Best High Schools in Alabama

Best High Schools
in Alabama

We reviewed 21,776 U.S. public high schools; 93 Alabama schools made our rankings. View Rankings

Students in Alabama take the Alabama High School Graduation Exam, which consists entirely of multiple-choice questions. In the classroom, Alabama high school students must demonstrate specific skills in English, such as citing sources and analyzing plays, and take certain math classes, such as precalculus, according to the Alabama Department of Education.

Among the 2012 U.S. News Best High Schools in Alabama, 3 were awarded gold medals, 17 received silver medals, and 73 were considered bronze medal schools. One of the gold medal schools, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, is located about 90 miles south of Birmingham in the state capital of Montgomery, within the Montgomery County School District.

Top Ranked AL Schools

To be eligible for a state ranking, a school must be awarded a national gold or silver medal.

#1

Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School

921 WEST JEFF DAVIS, MONTGOMERY, AL 36108

#2

Mountain Brook High School

3650 BETHUNE DR, MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL 35223

#3

Homewood High School

1901 SOUTH LAKESHORE DR, HOMEWOOD, AL 35209

#4

Shades Valley High School

6100 OLD LEEDS RD, IRONDALE, AL 35210

#5

Oak Mountain High School

5476 CALDWELL MILL RD, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242

#6

Ramsay High School

1800 13TH AVE SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205

#7

Huntsville High School

2304 BILLIE WATKINS SW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801

#8

Auburn High School

405 SOUTH DEAN RD, AUBURN, AL 36830

#9

Hoover High School

1000 BUCCANEER DR, HOOVER, AL 35244

#10

Virgil Grissom High School

7901 BAILEY COVE RD, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35802

See complete Alabama High School Rankings

AL by the Numbers

Districts 131
High Schools 370
Full-Time Teachers 15,338
Students Enrolled 263,327

Baldwin County

Birmingham City

DeKalb County School System

Huntsville City

Jefferson County School District

Lauderdale County

Mobile County Public Schools

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