Best Schools for Black Students in Alabama (2026)

These are the Alabama public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	EicholdMertz School of Math and Science Mobile	98%	57%	130	A+
2	Forest Avenue Elementary School Montgomery	92%	47%	92	A+
3	Riverton Elementary School Huntsville	70%	50%	22	A+
4	Eura Brown Elementary School Gadsden	75%	45%	37	A
5	Magnolia Elementary School Trussville	70%	50%	25	A+
6	Paine Elementary School Trussville	67%	52%	88	A+
7	Saraland Elementary School Saraland	62%	47%	76	A+
8	W H Council Traditional School Mobile	82%	27%	186	A+
9	Chelsea Park Elementary School Chelsea	75%	35%	50	B+
10	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary Tuscaloosa	77%	27%	84	A+
11	Old Shell Road Magnet School Mobile	77%	27%	121	A+
12	Daphne Elementary School Daphne	70%	30%	23	A
13	Mt Carmel Elementary School Huntsville	70%	30%	24	A+
14	Memorial Park Elementary School Jasper	50%	50%	30	A+
15	Meadow View Elementary School Alabaster	65%	35%	41	A+
16	Cahaba Elementary School Trussville	50%	50%	22	B
17	MacMillan International at McKee Montgomery	82%	12%	154	B
18	Deer Valley Elementary School Hoover	57%	37%	64	A+
19	Rainbow Elementary School Madison	55%	35%	32	A+
20	Creek View Elementary School Maylene	55%	35%	38	A+
21	Heritage Elementary School Madison	62%	27%	79	A+
22	Pelham Ridge Pelham	62%	27%	62	B+
23	Moores Mill Intermediate School New Market	57%	32%	163	A
24	Lakewood Elementary School Phenix City	67%	22%	137	A+
25	Russellville Elementary School Russellville	55%	35%	33	C+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Liberty Park Middle School Vestavia	70%	—	20	A+
2	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School Pleasant Grove	92%	22%	140	A+
3	Phillips Preparatory Middle School Mobile	87%	22%	250	A
4	Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology Dothan	72%	32%	164	A+
5	Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet Montgomery	82%	12%	200	A+
6	Harrand Creek Elementary School Enterprise	55%	35%	51	C+
7	Robert F Bumpus Middle School Hoover	62%	27%	272	A
8	ClarkShaw Magnet School Mobile	68%	17%	365	A+
9	Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus Saraland	57%	27%	128	A+
10	Huxford Elementary School Atmore	50%	30%	27	B+
11	Rockwell Elementary School Spanish Fort	50%	30%	30	A+
12	HewittTrussville Middle School Trussville	62%	17%	161	B
13	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle Tuscaloosa	62%	17%	72	A+
14	Highlands Elementary School Dothan	47%	32%	61	C
15	Rehobeth Elementary School Rehobeth	55%	25%	45	A
16	Christian School Birmingham	60%	19%	406	A
17	Phillips Academy Birmingham	61%	16%	379	A+
18	Floyd Middle School Montgomery	67%	8%	271	B+
19	Rucker Boulevard Elementary School Enterprise	47%	27%	104	B
20	Daphne East Elementary School Daphne	47%	27%	74	A
21	Meridianville Middle School Hazel Green	62%	12%	97	C+
22	Denton Magnet School of Technology Mobile	62%	12%	175	A+
23	Pizitz Middle School Vestavia	57%	17%	64	A+
24	Homewood Middle School Homewood	52%	22%	165	B
25	Geneva County Middle School Hartford	55%	15%	31	A

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School Montgomery	77%	42%	65	A+
2	Booker T Washington Magnet High School Montgomery	77%	32%	77	A+
3	Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills	50%	30%	21	A+
4	Madison County Virtual Academy Huntsville	55%	15%	34	A+
5	Sweet Water High School Sweet Water	47%	17%	99	A+
6	Brookwood High School Brookwood	30%	30%	23	C+
7	Satsuma High School Satsuma	50%	10%	29	A+
8	New Brockton High School New Brockton	50%	10%	24	B+
9	HewittTrussville High School Trussville	35%	25%	56	A+
10	Saraland High School Saraland	35%	25%	39	A+
11	New Century Technology High School Huntsville	35%	25%	42	A+
12	Oxford High School Oxford	37%	22%	66	A+
13	SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy Ashville	42%	8%	66	C+
14	Ramsay High School Birmingham	37%	12%	187	A
15	Pelham High School Pelham	25%	25%	43	A
16	Homewood High School Homewood	25%	25%	43	A+
17	Helena High School Helena	25%	25%	34	A+
18	Loachapoka High School Loachapoka	37%	12%	80	B
19	Spain Park High School Hoover	27%	22%	72	A+
20	Baldwin County Virtual School Daphne	37%	8%	80	A
21	Jacksonville High School Jacksonville	42%	3%	107	A
22	Pike County High School Brundidge	32%	12%	137	B+
23	Shades Valley High School Irondale	27%	17%	133	A
24	James Clemens High School Madison	22%	22%	93	A+
25	Hoover High School Hoover	22%	22%	175	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Black Students in Alabama (2026)

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