Best Public Schools in Lee County, Alabama & Rankings

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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	2,143	107	20.0	26.9%	1,282 (59.8%)	448 (20.9%)	129 (6.0%)	236 (11.0%)	1 (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
Cary Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	715 Sanders St	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-4940	520	26	20.0	41.5%	228 (43.8%)	113 (21.7%)	63 (12.1%)	82 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.5%)								(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	442	24	18.4	39.4%	241 (54.5%)	87 (19.7%)	55 (12.4%)	31 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)								(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	711	35	20.3	30.7%	368 (51.8%)	152 (21.4%)	67 (9.4%)	91 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)								(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	397	20	19.7	33.2%	245 (61.7%)	59 (14.9%)	43 (10.8%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	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	443	25	17.7	28.4%	238 (53.7%)	81 (18.3%)	50 (11.3%)	56 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)								(n/a)																		$11,147	$889	$10,241
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-2	770 S Yarbrough Farms Boulevar	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1980	515	30	17.1	33.2%	276 (53.6%)	140 (27.2%)	35 (6.8%)	41 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)								(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	488	20	25.0	36.3%	209 (42.8%)	116 (23.8%)	55 (11.3%)	85 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (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	742	35	21.2	31.4%	398 (53.6%)	174 (23.5%)	54 (7.3%)	82 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.6%)								(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	331	23	14.2	89.7%	35 (10.6%)	168 (50.8%)	123 (37.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	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	435	22	19.5	62.5%	162 (37.2%)	241 (55.4%)	26 (6.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	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	386	26	15.0	89.4%	40 (10.4%)	190 (49.2%)	150 (38.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(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	422	28	14.9	71.3%	140 (33.2%)	223 (52.8%)	30 (7.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.5%)								(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	1,562	92	16.9	61.5%	461 (29.5%)	828 (53.0%)	219 (14.0%)	15 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	31 (2.0%)	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	1,132	68	16.6	72.3%	316 (27.9%)	618 (54.6%)	166 (14.7%)	12 (1.1%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	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	431	28	15.2	61.0%	161 (37.4%)	218 (50.6%)	34 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)								(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)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 745-9751	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	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	1,495	80	18.7	74.4%	337 (22.5%)	914 (61.1%)	162 (10.8%)	7 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	67 (4.5%)	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
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	870	52	16.6	49.5%	591 (67.9%)	140 (16.1%)	73 (8.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.8%)	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	1,286	78	16.5	48.9%	823 (64.0%)	276 (21.5%)	94 (7.3%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (6.1%)	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	934	51	18.3	57.1%	626 (67.0%)	173 (18.5%)	70 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (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	645	42	15.3	61.2%	438 (67.9%)	105 (16.3%)	54 (8.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.4%)	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	815	48	16.9	65.5%	520 (63.8%)	159 (19.5%)	72 (8.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (7.0%)	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	555	42	13.2	65.8%	365 (65.8%)	121 (21.8%)	36 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	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	237	23	10.3	92.4%	16 (6.8%)	163 (68.8%)	52 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	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	546	29	18.8	28.8%	296 (54.2%)	133 (24.4%)	30 (5.5%)	60 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	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	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(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	769	46	16.7	67.2%	506 (65.8%)	132 (17.2%)	61 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.0%)	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	334	19	17.5	84.7%	37 (11.1%)	186 (55.7%)	91 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	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	511	28	18.2	25.4%	276 (54.0%)	90 (17.6%)	44 (8.6%)	84 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	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	518	28	18.5	33.6%	255 (49.2%)	154 (29.7%)	28 (5.4%)	53 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.2%)	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	621	33	18.8	57.5%	476 (76.7%)	78 (12.6%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	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	349	19	18.1	70.5%	135 (38.7%)	182 (52.1%)	18 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	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	14	17.7	73.6%	168 (70.3%)	47 (19.7%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	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	16.6	73.8%	322 (59.1%)	118 (21.7%)	45 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (10.8%)	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

Best Public Schools in Lee County, AL

Auburn High School

Wrights Mill Road Elementary School

Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School

Pick Elementary School

Creekside Elementary School

Ogletree Elementary School

South Smiths Station Elementary School

Beauregard Elementary School

West Smiths Station Elementary School

Wacoochee Elementary School

Beauregard High School

Smiths Station Junior High School

East Smiths Station Elementary School

Northside School

Opelika High School

Central High School

Dixie Elementary School

Smiths Station High School

Opelika Middle School

Morris Avenue Intermediate School

Loachapoka High School

Sanford Middle School

Loachapoka Elementary School

West Forest Intermediate School

Auburn Early Education Center

Carver Primary School

Cary Woods Elementary School

Dean Road Elementary School

Drake Middle School

East Samford School

Fox Run School

Jeter Primary School

Opelika Learning Center

Richland Elementary School

Southview Primary School

Woodland Pines Elementary School

SchoolDigger rankings lists for Alabama: