US News 2024: Which Birmingham metro high schools are the best?

A Shelby County school has just cracked the U.S. News & World Report’s list of the top 25 public high schools in Alabama.

Chelsea High School was ranked No. 25 in the state by the news agency; it was at 32 last year. Homewood High, Mountain Brook High and Vestavia Hills High remain among the top five high schools in Alabama.

Mountain Brook High School is ranked 87 nationwide in STEM schools and is the only Alabama high school to crack the top 100 ranked high schools in the country.

See the statewide list of school rankings here.

Of course, there are many ways to assess school quality, and many things that influence a local school’s performance. Some schools in the Birmingham metro recently got a shoutout for helping more students graduate on time.

Top-ranked Birmingham metro high schools:

Don’t see your school here? Check out the full list of high school rankings from U.S. News and World Report. An asterisk (*) indicates the school is new to U.S. News’ top 25 ranking for 2024.

#25 – Chelsea High School, Shelby County Schools

*Rank in 2023: 32

#24 – Helena High School, Shelby County

Rank in 2023: 21

#18 - Ramsay High School, Birmingham City Schools

Rank in 2023: 23

#11 - Hoover High School, Hoover City Schools

Rank in 2023: 14

#10 - Oak Mountain High School, Shelby County

Rank in 2023: 9

#8 - Hewitt-Trussville High School, Trussville City Schools

Rank in 2023: 12

#7 - Spain Park High School, Hoover City Schools

Rank in 2023: 6

#5 - Vestavia Hills High School, Vestavia Hills City Schools

Rank in 2023: 5

#4 - Mountain Brook High School, Mountain Brook City Schools

Rank in 2023: 2

#3 - Homewood High School, Homewood City Schools

Rank in 2023: 3