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)
010039000106	671	Barrett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 Division Ave	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8130	405	19	21.3	87.9%	4 (1.0%)	333 (82.2%)	58 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	$11,013			$2,231			$8,781	6.4	5	679	8
010309001195	672	York West End Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	716 Country Club Road	Livingston	35470	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4950	187	13	14.9	90.4%	1 (0.5%)	184 (98.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,506			$2,808			$10,694	6.2	10.1	630	42
010243001439	673	Nixon Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1000 Edgar D Nixon Ave	Montgomery	36104	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3012	441			96.6%	4 (0.9%)	376 (85.3%)	58 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,030			$3,698			$8,282	6.1	6.5	675	2
010033000084	674	Charles F Hard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Arlington Ave	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3300	342	20	17.1	85.7%	2 (0.6%)	310 (90.6%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$11,340			$1,980			$9,345	5.8	10	631	43
010243001021	675	Highland Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2024 Highland Avenue	Montgomery	36107	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 269-3690	430	25	17.2	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	279 (64.9%)	135 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$8,784			$1,782			$6,952	5.6	6.5	674	1
010243000998	676	Catoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Mitchell Young Rd	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 288-5799	203	12	16.9	87.7%	21 (10.3%)	60 (29.6%)	112 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$10,393			$2,075			$8,267	5.5	12.7	600	76
010111001785	677	Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	204	7	29.1	83.3%	2 (1.0%)	191 (93.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$9,288			$2,089			$7,177	5.4	6.9	668	9
010039002553	678	BCS Virtual Academy of Learning	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	3900 24th Street North	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(205) 231-4600	287			93.0%	2 (0.7%)	269 (93.7%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								5.3			(n/a)
010039000139	679	Hudson KEight School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 F L Shuttlesworth Dr	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3000	633	34	18.6	94.0%	4 (0.6%)	552 (87.2%)	70 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	$11,971			$2,759			$9,210	5	9.4	640	39
010237001038	680	The Pathway	Public	K-8	2161 Butler St	Mobile	36617	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-5010	322	31	10.3	92.2%	51 (15.8%)	256 (79.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$35,158			$3,489			$31,658	4.7	10.1	629	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.