Here are the 20 Alabama high schools that are best preparing students for college

Loveless Academic Magnet Program, Montgomery, Ala.
Loveless Academic Magnet Program, Montgomery, Ala.

Niche.com, a site that seeks to “make choosing a neighborhood, college, or K-12 school a more transparent process” by “providing reviews and insight from everyday experts,” released its list of the Alabama high schools that are most effective at making their students college ready.

The 2016 College Readiness Ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the educational outcomes of a public high school. This grade takes into account key factors such as SAT/ACT and AP test performance, graduation rates, the quality of colleges that students consider and attend, as well as student and parent reviews, in an attempt to measure the college readiness of students from a school.

According to Niche, the school with the most college-prepared students is the Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School (LAMP) in Montgomery. LAMP has a composite ACT score of 30 and 72.1 percent AP test passage rate.

The top 20 are:

1. Loveless Academic Magnet Program (Montgomery)

2. Bob Jones High School (Madison)

3. Spain Park High School (Hoover)

4. Vestavia Hills High School

5. Mt. Brook High School

6. Homewood High School

7. Auburn High School

8. Virgil Grissom High School (Huntsville)

9. Hoover High School

10. Northridge High School (Tuscaloosa)

11. Oak Mountain High School (Shelby County)

12. Florence High School

13. Huntsville High School

14. Hillcrest High School (Tuscaloosa)

15. Hartselle High School

16. Skyline High School

17. New Century Tech Demo High School (Huntsville)

18. Muscle Shoals High School

19. Athens High School

20. Sparkman High School

The list in its entirety can be seen here.

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