Top 10 Best Cities with Best Public Schools in Alabama (2021)
The top ranked towns and cities for public schools in Alabama are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a town or city which have placed in the top 10% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked Cities with Best Public Schools in Alabama (2021)
City
% of Schools in
Top 10% Statewide
Top 10% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
100%
(12 out of 12)
(12 out of 12)
83%
(5 out of 6)
(5 out of 6)
80%
(4 out of 5)
(4 out of 5)
75%
(3 out of 4)
(3 out of 4)
- Hampton Cove Elementary School
Rank: #79 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 78%) - Goldsmithschiffman Elementary School
Rank: #165 of 1,270 (Top 10%)
(Math: 75% | Reading: 69%) - Hampton Cove Middle School
Rank: #211 of 1,270 (Top 10%)
(Math: 68% | Reading: 71%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Owens Cross Roads, AL Schools
50%
(5 out of 10)
(5 out of 10)
- Spanish Fort Elementary School
Rank: #118 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 76%) - Daphne Elementary School
Rank: #129 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 65-69%) - Rockwell Elementary School
Rank: #143 of 1,270 (Top 10%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 71%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Daphne, AL Schools
42%
(5 out of 12)
(5 out of 12)
- Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School
Rank: #118 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 71%) - Wrights Mill Road Elementary School
Rank: #205 of 1,270 (Top 10%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 66%) - Ogletree Elementary School
Rank: #215 of 1,270 (Top 10%)
(Math: 73% | Reading: 65%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Auburn, AL Schools
29%
(34 out of 116)
(34 out of 116)
- Cherokee Bend Elementary School
Rank: #12 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 87%) - East Elementary School
Rank: #12 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%) - Mountain Brook High School
Rank: #13 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Birmingham, AL Schools
18%
(5 out of 28)
(5 out of 28)
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary School
Rank: #19 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle School
Rank: #24 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%) - Rock Quarry Elementary School
Rank: #31 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Tuscaloosa, AL Schools
17%
(4 out of 24)
(4 out of 24)
15%
(3 out of 20)
(3 out of 20)
15%
(8 out of 54)
(8 out of 54)
- Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Rank: #3 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Forest Avenue Elementary School
Rank: #5 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 94%) - Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet
Rank: #40 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Montgomery, AL Schools
14%
(6 out of 44)
(6 out of 44)
- New Century Technology High School
Rank: #75 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%) - Mt Carmel Elementary School
Rank: #96 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - Riverton Elementary School
Rank: #96 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Huntsville, AL Schools
12%
(3 out of 25)
(3 out of 25)
- Eura Brown Elementary School
Rank: #43 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Glencoe Elementary School
Rank: #201 of 1,270 (Top 10%)
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 65-69%) - Southside Elementary School
Rank: #210 of 1,270 (Top 10%)
(Math: 71% | Reading: 68%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Gadsden, AL Schools
9%
(6 out of 65)
(6 out of 65)
- Eicholdmertz School Of Math And Science
Rank: #8 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 87%) - W H Council Traditional School
Rank: #13 of 1,270 (Top 1%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 89%) - Phillips Preparatory Middle School
Rank: #43 of 1,270 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mobile, AL Schools
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