Best Public Schools in Lee County, Alabama & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Auburn High School	Public	10-12	1701 E Samford Avenue	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-2120	2,163	125	17.3	30.3%	1,260 (58.3%)	460 (21.3%)	156 (7.2%)	240 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (2.2%)	98.2	12^th of 378 public high schools	96.8%		95.8	21^st of 371 public high schools	94.3%	9							53.8			60.0							50.7	$10,361	$557	$9,788
Auburn Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	405 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-4970	1,509	82	18.4	35.2%	792 (52.5%)	370 (24.5%)	136 (9.0%)	150 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (3.9%)								(n/a)						40.7			53.9							68.6		$9,349	$717	$8,617
Cary Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	715 Sanders St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4940	466	30	15.5	44.2%	212 (45.5%)	101 (21.7%)	62 (13.3%)	64 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,073	$981	$10,076
Dean Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	335 S Dean Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4900	408	23	17.7	41.4%	208 (51.0%)	73 (17.9%)	57 (14.0%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)								(n/a)																		$10,931	$1,094	$9,821
Drake Middle School	Public	6	655 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-1940	720	39	18.4	32.6%	363 (50.4%)	153 (21.3%)	69 (9.6%)	100 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.7%)								(n/a)				55.9										74.3				$8,511	$771	$7,724
Wrights Mill Road Elementary School	Public	3-5	807 Wrights Mill Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1990	401	27	14.8	34.7%	247 (61.6%)	51 (12.7%)	48 (12.0%)	28 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	92.6	34^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.0%		94.4	28^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.9%	6	72.3	68.9	70.9					75.4			79.6	81.6	84.5					$11,222	$1,056	$10,148
Auburn Early Education Center	Public	PK, KG-2	721 E University Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-4950	501	29	17.2	42.9%	233 (46.5%)	106 (21.2%)	70 (14.0%)	60 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$11,147	$889	$10,241
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-2	770 S Yarbrough Farms Boulevar	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1980	417	24	17.3	34.8%	228 (54.7%)	108 (25.9%)	28 (6.7%)	37 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)								(n/a)																		$10,165	$658	$9,490
Pick Elementary School	Public	3-5	1320 N College St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-2110	442	25	18.0	34.2%	212 (48.0%)	78 (17.6%)	48 (10.9%)	84 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	90.2	50^th of 684 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.9	39^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.3%	11	67.5	56.3	78.7					61.6			83.9	76.0	91.2					$10,972	$1,357	$9,599
East Samford School	Public	7	332 E Samford Avenue	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	No	(334) 887-1960	728	41	17.7	33.1%	394 (54.1%)	152 (20.9%)	67 (9.2%)	82 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.4%)								(n/a)					50.4										73.9			$9,302	$588	$8,698
West Forest Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2801 Waverly Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9737	373	25	14.8	92.0%	36 (9.7%)	177 (47.5%)	150 (40.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	24.4	518^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.3%		32.5	471^st of 680 public elementary schools	30.7%	47	21.7	20.7	29.2					17.5			39.2	39.3	55.3					$10,727	$2,419	$8,241
Northside School	Public	3-5	601 N 5th St	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9731	459	23	19.9	66.4%	160 (34.9%)	246 (53.6%)	38 (8.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.7%)	64.2	229^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.6	174^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.4%	55	49.7	46.0	39.0					36.7			70.0	70.1	64.5					$10,139	$1,909	$8,170
Carver Primary School	Public	K-2	307 Carver Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9712	397	25	16.0	92.2%	42 (10.6%)	180 (45.3%)	162 (40.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)								(n/a)																		$10,976	$1,847	$9,042
Jeter Primary School	Public	K-2	700 Jeter Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9723	434	28	15.3	68.2%	154 (35.5%)	221 (50.9%)	33 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)								(n/a)																		$10,721	$1,733	$8,934
Opelika High School	Public	9-12	1700 Bulldog Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9715	1,530	91	16.8	66.9%	423 (27.6%)	835 (54.6%)	222 (14.5%)	15 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	27 (1.8%)	61.5	117^th of 378 public high schools	69.0%		61.4	119^th of 371 public high schools	67.9%	2							23.7			36.4							23.4	$11,942	$1,125	$10,778
Opelika Middle School	Public	7-8	1206 Denson Dr	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9726	798	51	15.7	74.4%	218 (27.3%)	424 (53.1%)	127 (15.9%)	9 (1.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	54.1	184^th of 442 public middle schools	58.4%		52.8	193^rd of 437 public middle schools	55.8%	9					21.1	27.0			38.2						48.1	45.9		$8,645	$934	$7,550
Southview Primary School	Public	K-2	2712 Marvyn Pkwy	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9711	467	26	17.9	65.7%	167 (35.8%)	221 (47.3%)	50 (10.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)								(n/a)																		$10,083	$1,485	$8,515
Opelika Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	214 Jeter Avenue	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 741-5603	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fox Run School	Public	6	1100 Fox Run Parkway	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 745-9751	384	15	25.6	76.6%	95 (24.7%)	213 (55.5%)	64 (16.7%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)				31.2										47.0
Central High School	Public	9-12	2400 Dobbs Dr	Phenix City	36870	Lee County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 298-3626	1,568	75	20.8	73.6%	349 (22.3%)	973 (62.1%)	164 (10.5%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.3%)	60.1	124^th of 378 public high schools	67.2%		66.9	103^rd of 371 public high schools	72.2%	21							20.6			30.9							30.6	$12,035	$1,574	$10,441
Central Freshman Academy	Public, Alternative	9	2800 Dobbs Drive	Phenix City	36870	Lee County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 448-8780	508	30	17.0	81.7%	96 (18.9%)	329 (64.8%)	59 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		$8,359	$954	$7,385
Smith Station Freshman Center	Public, Alternative	9	1150 Mullin Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4063	464	28	16.4	55.0%	307 (66.2%)	83 (17.9%)	43 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$9,449	$118	$9,314
West Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	150 Stringer Weeks Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4050	824	54	15.2	51.1%	531 (64.4%)	147 (17.8%)	76 (9.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.8%)	72.7	171^st of 684 public elementary schools	75.0%		70.8	179^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.7%	8	39.3	51.4	59.3	32.4				51.4			72.9	68.8	75.6	65.9				$9,088	$851	$8,220
Smiths Station High School	Public	10-12	4228 Panther Parkway	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4060	1,222	81	15.1	49.3%	778 (63.7%)	259 (21.2%)	88 (7.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (7.3%)	56	143^rd of 378 public high schools	62.2%		44.8	178^th of 371 public high schools	52.0%	35							18.6			32.7							25.9	$9,552	$615	$8,921
Smiths Station Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 Mullin Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-4070	921	52	17.7	53.5%	621 (67.4%)	166 (18.0%)	72 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.4%)	66.7	117^th of 442 public middle schools	73.5%		68.3	111^th of 437 public middle schools	74.6%	6					20.8	32.4			38.2						59.6	59.5		$8,582	$830	$7,735
South Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Brown Road	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4062	659	44	14.9	59.9%	456 (69.2%)	106 (16.1%)	56 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	82.5	102^nd of 684 public elementary schools	85.1%		81.2	106^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.4%	4	54.4	51.7	55.9	51.4				55.0			86.1	68.1	82.4	67.6				$8,525	$1,070	$7,439
East Smiths Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	171 Mill Creek Drive	Smiths Station	36877	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4061	792	51	15.5	65.4%	484 (61.1%)	175 (22.1%)	70 (8.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (6.9%)	66.4	209^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.4%		70.1	185^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.8%	24	42.2	36.9	63.2	31.1				43.3			75.8	64.1	84.8	50.5				$8,737	$1,212	$7,508
Beauregard High School	Public	9-12	7343 Al Highway 51	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6010	558	44	12.6	69.0%	320 (57.3%)	148 (26.5%)	53 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.6%)	66.9	97^th of 378 public high schools	74.3%		71.1	87^th of 371 public high schools	76.5%	10							35.3			35.3							21.8	$11,085	$1,327	$9,742
Loachapoka High School	Public	7-12	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6030	270	28	9.8	97.8%	18 (6.7%)	185 (68.5%)	56 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	44.8	203^rd of 378 public high schools	46.3%		39.9	203^rd of 371 public high schools	45.3%						6.9	10.0	13.5		10.0	27.0					35.9	40.5	24.2	$20,320	$4,726	$15,572
Creekside Elementary School	Public	3-5	1800 Richland Road	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-0070	427	28	15.2	31.4%	217 (50.8%)	96 (22.5%)	32 (7.5%)	58 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	90	53^rd of 684 public elementary schools	92.3%					(n/a)	76.4	63.9	52.4					71.5			82.0	81.9	80.8					$11,635	$1,043	$10,222
Woodland Pines Elementary School	Public	K-2	1565 W Farmville Road	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 887-4960	358	23	15.5	36.3%	188 (52.5%)	104 (29.1%)	22 (6.1%)	24 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)
Beauregard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lee Road 431	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6011	801	52	15.4	68.3%	517 (64.5%)	141 (17.6%)	77 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.2%)	75.1	157^th of 684 public elementary schools	77.0%		60.6	258^th of 680 public elementary schools	62.1%	101	46.7	51.2						58.9			73.0	69.3						$9,387	$1,077	$8,294
Loachapoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6031	314	25	12.5	88.5%	35 (11.1%)	183 (58.3%)	84 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	26.7	504^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.3%		26.7	502^nd of 680 public elementary schools	26.2%	2	22.2	21.4	13.3	25.0				28.6			40.5	54.2	36.6	44.4				$11,072	$2,664	$8,392
Ogletree Elementary School	Public	3-5	737 Ogletree Rd	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4920	522	29	18.0	37.0%	260 (49.8%)	105 (20.1%)	60 (11.5%)	76 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	86.9	74^th of 684 public elementary schools	89.2%		92.1	43^rd of 680 public elementary schools	93.7%	31	62.3	60.4	72.6					57.4			77.9	72.8	85.1					$10,286	$1,168	$9,101
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School	Public	3-5	1555 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1970	404	25	16.1	35.6%	219 (54.2%)	117 (29.0%)	19 (4.7%)	36 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	90.3	48^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.0%		91.2	53^rd of 680 public elementary schools	92.2%	5	59.6	68.6	73.3					71.8			77.8	84.3	81.1					$9,792	$1,314	$8,462
Wacoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Lee Road 254	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4072	596	41	14.5	61.1%	458 (76.8%)	73 (12.2%)	28 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	70.4	187^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.7%		72.2	171^st of 680 public elementary schools	74.9%	16	36.1	70.4	40.5	26.1				64.8			66.3	73.2	77.4	61.4				$8,808	$813	$7,979
Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8 Morris Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9734	362	23	16.0	73.2%	135 (37.3%)	189 (52.2%)	23 (6.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	50.4	346^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.4%		49.8	346^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.1%		42.9	36.4	29.1					38.6			72.5	51.4	55.1					$11,678	$2,234	$9,403
Dixie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4914 US Highway 80 W	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5323	239	15	16.4	73.2%	162 (67.8%)	50 (20.9%)	11 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	56.2	302^nd of 684 public elementary schools	55.8%		46	371^st of 680 public elementary schools	45.4%	69	14.3	41.7	25.0					62.5			57.1	75.0	70.4					$11,684	$2,569	$9,113
Sanford Middle School	Public	5-8	1500 Lee Road 11	Opelika	36804	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6040	545	33	16.2	73.8%	321 (58.9%)	120 (22.0%)	53 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.4%)	39.1	273^rd of 442 public middle schools	38.2%		44.6	237^th of 437 public middle schools	45.8%	36			26.7	22.0	26.1	17.3			26.8				34.6	43.5	43.8	33.8		$9,340	$1,200	$8,124

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