Alabama will recognize 50 schools for their recent success on the state’s school report cards.

Each year the Legislative School Performance Program typically awards $2,000 to each of the state’s 25 top-performing schools. It also gives an $8,000 prize to each of the state’s 25 most improved schools.

Scroll down to see the schools on each list.

More Alabama schools saw improvement this year, but growth has been in pockets.

AL.com recently explored several of the schools on last year’s “most improved” list and found that many staff were using research-based strategies to improve outcomes in the classroom.

“Even schools that have challenges can see remarkable growth,” State Superintendent Eric Mackey told board members at a work session Thursday.

The rankings are determined by total scores on the state report card, which measure academic achievement, growth and other indicators of school performance taken during the 2023-24 school year.

Lawmakers created the Legislative School Performance Program in 2012 as part of the law creating school and district report cards, but didn’t fund it until 2020.

Beginning in 2020, lawmakers gave the Alabama State Department of Education $250,000 annually to award to schools showing academic excellence.

The state board of education will formally recognize the schools during its Feb. 6 meeting in Montgomery.

Below are the 25 schools that showed the most improvement on state report card scores for the 2023-24 school year. All schools on the list have moved up by at least one letter grade.

Can’t see the table? View it here.

While several familiar names received a Top 25 ranking, all of the state’s “most improved” schools were new to the list this year.

The top 25 schools are listed below. Can’t see the table? View it here.

You can also view recent report card scores at the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card dashboard. Use the dropdown menus to find your school or district.