cove ElementaryHampton CoveHuntsville CityElementary6.8%71182.6%
21East Elementary SchoolCullmanCullman CityElementary32.2%46682.6%
22Tuscaloosa Magnet School ElementaryTuscaloosaTuscaloosa CityElementary27.8%32482.2%
23Kilby Laboratory SchoolFlorenceFlorence CityElementary11.2%18781.9%
24Mountain Brook Junior High SchoolMountain BrookMountain Brook CityMiddle3.3%1,00581.9%
25Pizitz Middle SchoolVestaviaVestavia Hills CityMiddle10.2%1,13181.8%
26Shades Cahaba Elementary SchoolHomewoodHomewood CityElementary22.1%50781.8%
27Bluff Park Elementary SchoolHooverHoover CityElementary22.8%65881.8%
28Heritage Elementary SchoolMadisonMadison CityElementary25.5%86981.6%
29Old Shell Road Magnet SchoolMobileMobile CountyElementary52.6%36981.5%
30Vestavia Hills Elementary WestVestavia HillsVestavia Hills CityElementary13.5%69181.0%
31Monte Sano Elementary SchoolHuntsvilleHuntsville CityElementary9.9%26380.8%
32FE Burleson Elementary SchoolHartselleHartselle CityElementary47.1%45280.2%
33Mountain Brook High SchoolMountain BrookMountain Brook CityHigh2.8%98580.2%
34Saraland Elementary SchoolSaralandSaraland CityElementary50.6%1,03479.8%
35Carver School of Mathematics Science and TechnologyDothanDothan CityElementary55.2%42979.7%
36Mountain Gap Elementary SchoolHuntsvilleHuntsville CityElementary31.4%34179.7%
37Oak Mountain Elementary SchoolBirminghamShelby CountyElementary22.2%67579.4%
38Bear Exploration CenterMontgomeryMontgomery CountyElementary37.3%50779.2%
39Eura Brown Elementary SchoolGadsdenGadsden CityElementary32.6%34078.7%
40Guin Elementary SchoolGuinMarion CountyElementary52.9%30878.4%
41Cahaba Elementary SchoolTrussvilleTrussville CityElementary18.5%54278.4%
42Deer Valley Elementary SchoolHooverHoover CityElementary15.4%73578.3%
43Paine Elementary SchoolTrussvilleTrussville CityElementary15.2%1,33878.2%
44Rockwell Elementary SchoolSpanish FortBaldwin CountyElementary17.7%68277.9%
45Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary SchoolDecaturDecatur CityElementary45.8%29777.9%
46Arab Elementary SchoolArabArab CityElementary45.7%59977.9%
47Brocks Gap Intermediate SchoolHooverHoover CityElementary20.0%52177.4%
48Liberty Park Middle SchoolVestaviaVestavia Hills CityMiddle9.7%51476.9%
49Hampton Cove Middle SchoolHampton CoveHuntsville CityMiddle10.8%78576.8%
50Rock Quarry Elementary SchoolTuscaloosaTuscaloosa CityElementary13.4%67176.7%
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