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)
010243001031	651	Morningview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2849 Pelzer Ave	Montgomery	36109	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1028	448	25	17.9	85.9%	19 (4.2%)	282 (62.9%)	133 (29.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$7,725			$1,429			$6,245	9.7	9	648	3
010216000816	652	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Main St	Hayneville	36040	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 563-7319	185	14	13.2	94.6%	3 (1.6%)	177 (95.7%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,290			$2,893			$9,357	9.7	6.8	673	21
010102001497	653	Cullman Child Development Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17600 US Highway 31 N	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 739-0486	153	12	12.7	73.2%	123 (80.4%)	1 (0.7%)	15 (9.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	9 (5.9%)	$18,152			$4,927			$13,202	9.2	9.6	638	15
010243001777	654	Fitzpatrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4055 Fitzpatrick Blvd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8044	363	22	16.5	95.3%	1 (0.3%)	341 (93.9%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,000			$2,231			$7,718	9.2	7.1	666	12
010123001499	655	Beverlye Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1025 S Beverlye Rd	Dothan	36301	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1432	388	23	16.8	90.2%	58 (14.9%)	289 (74.5%)	31 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	$8,529			$728			$7,564	9.2	12.3	608	47
010237000919	656	CollinsRhodes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 St Stephens Rd	Eight Mile	36613	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-1226	615	30	20.2	90.1%	7 (1.1%)	591 (96.1%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$9,411			$1,738			$7,662	9.1	12.4	605	51
010033000082	657	Greenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	5012 Roselyn Road Southeast	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3201	286	16	17.8	76.6%	15 (5.2%)	143 (50.0%)	117 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	$10,779			$1,968			$8,795	9	7.8	657
010180000635	658	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Kenwood Dr NW	Huntsville	35810	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7240	459	26	18	86.3%	31 (6.8%)	319 (69.5%)	83 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	$10,184			$2,205			$7,978	9	11.9	612	46
010348001332	659	McIntosh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8945 Old Hwy 43	Mc Intosh	36553	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 944-2481	244	14	17.4	83.6%	39 (16.0%)	130 (53.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (22.5%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.6%)	$9,580			$1,883			$7,641	8.7	7.3	664	5
010018802514	660	Alabama Destinations Career Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	50 12th Ave	Chickasaw	36611	Mobile County	Chickasaw City	No	No	Yes	No	(251) 452-6452	1,596			74.1%	712 (44.6%)	721 (45.2%)	85 (5.3%)	7 (0.4%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.8%)								8	12.2	609	51

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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.