Hoover, Spain Park Among U.S. News Best High Schools In Alabama

HOOVER, AL — Hoover High School and Spain Park High School are ranked among the top 20 high schools in Alabama, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.

This year's list ranks more than 17,800 public high schools throughout the country, and broken down into states, Spain Park ranled no. 8, while Hoover High School ranked no. 17 on the list.

The Alabama high school rankings in the latest U.S. News report:

1. Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School (Montgomery)
2. New Century Tech Demo High School (Huntsville)
3. Mountain Brook Brook High School (Mountain Brook)
4. Vestavia Hills High School (Vestavia Hills)
5. Homewood High School (Homewood)
6. Bob Jones High School (Madison)
7. Booker T Washington Magnet High School (Montgomery)
8. Spain Park High School (Hoover)
9. Fairhope High School (Fairhope)
10. James Clemens High School (Madison)
11. Hartselle High School (Hartselle)
12. Auburn High School (Auburn)
13. Oak Mountain High School (Shelby County)
14. Arab High School (Arab)
15. Ramsay High School (Birmingham)
16. Cullman High School (Cullman)
17. Hoover High School (Hoover)
18. Huntsville High School (Huntsville)
19. Brewbaker Tech Magnet High School (Montgomery)
20. Hewitt-Trussville High School (Trussville)

The methodology used for this year's ranking focused on six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rates.

The data used in this edition is from the 2018-2019 academic school year and, therefore, was not affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.