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1 / 25#25. Marbury High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Autauga County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 559 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
Best high schools in the Montgomery metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Montgomery metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Billingsley High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Autauga County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 572 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B minus
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3 / 25#23. Victory Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Millbrook, AL
- Enrollment: 180 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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4 / 25#22. Reeltown High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Tallapoosa County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 405 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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5 / 25#21. Stanhope Elmore High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Elmore County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,181 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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6 / 25#20. Edgewood Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Elmore, AL
- Enrollment: 240 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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7 / 25#19. Holtville High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Elmore County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 555 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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8 / 25#18. Macon East Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Cecil, AL
- Enrollment: 284 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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9 / 25#17. Elmore County High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Elmore County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 516 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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10 / 25#16. Evangel Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Enrollment: 294 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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11 / 25#15. Wetumpka High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Elmore County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,240 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B
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12 / 25#14. Success Unlimited Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Enrollment: 336 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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13 / 25#13. Prattville High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Autauga County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 1,929 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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14 / 25#12. Autauga Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Prattville, AL
- Enrollment: 265 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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15 / 25#11. Pike Road High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Pike Road Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 611 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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16 / 25#10. Booker T. Washington Magnet High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Montgomery County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 392 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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17 / 25#9. Prattville Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Prattville, AL
- Enrollment: 701 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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18 / 25#8. Eastwood Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Enrollment: 270 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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19 / 25#7. Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Montgomery County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 575 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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20 / 25#6. Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Enrollment: 753 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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21 / 25#5. Alabama Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Enrollment: 692 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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22 / 25#4. Trinity Presbyterian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Enrollment: 569 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. The Montgomery Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Enrollment: 805 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Saint James School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Montgomery, AL
- Enrollment: 837 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Montgomery County Schools, AL
- Enrollment: 464 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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