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Alabama schools ranked by test score

Latest ACAP year (2024-25). 1,271 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 53.0%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
551Southside Middle School
Tallassee · Tallassee City
Middle57.9%+4.9pp
552Sipsey Valley Middle School
Buhl · Tuscaloosa County
Middle57.8%+4.8pp
553Brindlee Mountain Elementary School
Arab · Marshall County
Elementary57.7%+4.7pp
554James L Cowart Elementary School
Athens · Athens City
Elementary57.7%+4.7pp
555Samson Elementary School
Samson · Geneva County
Elementary57.7%+4.7pp
556McAdory Elementary School
McCalla · Jefferson County
Elementary57.6%+4.6pp
557Academy For Academics Arts Elementary School
Huntsville · Huntsville City
Elementary57.5%+4.5pp
558Bay Minette Elementary School
Bay Minette · Baldwin County
Elementary57.5%+4.5pp
559Harry N Mixon Intermediate School
Ozark · Ozark City
Elementary57.5%+4.5pp
560Ridgecrest Elementary School
Phenix City · Phenix City
Elementary57.4%+4.4pp
561Central Elementary School
Rockford · Coosa County
Elementary57.3%+4.3pp
562Demopolis Middle School
Demopolis · Demopolis City
Middle57.3%+4.3pp
563Stemley Road Elementary School
Talladega · Talladega County
Elementary57.3%+4.3pp
564Danville Middle School
Danville · Morgan County
Middle57.2%+4.2pp
565Daphne High School
Daphne · Baldwin County
High57.2%+4.2pp
566Sweet Water High School
Sweet Water · Marengo County
Combined57.2%+4.2pp
567Dr Robert W Gilliard Elementary
Mobile · Mobile County
Elementary57.1%+4.1pp
568Eden Elementary School
Pell City · Pell City
Elementary57.1%+4.1pp
569Meek High School
Arley · Winston County
High57.1%+4.1pp
570Blue Springs Elementary School
Athens · Limestone County
Elementary57.0%+4.0pp
571Clay Elementary School
Clay · Jefferson County
Elementary57.0%+4.0pp
572Fairfax Elementary School
Valley · Chambers County
Elementary57.0%+4.0pp
573Charles Henderson Middle
Troy · Troy City
Middle56.9%+3.9pp
574WS Harlan Elementary School
Lockhart · Covington County
Elementary56.8%+3.8pp
575Clanton Intermediate School
Clanton · Chilton County
Middle56.7%+3.7pp
576Fayette Middle School
Fayette · Fayette County
Middle56.7%+3.7pp
577Millbrook Middle School
Millbrook · Elmore County
Middle56.7%+3.7pp
578Pisgah High School
Pisgah · Jackson County
Combined56.7%+3.7pp
579Athens Elementary School
Athens · Athens City
Elementary56.6%+3.6pp
580Fox Run School
Opelika · Opelika City
Middle56.6%+3.6pp
581Kate Shepard Elementary School
Mobile · Mobile County
Elementary56.6%+3.6pp
582Stevenson Middle School
Stevenson · Jackson County
Middle56.6%+3.6pp
583West Jefferson Elementary School
Quinton · Jefferson County
Elementary56.6%+3.6pp
584Heard Elementary School
Dothan · Dothan City
Elementary56.5%+3.5pp
585Bryant Park Elementary
Birmingham · Jefferson County
Elementary56.4%+3.4pp
586Deshler Middle School
Tuscumbia · Tuscumbia City
Middle56.4%+3.4pp
587Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts Academy
Mobile · Floretta P Carson Visual and Performing Arts
High56.4%+3.4pp
588Avondale Elementary School
Birmingham · Birmingham City
Elementary56.3%+3.3pp
589Calera Intermediate School
Calera · Shelby County
Elementary56.3%+3.3pp
590Excel High School
Excel · Monroe County
Combined56.3%+3.3pp
591Halcyon Elementary School
Montgomery · Montgomery County
Elementary56.3%+3.3pp
592West Morgan Middle School
Trinity · Morgan County
Middle56.3%+3.3pp
593Columbiana Middle School
Columbiana · Shelby County
Middle56.2%+3.2pp
594Good Hope Middle School
Cullman · Cullman County
Middle56.2%+3.2pp
595Cotaco School
Somerville · Morgan County
Elementary56.1%+3.1pp
596Elmore County High School
Eclectic · Elmore County
High56.1%+3.1pp
597Gaylesville High School
Gaylesville · Cherokee County
Combined56.1%+3.1pp
598Hackleburg High School
Hackleburg · Marion County
High56.1%+3.1pp
599Section High School
Section · Jackson County
Combined56.1%+3.1pp
600Albertville Intermediate School
Albertville · Albertville City
Middle56.0%+3.0pp
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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.