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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Alabama

Across Alabama, 305 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Anniston High School leads the list at 2.4%, against a median of 27.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

305

Alabama

Best % Proficient

2.4%

Median % Proficient

27.1%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Anniston High School	Anniston, AL	Anniston City	High	78.9%	498	2.4%
2	Midfield High School	Midfield, AL	Midfield City	High	83.5%	327	3.0%
3	Fairfield High Preparatory School	Fairfield, AL	Fairfield City	High	84.4%	519	3.4%
4	Bessemer City High School	Bessemer, AL	Bessemer City	High	79.6%	760	3.5%
5	Calhoun High School	Letohatchee, AL	Lowndes County	High	88.7%	186	4.1%
6	Southside High School	Selma, AL	Dallas County	High	89.1%	285	4.6%
7	Center Point High School	Center Point, AL	Jefferson County	High	80.7%	685	4.6%
8	Central High School	Hayneville, AL	Lowndes County	High	79.4%	175	5.1%
9	ClayChalkville High School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	High	67.0%	1,377	5.5%
10	JacksonOlin High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	86.1%	713	5.8%
11	Escambia County High School	Atmore, AL	Escambia County	High	80.3%	390	6.1%
12	Wenonah High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	81.2%	670	6.7%
13	Jemison High School	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	High	69.5%	858	6.7%
14	Percy Julian High School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	High	79.2%	1,282	6.7%
15	Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	83.7%	750	6.8%
16	Wilcox Central High School	Camden, AL	Wilcox County	High	89.4%	340	6.9%
17	McAdory High School	McCalla, AL	Jefferson County	High	52.7%	1,259	6.9%
18	Ben C Rain High School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	High	86.7%	587	7.0%
19	Linden High School	Linden, AL	Linden City	High	87.3%	126	7.1%
20	Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	High	76.0%	1,587	7.1%
21	Pinson Valley High School	Pinson, AL	Jefferson County	High	66.5%	1,025	7.6%
22	Carver Senior High School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	High	82.7%	1,553	7.8%
23	Acceleration Day and Evening Academy	MOBILE, AL	MAEF Public Charter Schools	High	83.2%	513	7.9%
24	Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	79.8%	1,094	8.0%
25	George Washington Carver High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	81.6%	570	8.1%
26	Greensboro High School	Greensboro, AL	Hale County	High	84.1%	276	8.1%
27	Minor High School	Adamsville, AL	Jefferson County	High	72.7%	978	8.5%
28	CF Vigor High School	Prichard, AL	Mobile County	High	84.7%	620	8.7%
29	Mattie T Blount High School	Eight Mile, AL	Mobile County	High	77.6%	1,058	8.8%
30	Paul W Bryant High School	Cottondale, AL	Tuscaloosa City	High	64.8%	1,134	8.9%
31	Parker High School	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham City	High	79.9%	942	8.9%
32	John L Leflore Magnet School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	High	85.7%	582	8.9%
33	Lillie B Williamson High School	Mobile, AL	Mobile County	High	89.5%	889	9.1%
34	Greenville High School	Greenville, AL	Butler County	High	74.1%	526	9.1%
35	Lanett Senior High School	Lanett, AL	Lanett City	High	68.5%	260	9.2%
36	Central High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa City	High	78.1%	796	9.6%
37	Hale County High School	Moundville, AL	Hale County	High	57.1%	354	9.8%
38	Hillcrest High School	Evergreen, AL	Conecuh County	High	75.9%	290	9.9%
39	Sheffield High School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	High	70.8%	305	10.1%
40	Holt High School	Tuscaloosa, AL	Tuscaloosa County	High	78.3%	456	10.1%
41	Lafayette High School	Lafayette, AL	Chambers County	High	82.4%	182	10.3%
42	Keith MiddleHigh School	Orrville, AL	Dallas County	High	89.9%	188	10.3%
43	Columbia High School	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	High	57.5%	916	10.6%
44	McIntosh High School	McIntosh, AL	Washington County	High	77.7%	175	10.6%
45	Tarrant High School	Tarrant, AL	Tarrant City	High	78.7%	597	10.7%
46	Clarke County High School	Grove Hill, AL	Clarke County	High	74.2%	256	11.1%
47	Chickasaw City High School	Chickasaw, AL	Chickasaw City	High	78.8%	241	11.8%
48	Crossville High School	Crossville, AL	DeKalb County	High	83.8%	649	11.8%
49	Aliceville High School	Aliceville, AL	Pickens County	High	82.0%	338	12.2%
50	Daleville High School	Daleville, AL	Daleville City	High	68.3%	347	12.3%

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