Best Schools for White Students in Alabama (2026)

These are the Alabama public schools where white 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 white 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	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary Tuscaloosa	98%	82%	67	A+
2	EicholdMertz School of Math and Science Mobile	92%	87%	64	A+
3	Creekside Elementary School Auburn	92%	82%	113	B+
4	Forest Avenue Elementary School Montgomery	98%	72%	107	A+
5	Wrights Mill Road Elementary School Auburn	87%	77%	249	A+
6	Heritage Elementary School Madison	92%	72%	249	A+
7	Ogletree Elementary School Auburn	87%	77%	255	A+
8	Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School Auburn	92%	72%	250	A+
9	Old Shell Road Magnet School Mobile	92%	72%	67	A+
10	Vestavia Hills Elementary East Vestavia Hills	91%	73%	333	B
11	Mt Laurel Elementary School Birmingham	87%	77%	227	A+
12	Edgewood Elementary School Homewood	89%	72%	305	A
13	Saraland Elementary School Saraland	85%	75%	487	A+
14	Mill Creek Elementary School Madison	87%	72%	230	B+
15	Paine Elementary School Trussville	86%	73%	460	A+
16	Cahaba Elementary School Trussville	87%	72%	221	B
17	W H Council Traditional School Mobile	92%	67%	76	A+
18	Rock Quarry Elementary School Tuscaloosa	87%	72%	185	A+
19	Riverchase Elementary School Hoover	87%	72%	173	A+
20	Greystone Elementary School Hoover	87%	67%	177	A+
21	Bluff Park Elementary School Hoover	82%	72%	249	A+
22	Gwin Elementary School Hoover	82%	72%	109	A+
23	Magnolia Elementary School Trussville	87%	67%	139	A+
24	Meadow View Elementary School Alabaster	82%	72%	117	A+
25	Barkley Bridge Elementary School Hartselle	87%	67%	121	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Crestline Elementary School Mountain Brook	93%	88%	403	A+
2	Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology Dothan	92%	77%	222	A+
3	Mountain Brook Elementary School Mountain Brook	92%	72%	277	A+
4	Cherokee Bend Elementary School Mountain Brook	87%	77%	271	A+
5	Brookwood Forest Elementary School Mountain Brook	87%	77%	275	A+
6	Monte Sano Elementary School Huntsville	87%	72%	107	A+
7	Kilby Laboratory School Florence	85%	75%	56	A
8	Pizitz Middle School Vestavia	89%	64%	942	A+
9	Homewood Middle School Homewood	87%	65%	672	B
10	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle Tuscaloosa	98%	52%	71	A+
11	Phillips Preparatory Middle School Mobile	98%	52%	215	A
12	Spanish Fort Elementary School Spanish Fort	82%	67%	279	A+
13	Hillcrest Elementary School Enterprise	82%	67%	285	A+
14	Liberty Park Middle School Vestavia	85%	59%	372	A+
15	Fairhope West Elementary Fairhope	81%	62%	386	A+
16	Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet Montgomery	98%	42%	115	A+
17	Fairhope Middle School Fairhope	79%	60%	533	A+
18	Blossomwood Elementary School Huntsville	82%	57%	157	B
19	Highlands Elementary School Dothan	77%	62%	215	C
20	Drake Middle School Auburn	83%	56%	375	A+
21	Holly Hill Elementary School Enterprise	79%	59%	323	A+
22	Fairhope East Elementary Fairhope	81%	57%	348	B+
23	Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School Pleasant Grove	98%	37%	142	A+
24	Pinedale Elementary School Enterprise	72%	62%	193	A
25	ClarkShaw Magnet School Mobile	87%	47%	243	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School Montgomery	95%	95%	44	A+
2	Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School Montgomery	90%	70%	21	A+
3	Mountain Brook High School Mountain Brook	72%	82%	298	A+
4	New Century Technology High School Huntsville	85%	65%	44	A+
5	Homewood High School Homewood	77%	72%	194	A+
6	Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills	70%	72%	373	A+
7	Shades Valley High School Irondale	75%	65%	57	A
8	Auburn High School Auburn	64%	65%	376	A+
9	WP Davidson High School Mobile	72%	57%	105	A
10	Oak Mountain High School Birmingham	62%	62%	301	A+
11	Bob Jones High School Madison	62%	62%	275	A+
12	Spain Park High School Hoover	62%	57%	232	A+
13	James Clemens High School Madison	62%	57%	290	A+
14	George W Long High School Skipperville	62%	57%	159	A+
15	Northridge High School Tuscaloosa	62%	57%	135	A+
16	Hoover High School Hoover	58%	56%	327	A+
17	Huntsville High School Huntsville	62%	52%	253	A+
18	HewittTrussville High School Trussville	54%	55%	301	A+
19	Sweet Water High School Sweet Water	67%	42%	178	A+
20	Oxford High School Oxford	62%	47%	170	A+
21	Athens Renaissance School Athens	77%	32%	284	A+
22	Central High School Phenix City	47%	57%	128	B
23	Kinston School Kinston	67%	37%	253	A+
24	Pike Road High School Pike Road	67%	37%	64	A+
25	Thompson High School Alabaster	52%	47%	276	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 White Students in Alabama (2026)

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