Five of Alabama’s top ten best high schools are in the Birmingham metro area, according to the recently released U.S News and World Report 2025-26 Best High Schools in America list.

The schools on the list are… 🥁

#2 – Homewood High School
#4 – Mountain Brook High School
#5 – Vestavia Hills High School
#7 – Hewitt Trussville High School
#9 – Spain Park High School

Loveless Academy Magnet High School in Montgomery was ranked the best public school in Alabama.

See the entire U.S. News ranking

Birmingham’s Woodlawn High School.(Pat Byington/ Bham Now)

U.S. News reviews more than 24,000 public schools annually and ranks 18,000 for their 2025-2026 report. The list includes public schools, charter schools and schools that focus on STEM.

Other local Birmingham-area schools ranking in the top 25 best Alabama high schools include:

#13 – Hoover High School
#15 – Oak Mountain High School
#22 – Ramsey High School

If you want to see how your local high school ranked, visit the U.S. News Best Alabama High Schools list HERE.

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