| Rank | Public School Performance ▲ | School District / Population |
| 1. |  | Mountain Brook City School District / 20,484 |
| 2. | | Fort Rucker School District / 4,996 |
| 2. | | Maxwell AFB School District / 2,167 |
| 4. | | Vestavia Hills City School District / 34,061 |
| 5. | | Arab City School District / 8,241 |
| 6. | | Cullman City School District / 14,986 |
| 7. | | Trussville City School District / 19,741 |
| 8. | | Hoover City School District / 82,543 |
| 9. | | Winfield City School District / 6,496 |
| 10. | | Madison City School District / 44,866 |
| 11. | | Homewood City School District / 25,420 |
| 12. | | Muscle Shoals City School District / 13,352 |
| 13. | | Hartselle City School District / 14,012 |
| 14. | | Auburn City School District / 56,986 |
| 15. |  | Guntersville City School District / 8,316 |
| 16. | | Athens City School District / 23,335 |
| 17. | | Oneonta City School District / 6,623 |
| 18. | | Madison County School District / 126,978 |
| 19. | | Piedmont City School District / 6,457 |
| 20. | | Boaz City School District / 9,781 |
| 21. | | Enterprise City School District / 27,375 |
| 22. | | Oxford City School District / 22,764 |
| 23. | | Shelby County School District / 144,708 |
| 24. | | Jasper City School District / 14,247 |
| 25. |  | Saraland City School District / 13,353 |
| 26. | | Brewton City School District / 5,426 |
| 27. | | Jacksonville City School District / 12,416 |
| 28. | | Baldwin County School District / 191,205 |
| 29. | | Alexander City City School District / 17,071 |
| 30. | | Calhoun County School District / 57,210 |
| 31. | | Lauderdale County School District / 53,042 |
| 32. | | Autauga County School District / 55,136 |
| 33. | | Cleburne County School District / 14,725 |
| 34. | | Albertville City School District / 21,363 |
| 35. | | Morgan County School District / 50,091 |
| 36. | | Russellville City School District / 9,836 |
| 37. | | Andalusia City School District / 9,048 |
| 38. | | Scottsboro City School District / 14,779 |
| 39. | | Covington County School District / 22,158 |
| 40. | | Fayette County School District / 15,958 |
| 41. | | Haleyville City School District / 8,684 |
| 42. | | Florence City School District / 39,738 |
| 43. | | Sylacauga City School District / 12,786 |
| 44. | | Tuscumbia City School District / 8,565 |
| 45. | | Fort Payne City School District / 14,115 |
| 46. | | Marion County School District / 24,794 |
| 47. | | Limestone County School District / 60,059 |
| 48. |  | Dale County School District / 14,956 |
| 49. | | Demopolis City School District / 7,323 |
| 50. | | Franklin County School District / 21,827 |
| 51. | | Houston County School District / 37,049 |
| 52. | | Jackson County School District / 38,233 |
| 53. | | Coffee County School District / 18,917 |
| 54. | | Huntsville City School District / 175,158 |
| 55. | | Decatur City School District / 55,641 |
| 56. | | Mobile County School District / 388,521 |
| 57. | | St. Clair County School District / 54,996 |
| 58. | | Cullman County School District / 65,639 |
| 59. | | Tuscaloosa County School District / 106,633 |
| 60. | | Winston County School District / 15,870 |
| 61. | | Etowah County School District / 60,226 |
| 62. | | Marshall County School District / 47,747 |
| 63. | | Geneva City School District / 6,828 |
| 64. | | Troy City School District / 18,636 |
| 65. | | Roanoke City School District / 6,013 |
| 66. | | Opp City School District / 6,675 |
| 67. | | Elmore County School District / 72,830 |
| 68. |  | Cherokee County School District / 26,042 |
| 69. | | Thomasville City School District / 5,428 |
| 70. | | Pike County School District / 14,580 |
| 71. | | Blount County School District / 51,022 |
| 72. | | Lawrence County School District / 33,835 |
| 73. | | Walker County School District / 51,964 |
| 74. | | Eufaula City School District / 12,897 |
| 75. | | Opelika City School District / 27,956 |
| 76. | | Ozark City School District / 16,968 |
| 77. | | Conecuh County School District / 12,985 |
| 78. | | Dothan City School District / 67,574 |
| 79. | | Daleville City School District / 11,115 |
| 80. | | Attalla City School District / 5,995 |
| 81. | | Lamar County School District / 14,268 |
| 82. | | Elba City School District / 4,868 |
| 83. | | Wilcox County School District / 11,367 |
| 84. |  | Lee County School District / 58,296 |
| 85. | | Talladega County School District / 48,708 |
| 86. | | Perry County School District / 10,203 |
| 87. | | Chilton County School District / 43,781 |
| 88. | | Pell City City School District / 27,778 |
| 89. | | Linden City School District / 4,481 |
| 90. | | DeKalb County School District / 56,959 |
| 91. | | Crenshaw County School District / 13,938 |
| 92. | | Pickens County School District / 19,629 |
| 93. | | Colbert County School District / 23,507 |
| 94. | | Sheffield City School District / 9,067 |
| 95. | | Phenix City City School District / 35,753 |
| 96. | | Choctaw County School District / 13,546 |
| 97. | | Tallassee City School District / 9,384 |
| 98. | | Escambia County School District / 32,616 |
| 99. | | Clay County School District / 13,617 |
| 100. | | Washington County School District / 17,137 |
| 101. | | Jefferson County School District / 230,876 |
| 102. | | Bibb County School District / 22,653 |
| 103. |  | Chambers County School District / 27,636 |
| 104. | | Henry County School District / 17,270 |
| 105. | | Tallapoosa County School District / 22,331 |
| 106. | | Geneva County School District / 19,988 |
| 107. | | Monroe County School District / 22,509 |
| 108. | | Gadsden City School District / 36,621 |
| 109. | | Leeds City School District / 12,063 |
| 110. | | Bessemer City School District / 27,202 |
| 111. | | Randolph County School District / 16,711 |
| 112. |  | Montgomery County School District / 226,683 |
| 113. | | Talladega City School District / 16,034 |
| 114. | | Marengo County School District / 8,685 |
| 115. | | Clarke County School District / 19,903 |
| 116. | | Russell County School District / 25,779 |
| 117. | | Tuscaloosa City School District / 92,037 |
| 118. | | Butler County School District / 20,523 |
| 119. | | Coosa County School District / 11,247 |
| 120. | | Hale County School District / 15,393 |
| 121. | | Lanett City School District / 6,455 |
| 122. |  | Birmingham City School District / 211,705 |
| 123. | | Anniston City School District / 22,749 |
| 124. | | Selma City School District / 20,276 |
| 125. | | Fairfield City School District / 11,039 |
| 126. | | Macon County School District / 20,505 |
| 127. | | Bullock County School District / 10,693 |
| 128. | | Midfield City School District / 5,319 |
| 129. | | Tarrant City School District / 6,331 |
| 130. | | Greene County School District / 8,798 |
| 131. | | Barbour County School District / 14,222 |
| 132. | | Sumter County School District / 13,433 |
| 133. | | Lowndes County School District / 10,918 |
| 134. | | Dallas County School District / 22,467 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Public School Performance' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Public School Performance' data are not listed.
