Top 10 Best School Districts in Alabama (2021)
The top ranked school districts for public schools in Alabama are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a school district which have placed in the top 5% 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 School Districts in Alabama (2021)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
100%
(8 out of 8)
(8 out of 8)
- Vestavia Hills High School
Rank: #18 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 87%) - East Elementary School
Rank: #24 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - Liberty Park Elementary School
Rank: #30 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Vestavia Hills City School District (AL) Schools
100%
(6 out of 6)
(6 out of 6)
- Mountain Brook High School
Rank: #3 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 95%) - Crestline Elementary School
Rank: #18 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 85%) - Cherokee Bend Elementary School
Rank: #21 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mountain Brook City School District (AL) Schools
60%
(3 out of 5)
(3 out of 5)
- Cahaba Elementary School
Rank: #29 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 82%) - Magnolia Elementary School
Rank: #80 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70-74%) - Paine Elementary School
Rank: #93 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 72%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Trussville City School District (AL) Schools
55%
(6 out of 11)
(6 out of 11)
- Heritage Elementary School
Rank: #44 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 79%) - Mill Creek Elementary School
Rank: #82 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 74%) - Columbia Elementary School
Rank: #98 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Madison City School District (AL) Schools
24%
(4 out of 17)
(4 out of 17)
- Greystone Elementary School
Rank: #87 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 75%) - Deer Valley Elementary School
Rank: #92 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 74%) - Robert F Bumpus Middle School
Rank: #124 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 69%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Hoover City School District (AL) Schools
17%
(4 out of 23)
(4 out of 23)
- Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle School
Rank: #24 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%) - Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary School
Rank: #35 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%) - Rock Quarry Elementary School
Rank: #36 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 80%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Tuscaloosa City School District (AL) Schools
11%
(5 out of 44)
(5 out of 44)
- Orange Beach Elementary School
Rank: #55 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 76%) - Fairhope Elementary School
Rank: #69 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 73%) - Spanish Fort Elementary School
Rank: #107 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 77% | Reading: 73%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Baldwin County School District (AL) Schools
9%
(5 out of 55)
(5 out of 55)
- Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Rank: #3 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Forest Avenue Elementary School
Rank: #8 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 93%) - Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet
Rank: #57 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 83%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Montgomery County School District (AL) Schools
8%
(3 out of 39)
(3 out of 39)
- Hampton Cove Elementary School
Rank: #44 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 79%) - Monte Sano Elementary School
Rank: #51 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%) - New Century Technology High School
Rank: #62 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Huntsville City School District (AL) Schools
6%
(5 out of 90)
(5 out of 90)
- W H Council Traditional School
Rank: #8 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 90%) - Eicholdmertz School Of Math And Science
Rank: #10 of 1,263 (Top 1%)
(Math: 93% | Reading: 89%) - Clarkshaw Magnet School
Rank: #59 of 1,263 (Top 5%)
(Math: 84% | Reading: 75%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mobile County School District (AL) Schools
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