Alabama schools ranked by test score
Latest ACAP year (2024-25). 1,271 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Avenue Elementary School Montgomery · Montgomery County | Elementary | 99.3% | +46.3pp |
| 2 | Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School Montgomery · Montgomery County | High | 98.8% | +45.8pp |
| 3 | Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School Pleasant Grove · Jefferson County | Middle | 98.5% | +45.5pp |
| 4 | W H Council Traditional School Mobile · Mobile County | Elementary | 98.0% | +45.0pp |
| 5 | EicholdMertz School of Math and Science Mobile · Mobile County | Elementary | 97.8% | +44.8pp |
| 6 | Crestline Elementary School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Elementary | 96.7% | +43.7pp |
| 7 | Barkley Bridge Elementary School Hartselle · Hartselle City | Elementary | 95.9% | +42.9pp |
| 8 | Cherokee Bend Elementary School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Elementary | 95.2% | +42.2pp |
| 9 | Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies Mobile · Mobile County | Middle | 95.1% | +42.1pp |
| 10 | Mountain Brook Elementary School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Elementary | 95.1% | +42.1pp |
| 11 | Mt Laurel Elementary School Birmingham · Shelby County | Elementary | 95.1% | +42.1pp |
| 12 | Bear Exploration Center Montgomery · Montgomery County | Elementary | 94.5% | +41.5pp |
| 13 | Old Shell Road Magnet School Mobile · Mobile County | Elementary | 94.5% | +41.5pp |
| 14 | MacMillan International at McKee Montgomery · Montgomery County | Elementary | 94.0% | +41.0pp |
| 15 | Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa City | Elementary | 93.9% | +40.9pp |
| 16 | Greystone Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 93.8% | +40.8pp |
| 17 | Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 93.7% | +40.7pp |
| 18 | Edgewood Elementary School Homewood · Homewood City | Elementary | 93.1% | +40.1pp |
| 19 | Vestavia Hills Elementary East Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 92.9% | +39.9pp |
| 20 | Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology Dothan · Dothan City | Elementary | 92.6% | +39.6pp |
| 21 | Kilby Laboratory School Florence · Florence City | Elementary | 92.6% | +39.6pp |
| 22 | Hampton Cove Elementary Hampton Cove · Huntsville City | Elementary | 92.0% | +39.0pp |
| 23 | Phillips Preparatory Middle School Mobile · Mobile County | Middle | 91.7% | +38.7pp |
| 24 | Brookwood Forest Elementary School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Elementary | 91.5% | +38.5pp |
| 25 | Pizitz Middle School Vestavia · Vestavia Hills City | Middle | 91.5% | +38.5pp |
| 26 | Princeton School Birmingham · Birmingham City | Elementary | 91.4% | +38.4pp |
| 27 | Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa City | Middle | 91.2% | +38.2pp |
| 28 | Dauphin Island Elementary School Dauphin Island · Mobile County | Elementary | 90.9% | +37.9pp |
| 29 | Cahaba Elementary School Trussville · Trussville City | Elementary | 90.8% | +37.8pp |
| 30 | Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School Decatur · Decatur City | Elementary | 90.8% | +37.8pp |
| 31 | Vestavia Hills Elementary West Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 90.5% | +37.5pp |
| 32 | Bluff Park Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 90.3% | +37.3pp |
| 33 | Magnolia Elementary School Trussville · Trussville City | Elementary | 90.3% | +37.3pp |
| 34 | East Elementary School Cullman · Cullman City | Elementary | 90.2% | +37.2pp |
| 35 | Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 89.9% | +36.9pp |
| 36 | Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City | Elementary | 89.7% | +36.7pp |
| 37 | Shades Cahaba Elementary School Homewood · Homewood City | Elementary | 89.6% | +36.6pp |
| 38 | Saraland Elementary School Saraland · Saraland City | Elementary | 89.4% | +36.4pp |
| 39 | Heritage Elementary School Madison · Madison City | Elementary | 88.9% | +35.9pp |
| 40 | Hampton Cove Middle School Hampton Cove · Huntsville City | Middle | 88.8% | +35.8pp |
| 41 | Rockwell Elementary School Spanish Fort · Baldwin County | Elementary | 88.6% | +35.6pp |
| 42 | FE Burleson Elementary School Hartselle · Hartselle City | Elementary | 88.2% | +35.2pp |
| 43 | Oak Mountain Elementary School Birmingham · Shelby County | Elementary | 88.2% | +35.2pp |
| 44 | Brocks Gap Intermediate School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 87.9% | +34.9pp |
| 45 | Guin Elementary School Guin · Marion County | Elementary | 87.7% | +34.7pp |
| 46 | Rock Quarry Elementary School Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa City | Elementary | 87.6% | +34.6pp |
| 47 | Mountain Brook Junior High School Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City | Middle | 87.3% | +34.3pp |
| 48 | Eura Brown Elementary School Gadsden · Gadsden City | Elementary | 87.2% | +34.2pp |
| 49 | Monte Sano Elementary School Huntsville · Huntsville City | Elementary | 87.2% | +34.2pp |
| 50 | Deer Valley Elementary School Hoover · Hoover City | Elementary | 87.1% | +34.1pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the ACAP % Proficient threshold on the latest available ACAP English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Alabama, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.