Best Schools for Low-income Students in Alabama (2026)

These are the Alabama public schools where low-income 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 low-income 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	Forest Avenue Elementary School Montgomery	90%	70%	27	A+
2	EicholdMertz School of Math and Science Mobile	98%	57%	109	A+
3	Saraland Elementary School Saraland	77%	57%	292	A+
4	Mt Laurel Elementary School Birmingham	65%	65%	33	A+
5	Rock Quarry Elementary School Tuscaloosa	70%	50%	21	A+
6	W H Council Traditional School Mobile	82%	32%	157	A+
7	Magnolia Elementary School Trussville	65%	45%	35	A+
8	Arab Elementary School Arab	62%	47%	227	B
9	Paine Elementary School Trussville	65%	45%	52	A+
10	Bluff Park Elementary School Hoover	67%	42%	65	A+
11	Old Shell Road Magnet School Mobile	72%	32%	112	A+
12	Opp Elementary School Opp	62%	42%	102	A+
13	MacMillan International at McKee Montgomery	85%	15%	56	B
14	GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Big Cove	70%	30%	30	C+
15	Barkley Bridge Elementary School Hartselle	70%	30%	25	A+
16	Gulf Shores Elementary School Gulf Shores	62%	37%	148	A+
17	Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School Decatur	62%	37%	162	A
18	Athens Elementary School Athens	45%	55%	35	A+
19	Eura Brown Elementary School Gadsden	65%	35%	36	A
20	Edgewood Elementary School Homewood	50%	50%	30	A
21	Riverton Elementary School Huntsville	50%	50%	25	A+
22	Holtville Elementary School Deatsville	62%	37%	144	A+
23	Creek View Elementary School Maylene	57%	42%	67	A+
24	Meadow View Elementary School Alabaster	57%	37%	74	A+
25	Johnson Elementary School Athens	57%	37%	64	A

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Guin Elementary School Guin	72%	47%	74	A+
2	Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology Dothan	77%	42%	229	A+
3	Phillips Preparatory Middle School Mobile	87%	27%	249	A
4	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School Pleasant Grove	92%	22%	96	A+
5	Spanish Fort Elementary School Spanish Fort	72%	42%	81	A+
6	Newton Elementary School Newton	57%	47%	101	A+
7	Rehobeth Elementary School Rehobeth	57%	37%	254	A
8	Elberta Elementary School Elberta	57%	37%	245	B+
9	Fairhope East Elementary Fairhope	57%	37%	81	B+
10	Fairhope West Elementary Fairhope	57%	37%	190	A+
11	East Elementary School Cullman	62%	32%	121	A
12	Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet Montgomery	82%	12%	63	A+
13	Saraland Middle SchoolAdams Campus Saraland	61%	29%	342	A+
14	Pleasant Valley Elementary School Jacksonville	57%	32%	145	B+
15	Berry Elementary School Berry	62%	27%	82	B
16	Fruithurst Elementary School Fruithurst	62%	27%	81	A
17	Elsanor School Robertsdale	57%	32%	119	A
18	Rockwell Elementary School Spanish Fort	57%	32%	76	A+
19	Fairhope Middle School Fairhope	57%	32%	203	A+
20	ClarkShaw Magnet School Mobile	69%	19%	373	A+
21	Pizitz Middle School Vestavia	57%	27%	80	A+
22	Highlands Elementary School Dothan	47%	37%	91	C
23	West Elementary School Cullman	57%	27%	185	B+
24	Belforest Elementary School Daphne	62%	22%	134	A+
25	HewittTrussville Middle School Trussville	62%	22%	122	B

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Booker T Washington Magnet High School Montgomery	90%	30%	20	A+
2	George W Long High School Skipperville	57%	47%	61	A+
3	Kinston School Kinston	57%	27%	133	A+
4	Skyline High School Scottsboro	47%	37%	134	A+
5	Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills	50%	30%	30	A+
6	Madison County Virtual Academy Huntsville	65%	15%	32	A+
7	Hubbertville School Fayette	52%	27%	106	A
8	Sweet Water High School Sweet Water	52%	22%	182	A+
9	Elberta High School Elberta	35%	35%	53	A
10	Straughn High School Andalusia	45%	25%	32	B+
11	Homewood High School Homewood	35%	35%	43	A+
12	Cedar Bluff High School Cedar Bluff	42%	27%	185	A+
13	Wicksburg High School Newton	47%	22%	181	A+
14	HewittTrussville High School Trussville	35%	35%	37	A+
15	Plainview School Rainsville	47%	18%	364	A+
16	Robertsdale High School Robertsdale	32%	32%	122	B+
17	Baldwin County Virtual School Daphne	52%	12%	213	A
18	Ariton School Ariton	42%	22%	204	A+
19	Lexington High School Lexington	42%	22%	177	A+
20	Fayetteville High School Sylacauga	47%	17%	127	A+
21	Geneva High School Geneva	30%	30%	27	B
22	Kate D Smith DAR High School Grant	50%	10%	25	A
23	Athens Renaissance School Athens	55%	5%	31	A+
24	Winfield High School Winfield	50%	10%	25	A+
25	Arab High School Arab	35%	25%	41	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

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