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)
010297001151	661	Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	138	8	17.2	92.0%	4 (2.9%)	131 (94.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$10,376			$2,448			$7,920	7.8	9.1	646	15
010039000179	662	Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 1st Ave S	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5555	374	17	22	85.0%	2 (0.5%)	297 (79.4%)	72 (19.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,889			$2,458			$8,429	7.7	16.2	565	97
010039002185	663	Huffman Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Cheyenne Boulevard	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5800	764	37	20.6	78.0%	5 (0.7%)	661 (86.5%)	79 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	$10,017			$2,135			$7,880	7.6	11.4	621	42
010168001520	664	Robert Brown Middle School	Public	4-8	623 Mespotamia Street	Eutaw	35462	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 372-3269	329	15	21.9	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	319 (97.0%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,323			$2,696			$9,620	7.5	8.4	652	12
010039002187	665	West End Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 Pearson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1742	530	26	20.3	84.7%	5 (0.9%)	458 (86.4%)	64 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,378			$1,589			$8,788	7.1	7	667	2
010117000434	666	Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 16th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3033	517	32	16.4	82.6%	106 (20.5%)	159 (30.8%)	213 (41.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (6.6%)	$14,212			$2,829			$11,384	7	18.1	550	116
010243001037	667	Southlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 Patricia Ln	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8028	335	19	17.6	90.7%	5 (1.5%)	267 (79.7%)	59 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$9,210			$2,363			$6,798	6.7	7.9	655	12
010204000781	668	Hazlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	334 Hazelwood St	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4020	216	15	14.8	83.8%	87 (40.3%)	115 (53.2%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$10,991			$2,077			$8,898	6.7	10.3	627	41
010020702502	669	LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute	Public, Charter	K-6	2080 W Fairview Ave	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	LIFE Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 315-0106	528	17	31	54.2%	1 (0.2%)	507 (96.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)								6.6	6.8	671	2
010123000447	670	Girard Intermediate School	Public	3-6	600 Girard Ave	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1426	312	18	17.3	94.6%	48 (15.4%)	243 (77.9%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,510			$1,606			$7,666	6.6	7.2	665	5

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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.