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Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Alabama (2026)

Public middle schools in Alabama achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 46% (2026).
The public middle schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public middle school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Alabama is Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, with 96%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 66% 96% Avg. RLA Proficiency: 74%

Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency Public Middle Schools in Alabama (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 96%
Grades: 6-8
805 7th Ave
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127
(205) 379-5280
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Phillips Preparatory Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: 6-8
3255 Old Shell Rd
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 221-2286
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Pizitz Middle School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: 6-8
2826 Columbiana Road
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5350
Rank: #44.
Mountain Brook Junior High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 84%
Grades: 7-9
205 Overbrook Dr
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 871-3516
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Barton Academy For Advanced World Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 6-9
504 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 221-1040
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 6-8
315 Mcfarland Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 759-3653
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 82%
Grades: 6-8
410 S Mcdonough St
Montgomery, AL 36104
(334) 269-3870
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Liberty Park Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 82%
Grades: 6-8
17035 Liberty Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 402-5450
Rank: #99.
Clarkshaw Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 81%
Grades: 6-9
5960 Arlberg Street
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 221-2106
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Cullman Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 7-8
800 2nd Ave Ne
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 734-7959
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Fairhope Middle School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 7-8
Two Pirate Drive
Fairhope, AL 36532
(251) 928-2573
Rank: #10 - 1210. - 12.
Robert F Bumpus Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 76%
Grades: 6-8
6055 Flemming Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35244
(205) 439-2200
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Berry Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-12
4500 Jaguar Dr
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 439-2000
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Denton Magnet School Of Technology
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
3800 Pleasant Valley
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 221-2148
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Hampton Cove Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
261 Old 431 Highway
Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763
(256) 428-8380
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Homewood Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
395 Mecca Avenue
Birmingham, AL 35209
(205) 870-0878
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Liberty Middle School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
281 Dock Murphy Dr
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 430-0001
Rank: #13 - 1813. - 18.
Oak Mountain Middle School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 74%
Grades: 6-8
5650 Cahaba Valley Rd
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 682-5210
Rank: #1919.
Hewitttrussville Middle School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 6-8
5275 Trussville Clay Road
Trussville, AL 35173
(205) 228-3700
Rank: #2020.
Discovery Middle School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 72%
Grades: 6-8
1304 Hughes Rd
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 837-3735
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Elberta Middle School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: 7-8
13355a Main Street
Elberta, AL 36530
(251) 986-8127
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Phillips Academy
(Math: 49% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 71%
Grades: PK-8
2316 7th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
(205) 231-9500
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Athens Renaissance School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: K-12
405 South Street East
Athens, AL 35611
(256) 614-3708
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Straughn Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 70%
Grades: 6-8
29324 Straughn School Road
Andalusia, AL 36421
(334) 222-4090
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Floyd Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
3444 Lebron Rd
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 284-7130
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Saraland Middle Schooladams Campus
(Math: 57% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
RLA Proficiency: 69%
Grades: 6-8
401 Baldwin Road
Saraland, AL 36571
(251) 679-9405
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Auburn Junior High School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 8-9
405 S Dean Rd
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-4970
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Chelsea Middle School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-8
2321 Highway 39
Chelsea, AL 35043
(205) 682-7210
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Christian School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: PK-8
725 Mountain Dr
Birmingham, AL 35206
(205) 231-5249
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Dauphin Junior High School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 7-8
1271 Dauphin Street
Enterprise, AL 36330
(334) 347-1141
Rank: #27 - 3127. - 31.
Mountain Gap Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 68%
Grades: 6-8
821 Mountain Gap Road Se
Huntsville, AL 35803
(256) 428-7720
Rank: #3232.
Monrovia Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
RLA Proficiency: 67%
Grades: 6-8
1216 Jeff Rd
Huntsville, AL 35806
(256) 851-4580
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Hartselle Junior High School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 66%
Grades: 7-8
904 Sparkman Street
Hartselle, AL 35640
(256) 773-5426
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Oxford Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
RLA Proficiency: 66%
Grades: 7-8
1750 Highway 78 W
Oxford, AL 36203
(256) 241-3816
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Spanish Fort Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
RLA Proficiency: 66%
Grades: 7-8
33899 Jimmy Faulkner Dr
Daphne, AL 36527
(251) 625-3271
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