Homewood City Schools ranks No. 1 among the best schools in Alabama in Niche’s 2027 district rankings. Six Birmingham-area districts landed in the top eight.

Homewood High School also ranks No. 4 among the state’s public high schools, followed by Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) in Birmingham at No. 5. Niche builds its rankings from U.S. Department of Education data and reviews from students and parents.

Best schools in Alabama: Homewood No. 1 among districts, Birmingham-area districts in top 8

Homewood City Schools earned an A+ overall Niche grade. The district has five schools and about 4,500 students.

Birmingham-area districts in the top 12:

No. 1: Homewood City Schools
No. 3: Vestavia Hills City Schools
No. 5: Alabaster City Schools
No. 6: Hoover City Schools
No. 7: Trussville City Schools
No. 8: Mountain Brook City Schools
No. 12: Pelham City Schools

Auburn City Schools ranks at No. 2 and Madison City Schools at No. 4.

Best public high schools in Alabama: Homewood and ASFA in top 5

Homewood High earned the top spot with an A+ overall Niche grade, with 1,333 students and a 12:1 student-teacher ratio. ASFA, which serves grades 7-12, also cracked the top five. It has 361 students and a 6:1 student-teacher ratio, the lowest of any public high school in the top 10.

The top three public high schools statewide are:

Alabama School of Mathematics and Science (Mobile)
Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School (Montgomery)
Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering (Huntsville)

Birmingham-area high schools in the top 20:

No. 4: Homewood High School
No. 5: Alabama School of Fine Arts
No. 7: Mountain Brook High School
No. 9: Vestavia Hills High School
No. 10: Spain Park High School (Hoover)
No. 13: Hewitt-Trussville High School
No. 16: Hoover High School
No. 18: Thompson High School (Alabaster)
No. 20: Pelham High School

Best public middle and elementary schools in Homewood, Hoover and Vestavia Hills

Homewood Middle School took the top spot statewide among public middle schools. Hoover alone has five schools in the elementary top 10.

Birmingham-area middle schools in the top 15:

No. 1: Homewood Middle School
No. 2: Liberty Park Middle School (Vestavia Hills)
No. 4: Louis Pizitz Middle School (Vestavia Hills)
No. 5: Robert F. Bumpus Middle School (Hoover)
No. 6: Mountain Brook Junior High School
No. 8: Ira F. Simmons Middle School (Hoover)

Birmingham-area elementary schools in the top 15:

No. 4: Shades Cahaba Elementary (Homewood)
No. 5: Shades Mountain Elementary (Hoover)
No. 6: Brock’s Gap Intermediate (Hoover)
No. 7: Edgewood Elementary (Homewood)
No. 8: Deer Valley Elementary (Hoover)
No. 9: Greystone Elementary (Hoover)
No. 10: Bluff Park Elementary (Hoover)
No. 11: Liberty Park Elementary (Vestavia Hills)
No. 13: West Elementary (Vestavia Hills)
No. 14: Vestavia Hills Elementary Dolly Ridge

How Niche ranks Alabama schools and districts

Niche ranks districts using state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, teacher quality and more, plus reviews from students and parents. This year’s rankings no longer include SAT and ACT scores. You can search the full 2027 lists on Niche’s website.

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