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)
010351001342	631	ABC Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3000 County Road 29	Alberta	36720	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 573-2550	111	8	13.8	91.0%	2 (1.8%)	109 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,352			$3,419			$11,904	10.9	12.3	607	24
010351001344	632	J E Hobbs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30 Claiborne St	Camden	36726	Wilcox County	Wilcox County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 682-9310	378	24	15.7	85.4%	8 (2.1%)	367 (97.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,665			$2,655			$7,979	10.9	10.2	628	4
010033000088	633	Jonesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Owen Ave	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3400	525	30	17.5	78.5%	12 (2.3%)	379 (72.2%)	121 (23.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,734			$2,973			$7,745	10.8	11.5	616	17
010039002489	634	Richard Arrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Jefferson Avenue SW	Birmingham	35211	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1130	374	18	20.7	77.3%	2 (0.5%)	325 (86.9%)	47 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								10.7	6.9	670	36
010024001408	635	Autaugaville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2708 Dutch Bend St	Autaugaville	36003	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 365-8329	269	18	14.9	89.6%	40 (14.9%)	222 (82.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$15,681			$4,355			$11,322	10.7	9.1	645	10
010111000395	636	Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	217	8	27.1	79.3%	47 (21.7%)	151 (69.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	$10,642			$2,130			$8,491	10.7	9.7	637	1
010171002158	637	Greensboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 South Street	Greensboro	36744	Hale County	Hale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 624-8611	554	31	17.8	77.6%	18 (3.2%)	527 (95.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,647			$1,739			$7,885	10.6	14.9	577	60
010192000695	638	Chalkville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Chalkville School Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2950	854	39	22	79.4%	27 (3.2%)	707 (82.8%)	101 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	$8,959			$1,664			$7,273	10.3	7.7	661	23
010243001025	639	Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Narrow Lane Rd	Montgomery	36116	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 284-8016	352	20	17.6	86.6%	2 (0.6%)	330 (93.8%)	19 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,200			$1,927			$7,223	10.2	6.8	672	33
010180000638	640	McDonnell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 Binderton Pl	Huntsville	35805	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 428-7280	528	25	21.1	85.0%	50 (9.5%)	159 (30.1%)	298 (56.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$9,416			$2,190			$7,225	10.2	14.7	579	61

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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.