Public middle schools in Alabama achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 45% (2024).
The public middle schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Alabama is Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School with 97%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 63%
97%
Avg. RLA Proficiency: 73%
Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Alabama (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 97%
Grades: 6-8
805 7th Ave
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127
(205) 379-5280
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127
(205) 379-5280
Rank: #22.
Phillips Preparatory Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: 6-8
3255 Old Shell Rd
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 221-2286
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 221-2286
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: 6-8
410 S Mcdonough St
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-3870
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-3870
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
Pizitz Middle School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: 6-8
2826 Columbiana Road
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5350
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5350
Rank: #55.
Liberty Park Middle School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 85%
Grades: 6-8
17035 Liberty Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 402-5450
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 402-5450
Rank: #66.
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 6-8
315 Mcfarland Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 759-3653
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 759-3653
Rank: #77.
Mountain Brook Junior High School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 79%
Grades: 7-9
205 Overbrook Dr
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 871-3516
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 871-3516
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Clarkshaw Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 5-8
5960 Arlberg Street
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 221-2106
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 221-2106
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Liberty Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 77%
Grades: 6-8
281 Dock Murphy Dr
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 430-0001
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 430-0001
Rank: #1010.
Homewood Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
395 Mecca Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 870-0878
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 870-0878
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Athens Renaissance School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: K-12
405 South Street East
Athens, AL 35611
(256) 614-3708
Athens, AL 35611
(256) 614-3708
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Fairhope Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 7-8
Two Pirate Drive
Fairhope, AL 36532
(251) 928-2573
Fairhope, AL 36532
(251) 928-2573
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Hewitttrussville Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 6-8
5275 Trussville Clay Road
Trussville, AL 35173
(205) 228-3700
Trussville, AL 35173
(205) 228-3700
Rank: #11 - 1411. - 14.
Robert F Bumpus Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 6-8
6055 Flemming Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35244
(205) 439-2200
Birmingham, AL 35244
(205) 439-2200
Rank: #15 - 1615. - 16.
Hampton Cove Middle School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 72%
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.
Oak Mountain Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 6-8
5650 Cahaba Valley Rd
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 682-5210
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 682-5210
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Auburn Junior High School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 8-9
405 S Dean Rd
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-4970
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-4970
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Saraland Middle Schooladams Campus
(Math: 44% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 6-8
401 Baldwin Road
Saraland, AL 36571
(251) 679-9405
Saraland, AL 36571
(251) 679-9405
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Berry Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 6-8
4500 Jaguar Dr
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 439-2000
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 439-2000
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Spanish Fort Middle School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 6-8
33899 Jimmy Faulkner Drive
Daphne, AL 36527
(251) 625-3271
Daphne, AL 36527
(251) 625-3271
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Denton Magnet School Of Technology
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
3800 Pleasant Valley
Mobile, AL 36609
(251) 221-2148
Mobile, AL 36609
(251) 221-2148
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Discovery Middle School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
1304 Hughes Rd
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 837-3735
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 837-3735
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Floyd Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
3444 Lebron Rd
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 284-7130
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 284-7130
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Cullman Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 7-8
800 2nd Ave Ne
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 734-7959
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 734-7959
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Dauphin Junior High School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 7-8
1271 Dauphin Street
Enterprise, AL 36330
(334) 347-1141
Enterprise, AL 36330
(334) 347-1141
Rank: #2626.
Orange Beach Middlehigh School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
RLA Proficiency: 65-69%
Grades: 7-12
23908 Canal Road
Orange Beach, AL 36561
(251) 937-7651
Orange Beach, AL 36561
(251) 937-7651
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
East Samford School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 7
332 E Samford Avenue
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-1960
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-1960
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Elberta Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 7-8
13355a Main Street
Elberta, AL 36530
(251) 986-8127
Elberta, AL 36530
(251) 986-8127
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Kinston School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: PK-12
201 College Street
Kinston, AL 36453
(334) 565-3016
Kinston, AL 36453
(334) 565-3016
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Monrovia Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 66%
Grades: 6-8
1216 Jeff Rd
Huntsville, AL 35806
(256) 851-4580
Huntsville, AL 35806
(256) 851-4580
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Pike Road Jr High School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 66%
Grades: 7-9
696 Georgia Washington Road
Pike Road, AL 36064
(334) 420-5360
Pike Road, AL 36064
(334) 420-5360
Rank: #32 - 3732. - 37.
Central School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 63%
Grades: PK-8
990 Ryland Pike
Huntsville, AL 35811
(256) 851-4670
Huntsville, AL 35811
(256) 851-4670
Rank: #32 - 3732. - 37.
Chelsea Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 6-8
2321 Highway 39
Chelsea, AL 35043
(205) 682-7210
Chelsea, AL 35043
(205) 682-7210
Rank: #32 - 3732. - 37.
Hartselle Junior High School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
RLA Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 7-8
904 Sparkman Street
Hartselle, AL 35640
(256) 773-5426
Hartselle, AL 35640
(256) 773-5426
Rank: #32 - 3732. - 37.
Helena Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
RLA Proficiency: 63%
Grades: 6-8
1299 Hillsboro Parkway
Helena, AL 35080
(205) 682-5300
Helena, AL 35080
(205) 682-5300
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Alabama average public middle schools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Alabama average public middle schools reading/language arts proficiency is 45%% for 2024.
What are the public middle schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Alabama?
The best top ranked public middle schools in Alabama include Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, Phillips Preparatory Middle School and Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet.
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