The top ranked public middle schools in Alabama are Pizitz Middle School, Mountain Brook Junior High School and Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public middle schools are Madison, Fairhope and Trussville.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Alabama is 27%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 47%.
Top Ranked Public Middle Schools in Alabama (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Pizitz Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Math: 73% (Top 5%)
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
2826 Columbiana Road
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5350
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5350
Rank: #22.
Mountain Brook Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 66% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 7-9
205 Overbrook Dr
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 871-3516
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 871-3516
Rank: #33.
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 57% (Top 10%)
Reading: 96% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
805 7th Ave
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127
(205) 379-5280
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127
(205) 379-5280
Rank: #44.
Liberty Park Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Math: 59% (Top 10%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
17035 Liberty Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 402-5450
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 402-5450
Rank: #55.
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 50-54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-9
504 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 221-1040
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 221-1040
Rank: #66.
Fairhope Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 58% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
Two Pirate Drive
Fairhope, AL 36532
(251) 928-2573
Fairhope, AL 36532
(251) 928-2573
Rank: #77.
Robert F Bumpus Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 54% (Top 10%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
6055 Flemming Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35244
(205) 439-2200
Birmingham, AL 35244
(205) 439-2200
Rank: #88.
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 45-49% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
315 Mcfarland Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 759-3653
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 759-3653
Rank: #99.
Homewood Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 52% (Top 10%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
395 Mecca Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 870-0878
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 870-0878
Rank: #1010.
Cullman Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 49% (Top 20%)
Reading: 76% (Top 10%)
Grades: 7-8
800 2nd Ave Ne
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 734-7959
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 734-7959
Rank: #1111.
Phillips Preparatory Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 43% (Top 20%)
Reading: 87% (Top 1%)
Grades: 6-8
3255 Old Shell Rd
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 221-2286
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 221-2286
Rank: #1212.
Liberty Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 49% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
281 Dock Murphy Dr
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 430-0001
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 430-0001
Rank: #1313.
Discovery Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 49% (Top 20%)
Reading: 72% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
1304 Hughes Rd
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 837-3735
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 837-3735
Rank: #1414.
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Math: 42% (Top 20%)
Reading: 82% (Top 5%)
Grades: 6-8
410 S Mcdonough St
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-3870
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-3870
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Hampton Cove Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 46% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
261 Old 431 Highway
Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763
(256) 428-8380
Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763
(256) 428-8380
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Straughn Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 49% (Top 20%)
Reading: 70% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
29324 Straughn School Road
Andalusia, AL 36421
(334) 222-4090
Andalusia, AL 36421
(334) 222-4090
Rank: #1717.
Berry Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 45% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
4500 Jaguar Dr
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 439-2000
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 439-2000
Rank: #1818.
George W Long High School
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 58% (Top 10%)
Reading: 62% (Top 20%)
Grades: 7-12
2565 Co Rd 60
Skipperville, AL 36374
(334) 774-2380
Skipperville, AL 36374
(334) 774-2380
Rank: #1919.
Oak Mountain Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 42% (Top 20%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
5650 Cahaba Valley Rd
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 682-5210
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 682-5210
Rank: #2020.
Skyline High School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 53% (Top 10%)
Reading: 63% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-12
897 County Road 25
Scottsboro, AL 35768
(256) 587-6561
Scottsboro, AL 35768
(256) 587-6561
Rank: #2121.
Hewitttrussville Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 42% (Top 20%)
Reading: 73% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
5275 Trussville Clay Road
Trussville, AL 35173
(205) 228-3700
Trussville, AL 35173
(205) 228-3700
Rank: #2222.
Saraland Middle Schooladams Campus
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 46% (Top 20%)
Reading: 69% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
401 Baldwin Road
Saraland, AL 36571
(251) 679-9405
Saraland, AL 36571
(251) 679-9405
Rank: #2323.
Chelsea Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 44% (Top 20%)
Reading: 68% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
2321 Highway 39
Chelsea, AL 35043
(205) 682-7210
Chelsea, AL 35043
(205) 682-7210
Rank: #2424.
Mountain Gap Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 43% (Top 20%)
Reading: 68% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
821 Mountain Gap Road Se
Huntsville, AL 35803
(256) 428-7720
Huntsville, AL 35803
(256) 428-7720
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Piedmont Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 53% (Top 10%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
401 N Main St
Piedmont, AL 36272
(256) 447-6165
Piedmont, AL 36272
(256) 447-6165
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Wicksburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 53% (Top 10%)
Reading: 61% (Top 20%)
Grades: 7-12
1172 S State Highway 123
Newton, AL 36352
(334) 692-5549
Newton, AL 36352
(334) 692-5549
Rank: #2727.
Dauphin Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 42% (Top 20%)
Reading: 68% (Top 20%)
Grades: 7-8
1271 Dauphin Street
Enterprise, AL 36330
(334) 347-1141
Enterprise, AL 36330
(334) 347-1141
Rank: #2828.
Denton Magnet School Of Technology
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 38% (Top 30%)
Reading: 74% (Top 10%)
Grades: 6-8
3800 Pleasant Valley
Mobile, AL 36609
(251) 221-2148
Mobile, AL 36609
(251) 221-2148
Rank: #2929.
Phillips Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 40% (Top 30%)
Reading: 71% (Top 10%)
Grades: PK-8
2316 7th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 231-9500
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 231-9500
Rank: #3030.
Spanish Fort Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 45% (Top 20%)
Reading: 66% (Top 20%)
Grades: 7-8
33899 Jimmy Faulkner Dr
Daphne, AL 36527
(251) 625-3271
Daphne, AL 36527
(251) 625-3271
Rank: #3131.
Ira F Simmons Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 45% (Top 20%)
Reading: 65% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
1575 Patton Chapel Road
Birmingham, AL 35226
(205) 439-2100
Birmingham, AL 35226
(205) 439-2100
Rank: #3232.
Clarkshaw Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 35% (Top 30%)
Reading: 81% (Top 5%)
Grades: 5-8
5960 Arlberg Street
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 221-2106
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 221-2106
Rank: #3333.
Muscle Shoals Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 46% (Top 20%)
Reading: 64% (Top 20%)
Grades: 6-8
100 Trojan Dr
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 389-2640
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 389-2640
Rank: #3434.
Auburn Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 41% (Top 20%)
Reading: 68% (Top 20%)
Grades: 8-9
405 S Dean Rd
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-4970
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-4970
Rank: #3535.
Christian School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Math: 39% (Top 30%)
Reading: 68% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-8
725 Mountain Dr
Birmingham, AL 35206
(205) 231-5249
Birmingham, AL 35206
(205) 231-5249
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