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Alabama schools ranked by test score

Latest ACAP year (2024-25). 308 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.0%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Montgomery · Montgomery County
High98.8%+45.8pp
2New Century Technology High School
Huntsville · Huntsville City
High74.1%+21.1pp
3Baldwin County Virtual School
Daphne · Baldwin County
High73.0%+20.0pp
4Auburn Junior High School
Auburn · Auburn City
High72.2%+19.2pp
5Fairhope High School
Fairhope · Baldwin County
High72.2%+19.2pp
6Mountain Brook High School
Mountain Brook · Mountain Brook City
High71.8%+18.8pp
7Vestavia Hills High School
Vestavia Hills · Vestavia Hills City
High71.2%+18.2pp
8Wicksburg High School
Newton · Houston County
High69.3%+16.3pp
9HewittTrussville High School
Trussville · Trussville City
High69.2%+16.2pp
10Ramsay High School
Birmingham · Birmingham City
High69.0%+16.0pp
11Booker T Washington Magnet High School
Montgomery · Montgomery County
High68.8%+15.8pp
12George W Long High School
Skipperville · Dale County
High67.4%+14.4pp
13Orange Beach MiddleHigh School
Orange Beach · Orange Beach City
High67.0%+14.0pp
14Homewood High School
Homewood · Homewood City
High64.9%+11.9pp
15Winfield High School
Winfield · Winfield City
High64.0%+11.0pp
16Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville · Jacksonville City
High63.7%+10.7pp
17Lexington High School
Lexington · Lauderdale County
High63.6%+10.6pp
18Spanish Fort High School
Spanish Fort · Baldwin County
High63.1%+10.1pp
19New Hope High School
New Hope · Madison County
High62.2%+9.2pp
20Brooks High School
Killen · Lauderdale County
High60.6%+7.6pp
21Satsuma High School
Satsuma · Satsuma City
High59.9%+6.9pp
22TR Miller High School
Brewton · Brewton City
High59.5%+6.5pp
23Lauderdale County High School
Rogersville · Lauderdale County
High58.3%+5.3pp
24Daphne High School
Daphne · Baldwin County
High57.2%+4.2pp
25Meek High School
Arley · Winston County
High57.1%+4.1pp
26Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy
Mobile · Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts
High56.4%+3.4pp
27Elmore County High School
Eclectic · Elmore County
High56.1%+3.1pp
28Hackleburg High School
Hackleburg · Marion County
High56.1%+3.1pp
29Buckhorn High School
New Market · Madison County
High55.5%+2.5pp
30University Charter School Secondary
Livingston · University Charter School
High55.4%+2.4pp
31Central High School
Florence · Lauderdale County
High55.2%+2.2pp
32Magic City Acceptance Academy
Birmingham · Magic City Acceptance Academy
High55.1%+2.1pp
33East Limestone High School
Athens · Limestone County
High54.6%+1.6pp
34Straughn High School
Andalusia · Covington County
High54.4%+1.4pp
35Red Bay High School
Red Bay · Franklin County
High54.3%+1.3pp
36Ranburne High School
Ranburne · Cleburne County
High54.2%+1.2pp
37Ohatchee High School
Ohatchee · Calhoun County
High53.9%+0.9pp
38Gulf Shores High School
Gulf Shores · Gulf Shores City
High53.6%+0.6pp
39Woodland High School
Woodland · Randolph County
High53.5%+0.5pp
40Cleveland High School
Cleveland · Blount County
High53.2%+0.2pp
41Washington County High School
Chatom · Washington County
High52.6%-0.4pp
42West Limestone High School
Lester · Limestone County
High52.4%-0.6pp
43Marion County High School
Guin · Marion County
High52.3%-0.7pp
44Jasper High School
Jasper · Jasper City
High52.0%-1.0pp
45Pleasant Valley High School
Jacksonville · Calhoun County
High51.9%-1.1pp
46Chelsea High School
Chelsea · Shelby County
High51.8%-1.2pp
47Winston County High School
Double Springs · Winston County
High51.4%-1.6pp
48Colbert Heights High School
Tuscumbia · Colbert County
High51.2%-1.8pp
49James Clemens High School
Madison · Madison City
High51.0%-2.0pp
50Madison County High School
Gurley · Madison County
High51.0%-2.0pp
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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.