Best Elementary Schools in Alabama

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Summative Assessment test scores by the Alabama State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 9, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 684)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
010114000419	161	Ider School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1064 Crabapple Ln	Ider	35981	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 632-2302	601	41	14.6	54.7%	468 (77.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	94 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$11,527			$2,105			$9,406	74.4	66.1	219	58
010105000392	162	Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	523 South College St	Newton	36352	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 445-5564	279	20	14	73.5%	204 (73.1%)	44 (15.8%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	$10,232			$1,898			$8,333	74.2	80.7	111	51
010019001182	163	Thompson Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1509 Kent Dairy Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-6200	898	43	20.8	53.2%	478 (53.2%)	194 (21.6%)	195 (21.7%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.0%)	$9,652			$1,700			$7,938	74.2	79.9	116	47
010237000960	164	Tanner Williams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13700 Tanner Williams Rd	Wilmer	36587	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-1675	311	18	17.7	65.3%	286 (92.0%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.3%)	$10,125			$1,073			$9,042	74	77.9	128	36
010039001878	165	Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	654	33	19.8	57.5%	3 (0.5%)	624 (95.4%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$10,154			$1,011			$9,140	73.8	73.5	160	5
010177001668	166	Ashford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Barfield St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 726-5960	625	39	16.1	68.5%	431 (69.0%)	134 (21.4%)	24 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	$9,417			$2,014			$7,389	73.7	73.7	158	8
010135001504	167	Flomaton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1634 Poplar St	Flomaton	36441	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 296-3991	486	26	18.9	55.1%	365 (75.1%)	68 (14.0%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	$9,375			$1,007			$8,341	73.4	74.4	156	11
010105000281	168	GW Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2567 Co Rd 60	Skipperville	36374	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-0021	464	29	16.2	57.1%	379 (81.7%)	46 (9.9%)	13 (2.8%)	11 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$7,786			$271			$7,514	73.4	66.3	218	50
010222000844	169	New Market School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 College St	New Market	35761	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3250	394	22	18.3	39.8%	260 (66.0%)	32 (8.1%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$10,724			$1,838			$8,850	73.4	76.8	133	36
010222000846	170	Owens Cross Roads School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Wilson Mann Road	Owens Cross Roads	35763	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3240	319	20	15.9	53.9%	225 (70.5%)	40 (12.5%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$10,823			$2,321			$8,465	73.2	75	152	18

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Summative Assessment Mathematics, Summative Assessment English, Summative Assessment Science test scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 9, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Alabama State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Alabama State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.