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)
010231000865	61	Guin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7980 U S Highway 43	Guin	35563	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 468-3433	292	18	16.2	66.1%	240 (82.2%)	25 (8.6%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$10,376			$2,353			$8,005	89.4	85.1	77	16
010000802133	62	Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Mill Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 774-4690	940	60	15.5	22.3%	531 (56.5%)	153 (16.3%)	90 (9.6%)	89 (9.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (7.8%)	$9,909			$1,191			$8,688	89.2	93.4	34	28
010132001867	63	Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6500 Boll Weevil Circle	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 393-9542	674	30	22.4	39.0%	390 (57.9%)	138 (20.5%)	91 (13.5%)	11 (1.6%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$9,083			$1,158			$7,912	89.1	86.1	68	5
010270001547	64	Lakewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	24 Explorer Drive	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 732-1173	485	20	23.8	51.3%	258 (53.2%)	147 (30.3%)	44 (9.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	$8,237			$802			$7,417	88.9	86.3	67	3
010252001424	65	McBride Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2610	614			47.4%	434 (70.7%)	92 (15.0%)	47 (7.7%)	9 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.7%)	$8,031			$197			$7,800	88.5	91.7	48	17
010000801485	66	Rainbow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Nance Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 824-8106	926	52	17.7	17.9%	558 (60.3%)	153 (16.5%)	79 (8.5%)	57 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (8.2%)	$10,881			$1,430			$9,423	88.3	92.9	40	26
010231001552	67	Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	784 10th Ave SW	Hamilton	35570	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 921-2145	634	39	16.2	69.4%	513 (80.9%)	46 (7.3%)	51 (8.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$9,916			$1,850			$8,048	88.1	88	61	6
010054001429	68	Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	265 Mark Green Road	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-6600	484	28	17.2	61.2%	461 (95.2%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$8,962			$1,254			$7,663	88.1	84.5	83	15
010042001427	69	Locust Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	155 School Rd	Locust Fork	35097	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 681-9512	519	27	18.9	66.3%	466 (89.8%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,021			$606			$7,399	87.8	78.7	126	57
010354001613	70	Winfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 County Highway 14	Winfield	35594	Marion County	Winfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 487-2305	525	36	14.6	53.9%	465 (88.6%)	16 (3.0%)	18 (3.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$8,860			$1,140			$7,696	87.7	81.1	108	38

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.