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Best Science Proficiency Public Schools in Alabama (2026)

Public schools in Alabama achieve an average science proficiency of 38% (2026).
The public schools with the highest science proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public school with the highest science proficiency in Alabama is Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School and Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, each with 90-94%.
Science Proficiency Range: 73% 92% Avg. Science Proficiency: 80%

Top Science Proficiency Public Schools in Alabama (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Science Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: 6-8
805 7th Ave
Pleasant Grove, AL 35127
(205) 379-5280
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: 9-12
3440 Mcgehee Rd
Montgomery, AL 36111
(334) 284-7500
Rank: #33.
Mountain Brook Junior High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 88%
Grades: 7-9
205 Overbrook Dr
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 871-3516
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Forest Avenue Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-5
1700 W 5th St
Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 269-3673
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Vestavia Hills Elementary East
(Math: 76% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
2109 Tyson Dr
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5200
Rank: #66.
Pizitz Middle School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 86%
Grades: 6-8
2826 Columbiana Road
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5350
Rank: #7 - 97. - 9.
Monte Sano Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 80-89%
Grades: PK-6
1107 Monte Sano Blvd Se
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 428-7300
Rank: #7 - 97. - 9.
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 80-89%
Grades: 1-5
315 Mcfarland Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 759-3655
Rank: #7 - 97. - 9.
Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 80-89%
Grades: 6-8
315 Mcfarland Blvd E
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(205) 759-3653
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Brookwood Forest Elementary School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-6
3701 S Brookwood Rd
Birmingham, AL 35223
(205) 414-3700
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Crestline Elementary School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-6
3785 Jackson Blvd
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 871-8126
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
East Elementary School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 3-6
608 4th Ave Se
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 734-2232
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Eicholdmertz School Of Math And Science
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
2815 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36606
(251) 221-1105
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Greystone Elementary School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-5
300 Village Street
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 439-3200
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Liberty Park Middle School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 6-8
17035 Liberty Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 402-5450
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Phillips Preparatory Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: 6-8
3255 Old Shell Rd
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 221-2286
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Vestavia Hills Elementary West
(Math: 71% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: K-5
1965 Merryvale Rd
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5151
Rank: #10 - 1810. - 18.
Wicksburg Elementary School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 80-84%
Grades: PK-6
1172 S State Highway 123
Newton, AL 36352
(334) 692-5549
Rank: #1919.
Clarkshaw Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 78%
Grades: 6-9
5960 Arlberg Street
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 221-2106
Rank: #20 - 2620. - 26.
Cahaba Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
301 Parkway Drive
Trussville, AL 35173
(205) 228-3400
Rank: #20 - 2620. - 26.
Carver School Of Mathematics Science And Technology
(Math: 75% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: 3-6
303 Rollins Avenue
Dothan, AL 36301
(334) 794-1440
Rank: #20 - 2620. - 26.
Cherokee Bend Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-6
4400 Fair Oaks Dr
Birmingham, AL 35213
(205) 871-3595
Rank: #20 - 2620. - 26.
Mill Creek Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
847 Mill Road
Madison, AL 35758
(256) 774-4690
Rank: #20 - 2620. - 26.
Mt Laurel Elementary School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: K-5
1 Jefferson Place
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 682-7230
Rank: #20 - 2620. - 26.
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park
(Math: 80% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: PK-5
17051 Liberty Pkwy
Birmingham, AL 35242
(205) 402-5400
Rank: #20 - 2620. - 26.
Wrights Mill Road Elementary School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 75-79%
Grades: 3-5
807 Wrights Mill Rd
Auburn, AL 36830
(334) 887-1990
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Mountain Brook High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 10-12
3650 Bethune Dr
Birmingham, AL 35223
(205) 414-3800
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Vestavia Hills High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 75%
Grades: 10-12
2235 Lime Rock Rd
Birmingham, AL 35216
(205) 402-5250
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Barkley Bridge Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: K-4
2333 Barkley Bridge Rd
Hartselle, AL 35640
(256) 773-1931
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Eura Brown Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Science Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: PK-5
1231 Alcott Rd
Gadsden, AL 35901
(256) 546-0011
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Rucker Boulevard Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: K-6
209 Regency Dr
Enterprise, AL 36330
(334) 347-3535
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Shades Mountain Elementary School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: K-5
2250 Sumpter St
Birmingham, AL 35226
(205) 439-3100
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Tanner Williams Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Science Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: PK-5
13700 Tanner Williams Rd
Wilmer, AL 36587
(251) 221-1675
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Vestavia Hills Elementary Cahaba Heights
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Science Proficiency: 70-79%
Grades: PK-5
4401 Dolly Ridge Road
Birmingham, AL 35243
(205) 402-5480
Rank: #3535.
Saraland Middle Schooladams Campus
(Math: 57% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Science Proficiency: 73%
Grades: 6-8
401 Baldwin Road
Saraland, AL 36571
(251) 679-9405
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Alabama average public schools science proficiency?
The Alabama average public schools science proficiency is 38%% for 2026.
What are the public schools with the highest science proficiency in Alabama?
What is public high school and public elementary school with the highest science proficiency in Alabama?
The public high school with the highest science proficiency in Alabama is Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, with a value of 90-94%. The public elementary school with the highest science proficiency is Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, with a value of 90-94%.

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