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)
010243001008	681	Davis Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3605 Rosa Parks Dr	Montgomery	36105	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3662	512			96.5%	10 (2.0%)	420 (82.0%)	71 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,516			$1,934			$7,531	4.5	5.3	677	4
010039002206	682	Hayes K8	Public	PK, KG-8	505 43rd Street North	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8900	672	40	16.8	91.2%	8 (1.2%)	552 (82.1%)	105 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,683			$1,714			$7,967	4.2	5	678	4
010123000456	683	Faine Elementary School	Public	K-6	1901 Stringer St	Dothan	36303	Houston County	Dothan City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 794-1455	354	24	14.7	96.9%	8 (2.3%)	331 (93.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$10,275			$2,211			$7,834	4	9.3	642	41
010243001001	684	Chisholm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	307 E Vandiver Blvd	Montgomery	36110	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3643	477	25	19	96.4%	5 (1.0%)	308 (64.6%)	155 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$8,694			$1,983			$6,660	3.4	4.6	680	4

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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.