Best High Schools in Alabama

Top 50 high schools in Alabama, 2026-27

293 Alabama high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. New Century Tech Demo High School — Huntsville · #1 in AL · #131 nationally
2. Homewood High School — Homewood · #2 in AL · #212 nationally
3. Mountain Brook High School — Mountain Brook · #3 in AL · #215 nationally
4. Vestavia Hills High School — Vestavia Hills · #4 in AL · #533 nationally
5. Hewitt-Trussville High School — Trussville · #5 in AL · #679 nationally
6. Fairhope High School — Fairhope · #6 in AL · #701 nationally
7. Spain Park High School — Hoover · #7 in AL · #782 nationally
8. Oak Mountain High School — Birmingham · #8 in AL · #818 nationally
9. James Clemens High School — Madison · #9 in AL · #942 nationally
10. Arab High School — Arab · #10 in AL · #991 nationally
11. Huntsville High School — Huntsville · #11 in AL · #1,039 nationally
12. T.R. Miller High School — Brewton · #12 in AL · #1,204 nationally
13. Bob Jones High School — Madison · #13 in AL · #1,307 nationally
14. Auburn High School — Auburn · #14 in AL · #1,433 nationally
15. Spanish Fort High School — Spanish Fort · #15 in AL · #1,439 nationally
16. Hoover High School — Hoover · #16 in AL · #1,470 nationally
17. Cullman High School — Cullman · #17 in AL · #1,794 nationally
18. Madison County High School — Gurley · #18 in AL · #1,854 nationally
19. Hartselle High School — Hartselle · #19 in AL · #1,858 nationally
20. Jacksonville High School — Jacksonville · #20 in AL · #1,877 nationally
21. Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School — Montgomery · #21 in AL · #1,911 nationally
22. Springville High School — Springville · #22 in AL · #2,097 nationally
23. Wicksburg High School — Newton · #23 in AL · #2,148 nationally
24. Chelsea High School — Chelsea · #24 in AL · #2,152 nationally
25. Plainview School — Rainsville · #25 in AL · #2,172 nationally
26. Thompson High School — Alabaster · #26 in AL · #2,203 nationally
27. Daphne High School — Daphne · #27 in AL · #2,209 nationally
28. Virgil Grissom High School — Huntsville · #28 in AL · #2,313 nationally
29. Buckhorn High School — New Market · #29 in AL · #2,324 nationally
30. Excel High School — Excel · #30 in AL · #2,382 nationally
31. Booker T Washington Magnet High School — Montgomery · #31 in AL · #2,402 nationally
32. Hazel Green High School — Hazel Green · #32 in AL · #2,420 nationally
33. Ashville High School — Ashville · #33 in AL · #2,429 nationally
34. W.P. Davidson High School — Mobile · #34 in AL · #2,439 nationally
35. Satsuma City High School — Satsuma · #35 in AL · #2,548 nationally
36. Helena High School — Helena · #36 in AL · #2,627 nationally
37. Orange Beach Middle High School — Orange Beach · #37 in AL · #2,715 nationally
38. Pelham High School — Pelham · #38 in AL · #2,736 nationally
39. Ramsay High School — Birmingham · #39 in AL · #2,773 nationally
40. Winston County High School — Double Springs · #40 in AL · #2,800 nationally
41. Oneonta High School — Oneonta · #41 in AL · #2,870 nationally
42. Sulligent School — Sulligent · #42 in AL · #2,962 nationally
43. Athens High School — Athens · #43 in AL · #3,071 nationally
44. Northridge High School — Tuscaloosa · #44 in AL · #3,087 nationally
45. Oxford High School — Oxford · #45 in AL · #3,094 nationally
46. Robertsdale High School — Robertsdale · #46 in AL · #3,101 nationally
47. Enterprise High School — Enterprise · #47 in AL · #3,382 nationally
48. Elberta High School — Elberta · #48 in AL · #3,420 nationally
49. Foley High School — Foley · #49 in AL · #3,496 nationally
50. Fayette County High School — Fayette · #50 in AL · #3,555 nationally

High schools by city in Alabama

• Birmingham (9)
• Mobile (7)
• Huntsville (6)
• Montgomery (6)
• Athens (5)
• Cullman (4)
• Tuscaloosa (4)
• Decatur (3)
• Anniston (3)
• Sylacauga (3)
• Hoover (2)
• Madison (2)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.